Gamblers at Caesars Indiana raked in $500k from Haywire Slots Machine
Caesars lost almost $500,000 before a gambler alerted casino officials that there was a problem with the slot machine. The Indiana Gaming Commission is investigating the casino, which may be fined for failing to follow the security procedures planned to avoid such problems.
The casino is trying to recover the money, but officials do not know if the gamblers are legally bind to return their winnings.
Kathryn Ford was the person that realized that something was wrong with the slot machine when she and her husband sat down in front of the machine, called Extra Money. "We were going to race and see who could accumulate more credits at the same machine, but when I put $20 the machine registered it as $200. I tried a second time and the same happened," he said.
Ford put eight $20 bills in the slot machine and cashed them out as $1600, she didn't even had to play.
Caesars lost almost $500,000 before a gambler alerted casino officials that there was a problem with the slot machine. The Indiana Gaming Commission is investigating the casino, which may be fined for failing to follow the security procedures planned to avoid such problems.