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.
โ Katrina Bookman grew up in foster care.
โ She was homeless as a teenager. Raised four kids on her own as a single mother in New York.
โ On August 5 2016 she walked into Resorts World Casino in Queens and put 40 cents into a slot machine called Sphinx Wild.
โ Bells went off. Lights flashed. The screen displayed her winnings in full. $42,949,672.76. The biggest slot machine jackpot in American history.
โ She took a selfie with the screen. She was already planning what to do with the money.
โ A MILLION dollars for her son who wanted to open a barbershop.
โ A casino employee told her to come back the next day to collect her winnings after an official review.
โ The next day the casino told her the machine had malfunctioned. She had won nothing.
โ They offered her $2.25, the amount showing on her printed ticket and a complimentary steak dinner as a gesture of goodwill.
โ She said "Really? Are you serious? I felt insulted."
โ She refused both and hired a lawyer.
โ She filed a 17 page lawsuit against the casino, its parent company, and the slot machine manufacturer.
โ 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.
โ The New York State Gaming Commission confirmed the malfunction.
โ Every machine in the casino had a small disclaimer printed on it: "Malfunctions void all pays and plays."
โ After years of delays including COVID the case finally went to court.
โ A judge at Queens County Supreme Court ruled in favor of the casino.
โ Katrina Bookman walked away with nothing.
โ 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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This is hard to watch.