玩老虎机:1100万美元奖金变为1600美元

  在跛子小河的怀尔德伍德赌场,来自科罗拉多州的玛丽·麦克马洪在玩六月第一个季度的老虎机游戏,因为她认为这一天是她的幸运日。很快,她以为她已经成为了一个百万富翁,因为她赢得了机器上的进累计奖金。机器上显示的累积大奖金额是1627.82元,但其他数字也很奇怪的闪过,她以为她已经赢得了数百万的奖金。

  其他数字显示11,000,600美元。麦克马洪女士兴奋的认为,她很快就能变得很富有了。

  然而,当她被告知,机器上显示的金额只是一个错误,她构想的美好世界轰然倒下。其实,所有的骚乱都是由人为错误造成的。一般情况下,当机器的累计中奖被人赢得,新的累积大奖金额会包含在其中,中奖时,此机器应该显示中奖金额。但是,在5月12日,错误的号码被人错误地输入到机器,它显示出11,000,600美元,其实应该只显示600美元。

  当机器进入到新的累积大奖金额,是由赌场工作人员监督,同时由科罗拉多州的博彩官员声明才会生效的。在这种类型的机器上,一般只能由官员批准,任何工作人员都不可能有权利批准通过这么巨额的奖金。游戏部门对该控制器会进行调查。在科罗拉多州的过去3个月时间了,这种情况是第二次发生,这对于网上赌场来说是一个非常坏的消息。

  玛丽麦克马洪说,她认为如果你赢了一个很大的累积奖金,那你就已经赢了,然而他们是应该修复机器。同时,她告诉记者,不管赢得的金额是多少,她都挺满意。

  译文

  Colorado Woman’s $11-Million Win Turns Into $1600

  At Wildwood casino at Cripple Creek, Mary McMahon of Colorado was playing the quarter slot machines June first when it became what she thought was her lucky day. She soon thought that she was a millionaire as she hit the progressive jackpot on her machine. The progressive jackpot amount of $1627.82 was flashed by the machine, but other numbers were also strangely flashed which were responsible for her thinking she had won millions.

  $11,000,600 was the other numbers that were also displayed. Ms. McMahon thought she was rich.

  However, when she was told that the amount displayed on the machine was only an error, her world came tumbling down. In fact all of the commotion was caused by a human error. When the machine’s jackpot was won, along with the new progressive jackpot amount, it should have displayed the amount won. On May 12th, wrong numbers were entered by someone by mistake into the machine. The machine it displayed $11,000,600 whereas it should have only displayed $600.

  The amount entered into the machine for the new progressive jackpot would have to have been approved by casino staff as stated by the Colorado gaming officials. It was stated by the officials that in that type of machine, this was not possible that any of the staff members would approve an amount this large. The controller was taken for investigation by the division of gaming. In the last three months in Colorado, this is the second time that an incident such as this has happened.These incident is bad news for the online casino review too.

  Mary McMahon stated that she thinks if you win a big jackpot, you’ve won it, however they should fix the machines. At the same time she will be satisfied with winning any amount of money, she told reporters that .