1y ago

Woman looks to sue after NJ casino refuses to pay disputed $1.27 million slot machine prize

www.usatoday.com

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Roney Beal, 72, a Shamong, New Jersey resident
This person has literally nothing else to do but hammer this lawsuit until their untimely passing.
When Beal told them that she would call her lawyer, they told her to get out of the casino and to not return. The Beals were then escorted off of the property, Di Croce said.
But this person is literally 72, the casino could hypothetically just wait them out.
Di Croce hopes Bally’s wants to make this situation right with Beal. After suffering a heart attack last year, Beal turned to the casino for enjoyment.
I mean and there's a good chance the lawyers just drag for as long as they can. Odds are favorable for the casino winning on things just sorting themselves out naturally here.
- If that's my grandma I want the dispute in the estate.
- When Beal told them that she would call her lawyer, they told her to get out of the casino and to not return. The Beals were then escorted off of the property, Di Croce said.
  This part - as soon as you say "lawyer," everything goes through attorneys. Their being escorted off the property was not vindictive.
  
  Yes. I do this to people at my workplace from time to time. Well, rarely having to remove them from the premises. This is usually over email or the phone.
  As soon as a client mid-tantrum threatens to sue or call their lawyer thinking it'll "intimidate" me into capitulating on not delivering the impossible, instead they find themselves very thoroughly stonewalled because I cannot discuss any topic that is the subject of litigation nor communicate with clients undergoing litigation in any capacity. I'm sorry, all inquiries must be made to our legal department.
  I'm sorry, all inquiries must be made to our legal department.
  I'm sorry, all inquiries must be made to our legal department.
  I'm sorry, all inquiries must be made to our legal department.
  I'm sorry, all inquiries must be made to our legal department.
  I'm sorry, all inquiries must be made to our legal department.
  Etc...
  It's gold every time it happens.
  
  You're a lot better off invoking the attorney general's office first for this reason.
- don't see why the estate can't continue the lawsuite.
- As someone that grew up a half hour from Atlantic City, and has to go there frequently as a transit hub...you're correct. The casinos are a sad, sad place. Especially during the week.
- they don't need to drag it out. she's suing the wrong party. Bally's don't own the machines or manage the jackpot she's trying to claim; IGT does. it's like suing a convenience store because your lotto ticket was a misprint.
- She’s a gambling addict. They should just give her the payout, they’ll get it back eventually
I’m sure the courts will side with her over the casino.
- You think? I feel like these stories happen all the time and a faulty machine is valid to not pay out. Maybe she’ll get a settlement out of it.
  
  I'm thinking the OC was being sarcastic
  
  Pretty sure they were being sarcastic
  
  Hey, I think they were being sarcaaaaastic /s
  Edit: I actually didn't realize either.
  
  It's also not usually invalid just because it won when it "shouldn't" have. It's actually displaying a payout much higher than the listed value for the maximum payout of the machine.
  Now, I feel like the fair thing would be paying that maximum payout and adding something on top for the customer's troubles. But that probably isn't going to satisfy someone who unreasonably expected $1.27m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fhJXjYpf00&t=125
It's really difficult to tell, but there's a couple screenshots that show 777.
Apparently this happened before at Harrah's casino and that guy eventually won his payout from igt, the same company that owns the machine beal won on.

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