Casino doesn't have to pay grandmother $41M jackpot

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As a 90-year-old grandmother, Pauline McKee tries to maintain a sweet disposition.

When she played a penny slot machine that told her she had won more than $41 million, the Antioch woman remained pretty calm. “That was nice,” she said, recalling her reaction. “Very nice.”

And when she learned on Friday that the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the casino does not have to pay her the big bucks, McKee took it stoically.

Instead, she won a mere $1.85 on the bet.

“I had my doubts from the start, because that’s a lot of money for a penny machine,” she said. “I was hoping to help my children out financially, but it wasn’t meant to be.”

Bummer

More: Chicago Tribune

[alphafemale]

1. 41 million on a penny slot? lmao

Sell it down the road, Traveler.

[Downwinder]

2. If you hit the Paywall try:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3054718/Court-Iowa-casino-doesnt-pay-41M-jackpot-error.html

[LuvNewcastle]

3. You can win thousands playing

penny slots, but I don't know where the $41 million number came from. Even the progressive dollar machines don't pay that much. You can actually spend quite a lot playing pennies; it all depends on your bet. If you play the max, you can spend $2.50 or $5.00 per pull. There was a big misunderstanding somewhere along the line in this case.

[mercuryblues]

4. They should

have paid out the max allowed for the game. It is not her fault that the game was coded wrong.

[newfie11]

5. My husband won $800 and change on a penny machine

In Deadwood. Meanwhile I lost my $20. As usual.