57 mil. Euro declared "computer error" in Austria

The incident happened over a year ago, and recently "Casino Austria" offered 500 000 Euro settlement, but the swiss refuses to take the settlement. I assume strategy is to "sit it out in court" and wait, who has the "longer breath" or money for attorneys. Cruel (



"A Swiss slot machine player is about to launch a lawsuit against a casino company after it refused to pay him $57m in winnings, despite the machine signifying that he'd hit the jackpot. Operators of the Austrian casino claimed the win was the result of a "software error" and therefore he was not entitled to the prize.
It wouldn’t matter whether it was at the gambling mecca of Vegas, or, as in the case of Behar Merlaku, at a little-known casino in the tiny Austrian town of Bregenz – if the bells and lights on the slot machine I’m on start ringing and flashing, telling me I’ve won $57 million, then of course I’ll be planning my retirement.
But when Swiss national Merlaku went to claim his jackpot, owners of the casino simply said there’d been a “software error” and that the 26-year-old was therefore not entitled to the big money prize.
Instead they offered him $100 and a free meal, which, hardly surprisingly, he rejected. Admittedly, it appeared that the top prize was for a five-slot match, whereas Merlaku had only managed to match four-slots, but with the machine’s screen and accompanying racket telling him he’d won, why wouldn’t he believe it?"


Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/interna...#ixzz29ENjvQxD

Are there similar cases in the US? I wonder how lawsuits go according to that? Oh wow!




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bladtinzu's Avatar
At Indian casino's on Reservations they make the rules. A couple have happened in Alabama in which they refused to pay big winnings due to a "software error".. You can try and sue but the case will be thrown out as the federal gov't see's the reservation as it's own soveregin nation and make their own laws.
At Indian casino's on Reservations they make the rules. A couple have happened in Alabama in which they refused to pay big winnings due to a "software error".. You can try and sue but the case will be thrown out as the federal gov't see's the reservation as it's own soveregin nation and make their own laws. Originally Posted by bladtinzu
I was just researching on the court case in Austria and found exactly the article you mentioned about the Indians Casino as well. Boy, is that bad luck!!!!! That is like getting screwed and someone stops shortly before orgasm.... ))))...... Boy, would I be mad....

I edited my article , and the latest news is that the "Casino Austria" would have given a settlement for 500 000 Euro, but the swiss man said "he refuses the settlement and now he wants it all".
bladtinzu's Avatar
I was just researching on the court case in Austria and found exactly the article you mentioned about the Indians Casino as well. Boy, is that bad luck!!!!! That is like getting screwed and someone stops shortly before orgasm.... ))))...... Boy, would I be mad....

I edited my article , and the latest news is that the "Casino Austria" would have given a settlement for 500 000 Euro, but the swiss man said "he refuses the settlement and now he wants it all". Originally Posted by ninasastri

Hey they are just finally now getting back at the white man...
pyramider's Avatar
Indian casinos are corrupt.