Defective Slot Machine discharges $29,000 by Mistake

Now a number of Saskatchewan gamblers are currently under investigation by law enforcement after a defective casino machine suddenly awarded them $29,000 in open public view. The machine which is around ten years old had been giving $216 worth of credit for just $50 at the Casino named Moose Jaw over a period of four days back in April according to Twyla Meredith who is the CEO and president of the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation.

Meredith that there wouldn’t be many gamblers who actually realized this but they took advantage of the fault for the past few days. Later on an honest client had reported the issue to the casino’s staff back on the 13th of April and it was then sent for testing. According to the police they have not yet pressed charges and the issue is currently being investigated. But the pair had been captured on security cameras.

A report about the losses of public funds in between April to June is around $28,884 which was probably lost because of the defective machine. A few days back two other similar machines were pulled off from the casino floor in Regina and are currently being tested. But no cash has yet to be recovered. But if the testing does complete within the next two weeks and the malfunction is confirmed then Meredith said that there will be some legal wrangling in order to get reimbursement for the spoilt machine.

She said that since this is public money we feel that it is their obligation to get it back. She added that this was the first time since a slot machine had functioned in 15 years. But over all this is not the first instance of a spoilt slot machine in Canada. Back in 2008 at Wasaga Beach, Ontario a man had thought that he won $42.9 million on the two penny slot machines but he was told by the Ontario Liquor and Gambling guys that the machine was spoilt.

This Article Was Written By Mike Johnson
August 10, 2011