Las Vegas Sun<\/a>, “It froze up multiple times, so I thought it was just malfunctioning. “I was in a bonus feature, and the wheel on the game just kept spinning. There was no indication that I had won anything at all, no bells or whistles.”<\/p>\nEventually, a note came up on the machine that said, “Resolving progressive prize, please wait.”<\/p>\n
All three of the slot machines on that progressive bank shut down when this occurred. These machines are linked to others in Nevada and New Jersey. Typically, when a progressive is won, the machines reset to $100,000, these didn’t.<\/p>\n
Technicians from the slot manufacturer, Everi, and Treasure Island, tried to figure out what happened but were unable to get the machine back online. These machines are newly-approved in the Nevada market and TI wasn’t able to figure out what went wrong.<\/p>\n
After a couple of days, on Jan. 10, they put it all together. It was verified that the jackpot had hit, and the technicians could see when the machine tried to communicate with the “command center” to get the current jackpot amount. That communication tripped an error code and locked down the machine.<\/p>\n
Taylor and his family waited around following the glitch, but had dinner reservations at another casino and needed to leave. By then, he was informed the machine had malfunctioned and there was no jackpot. TI refunded his credit ($25) and added an additional $15 for the inconvenience. TI did not get his identity or have any way to contact him.<\/p>\n
That’s when the Gaming Control Board got involved and the search was on. As reported, Taylor learned of his jackpot on Jan. 28, 2022.<\/p>\n
We’ve been told if regulators, TI and Everi had been unable to locate the player, the money would have been put back on the progressive meter for another lucky player to win.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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