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A New Jersey woman says she hit it big on a progressive slot machine at Bally’s Atlantic City, but the casino is refusing to pay out.
Roney Beal, 72, says she played the Bally’s Wheel of Fortune slot machine and won a $1.2 million prize. However, she was surprised to discover that the terminal had broken down when she called the slot supervisors to let them know about her win.
[Read more…] about Bally’s Atlantic City Won’t Pay Disputed $1.2M Wheel of Fortune Jackpot
An Ohio resident visiting the Las Vegas Strip collected $362K at the Linq Hotel + Experience on his 21st birthday.
Damon Howell of Union City won $362,640 while playing Ultimate Texas Hold’em on May 10 at the resort casino.
He had been at the table for about 30 minutes when he got the jackpot. [Read more…] about Jackpot Round Up: Man Celebrating 21st Birthday Wins $362K in Las Vegas
A recent research project used AI to dig into the behavior of gamblers. The results are below, and although not surprising, I was wondering if you agree with the assessment of the AI when it comes to gamblers.
Gamblers often share several common traits and behaviors beyond simply engaging in gambling activities. Some of these commonalities include: [Read more…] about Do you share these traits with other Gamblers?
A juvenile convicted as an adult of the October 2019 manslaughter of a casino winner during a chilling home invasion in North Battleford, Canada, has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison.
The young offender, who cannot be named because of Canada’s Youth Criminal Justice Act, was a member of the local “Terror Squad” street gang. He was 17 years old when he killed Ryan Gatzke, 27, an expectant father who had won a modest sum – around $1,500 — at the Gold Eagle Casino that night.
Gatzke and his wife had enjoyed drinks and dinner at the venue in Saskatchewan province before heading home. But a former Gold Eagle casino employee tipped off the Terror Squad that the Gatzkes would have cash and possibly some weed at their house.
A spokesperson for the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), which oversees the Gold Eagle Casino, told Casino.org in January that the individual was an ex-casino employee at the time of the incident and was no longer associated with or employed by SIGA.
However, Sask Today reports the employee was rehired after the killing, which SIGA failed to mention to Casino.org.
It’s not clear whether the individual will face charges.
On the night of the Gatzkes’s win, the couple were awoken by the sound of the bedroom door opening. A man with a gun was standing in the doorway.
Their home had been invaded by three members of the Terror Squad. They were Jacob Ballantyne, Isaac Melko, and the juvenile. Meanwhile, another, Charles McLean, waited outside as a getaway driver.
All were high on drugs and alcohol. Melko was armed with an SKS rifle and Ballantyne a 9mm handgun.
The juvenile pointed a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun at Gatzke. A struggle broke out, and Gatzke suffered two shots to the mid-chest and abdomen, one of which severed his right coronary artery.
The juvenile, who fired the fatal shot, stepped on Gatzke’s body as he lay dying on the floor, according to court documents.
Court psychiatrists have described the juvenile as an individual who had a difficult upbringing and suffers from an antisocial personality disorder. He “feels no remorse” and is “entrenched in the gang and has no motivation to change,” according to court filings.
Ballantyne was sentenced to eight years in prison and Melko to 12 years after both pleaded guilty to manslaughter. McLean received four years for manslaughter.
Outside the courtroom, Gatzke’s mother, June Gatzke, described her son as a hard worker who loved to tease and joke around. He was working two jobs to support his fiancée and the baby they were expecting.
“It rips my heart every time. It rips my heart every day,” she said.
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Laughlin, Nev. – May 9, 2024 – It was another month of big winners at Laughlin’s Aquarius Casino Resort and Edgewater Casino Resort, as the two premier properties situated on the banks of the Colorado River combined to pay out over $6.75 million to jackpot winners throughout the month of April. Aquarius, located at 1900 S. Casino Drive, paid out… Read More »
An extremely lucky visitor at Caesars Palace Las Vegas won more than $1.4M in just a few hours this week from successive slot machine jackpots.
The player initially collected much of the money from seven successive payouts. That was topped by hitting another $319K just hours later on the same day also at Caesars Palace. [Read more…] about Jackpot: Caesars Palace Slot Player Wins $1.4M From Eight Successive Payouts
Law enforcement in Florida wasted little time in initiating its crackdown on suspected illegal slot machines after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last week signed legislation allowing seized machines and associated money to become state property.
DeSantis signed House Bill 5203 which allows cash “and other things of value” like gaming machines seized by law enforcement to be retained and sold by the state. Since the governor signed the statute into law, the Florida Gaming Control Commission’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has carried out several raids of businesses advertised as arcades and amusement centers that state officials allege are running illegal gambling operations. [Read more…] about Florida Begins Unlicensed Slot Machine Crackdown Following Bill Enactment
