Woman Wins Jackpot Dispute

Printed on the front glass of most slot machines or listed on the help screen is the pay table for the slot machine game. On February 19th Florida Eash hit the jackpot on a machine at the IP Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The machine lit up informing her she had won $1 million. The casino told her that she had only won $8,000 because the slot machine was mistakenly programmed to be a stand-alone progressive and she was only entitled to the amount advertised on the machine. The machine is owned by IGT and leased to the casino. It can be used as a standard slot or a progressive. An IGT technician set the progressive option by mistake when the casino had ordered a standard slot. When she was told she would not collect $1 million, Ms Eash asked that the Gaming Commission investigate. Last week the three-member Mississippi Gaming Commission ruled unanimously she should be paid the $1 million jackpot dispute. A lawyer for the IP Casino said he expects the decision will be appealed.