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A single mother put 40 cents into a slot machine at a New York casino and won $43 MILLION. The casino offered her a steak dinner and $2.25 instead. A judge sided with the casino. She walked away with nothing.

– Katrina Bookman grew up in foster care.

– She was homeless as a teenager. Raised four kids on her own as a single mother in New York.

– On August 5 2016 she walked into Resorts World Casino in Queens and put 40 cents into a slot machine called Sphinx Wild.

– Bells went off. Lights flashed. The screen displayed her winnings in full. $42,949,672.76. The biggest slot machine jackpot in American history.

– She took a selfie with the screen. She was already planning what to do with the money.

– A MILLION dollars for her son who wanted to open a barbershop.

– A casino employee told her to come back the next day to collect her winnings after an official review.

– The next day the casino told her the machine had malfunctioned. She had won nothing.

– They offered her $2.25, the amount showing on her printed ticket and a complimentary steak dinner as a gesture of goodwill.

– She said "Really? Are you serious? I felt insulted."

– She refused both and hired a lawyer.

– She filed a 17 page lawsuit against the casino, its parent company, and the slot machine manufacturer.

– Her lawyer argued that even if the $43 MILLION was a malfunction the machine's maximum legitimate jackpot was $6,500. The casino should pay at least that. The casino refused even that.

– The New York State Gaming Commission confirmed the malfunction.

– Every machine in the casino had a small disclaimer printed on it: "Malfunctions void all pays and plays."

– After years of delays including COVID the case finally went to court.

– A judge at Queens County Supreme Court ruled in favor of the casino.

– Katrina Bookman walked away with nothing.

– Not the $43 MILLION, not the $6,500. Not even the steak dinner.

A single mother who grew up in foster care put 40 cents into a machine, watched it display $43 MILLION, took a selfie, came back the next day and was handed $2.25 and a dinner reservation.

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