Jackpot or Mistake? Man Sues Over $1.6M "Jackpot"
ABC, Good Morning, America, October 25, 2007

Casino Reneges on Jackpot (Play Video)

 

Sandia Resort and Casino
(Photo by Mark G. Bralley)

 

 

 

 

 

A Jackpot Suit in New Mexico
John Robison, Midwest Gaming, February, 2008

Lawsuit over Sandia Casino jackpot dismissed
Indianz.com, Feb. 5, 2008

Casino Lawsuit Dismissed
KOAT-TV-7, Feb. 4, 2008

Sandia Casino Case Could Go National
Albuquerque Tribune, Oct. 17, 2007

Sandia Jackpot Fight Sets Off Legal Row
Leslie Linthicum, Albuquerque Journal, October 21, 2007

Sandia Resort & Casino:  Is it Payback Time in New Mexico?
Pokerpulse, Jan. 7, 2008

A Mystical Malfunction
Casino City Times, John Grochowski, November 13, 2007

Lucky Donut:  Casinos
"What happens here happens only if we say so."

---

Reversal of Fortune:  Casino Gambling in Indian Country
Prof. N. Bruce Duthu, Dartmouth College Lecture (video)

GARY HOFFMAN vs. SANDIA RESORT & CASINO

2nd Judicial District Court - Civil Case No. 2007-07478

Plaintiff's Complaint (filed August 22, 2007)

Casino's Motion to Dismiss (October 15, 2007)

Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Dismiss (November 9, 2007)

Casino's Reply to Plaintiff's Response (November 30, 2007)

New Mexico Court of Appeals - Appeal No. 28,444

Plaintiff-Appellant's Docketing Statement (March 27, 2008)

Court of Appeals' Proposed Summary Affirmance (April 17, 2008)

Plaintiff's Objections to Proposed Affirmance (May 12, 2008) 

Casino Lawsuit Assigned to General Calendar (May 19, 2008)

Hoffman's Brief in Chief (September 29, 2008)

Casino's Answer Brief

Hoffman's Reply Brief

Brief of Amici Tribes

Hoffman's Response to Amici Tribes

DECISION OF N.M. COURT OF APPEAL (January 26, 2010) NEW

Letter from Casino Management to Sandia Players' Club Members

Sandia Pueblo Gaming Compact with State of N.M., Nov. 2001

President Bush explains tribal "sovereignty"

Online Video Slots
Mermaid Video Slot

Mystical Mermaid Video Slot

Mystical Mermaid "Party" Slot

IGT - Game King Video Slots

Game King Brochure

---

20 Greatest Slot Innovations

Virtual Reel Slot Fact or  Fiction

What are Bonus Slots?

Are the Results of Bonus Spins Predetermined?
Casino City Times, John Robison, September 24, 2007

Answerbag.com:  ". . . each free spin is determined randomly and independently from any other reel spin.  I have heard of some very large jackpots on this game when the free spins keep re-triggering during the bonus."
The Slot Guru

Sandia should pay Jackpot
Newspaper Rock, October 26, 2007

How do you say "PR" in the Tiwa language?
American Thinker, Thomas Lifson, October 25, 2007

---

Gary Fields, Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2007:

Tribal Justice Systems, U.S. Courts often at Odds

 Boston Globe, July 30. 2006:

High Stakes

Time Magazine, December, 2002:

Look Who's Cashing in on Indian Gaming

$2.98 Million Winner on Nickel Slot Machine
MSNBC, Oct. 17, 2007 - Forman, ND, Dakota Magic Casino

---

DISCUSSION GROUPS

Good Morning, America Listener Comments (262 comments)

DIGG Website and Comments  (407 comments)

Captain's Quarters Blog

The Consumerist (27 comments)t

damnum absque injuria (23 comments)

Racing Southwest

Eye on Gambling (17 comments)

Tech Dirt (41 comments)

Free Republic Posts (103 comments)

CurEvents.com

DVDTalk (54 comments)

calgarypuck.com (13 comments)
 

---

RECENT INDIAN SLOT MACHINE "MALFUNCTIONS"

New Mexico

Woman: Casino Won't Pay $2.6M Jackpot - Albuquerque Journal, July 22, 2009 (NM, Ohkay Casino, $2,685,666.85)   NEW CASE
Sorry, That's No $2.6M Jackpot, That's a Machine Glitch - USA Today, July 22, 2009 (NM, Ohkay Casino, $2,600,000.00
Casino Defends Not Paying $2.6M Jackpot

Jackpot or Mistake? Man Sues Over $1.6M "Jackpot" -ABC, Good Morning America, October 25, 2007 (NM, Sandia Casino)
Tribe Using Sovereignty Laws to Not Pay - Casino Gambling Web, Oct. 17, 2007 (NM, Sandia Casino, $1,597,244)

Slot Player Settles for less after Glitch - Albuquerque Tribune, Feb. 13, 2007 (N.M., Santa Ana Star Casino, $28,000)

Slot Machine Malfunction Means No Payout - Slot Machines, April, 2007 (NM, Ohkay Casino)
$1.6 Million Jackpot on Hold - Dec. 27, 2006 (NM, Ohkay Casino)

Other States

Manufacturer Confirms Jackpot Malfunction at Table Mountain - ReadyBetGo, Sept. 20, 2006 (CA, Table Mountain Casino, $737,203)
Casino claims $737,203 jackpot an "error" - AP, Sept. 16, 2006 (CA, Table Mountain Casino)

Seminole Indian Tribe Refuses to Pay Casino Jackpot - Sept. 8, 2006 (NC, Hard Rock Casino, $259,000)
Seminole Casino Finally Gives Freddy Howard His Money - Sept. 21, 2006(NC, Hard Rock Casino)
Seminole Hold-em - April 12, 2007 (Broward-Palm Beach Florida New Times, Hard Rock Casino)

"Malfunctioned" Win Sparks Okla. Casino Questions - WFAA, Dallas, March 1, 2006 (OK, Winstar Casino, $11,289,874.74)
"Malfunctioned" Win, Stories and Comments - Byron Harris, WFAA    Indian Casino Defaults on Paying Winner? - Snopes.com

---

RECENT NON-INDIAN SLOT MACHINE "MALFUNCTIONS"

Man Sues Lottery Corp. for $42.9M in Dispute Over Slot Machine - CBC, March 9, 2009 (Georgian Downs, Innisfil, Ont., $49,200,000)
$42.9 Million Slot Machine Winner - Or is He? - Castanet, March 18, 2009 (Ontario, Canada, $49,200,000.00)

Elderly Widow Accuses Casino of Fraud - UPI, March 3, 2009 (Harrahs, Atlantic City, $66,000)
Casino Tries to Avoid Paying Elerly Widow - DIGG (122 comments)

Woman's Big Jackpot Turns Bust at Harrington - Delmarvanow.com, May 3, 2008 (Harrington Raceway & Casino, $506,594.36)

Disputed Empress Slot Jackpot has Happy Ending - Casino City Times, J.G. Brokopp, Feb. 20, 2008 (Empress Casino, Joliet, Ill., $25,561)

Guy Wins $5.15 Million Jackpot, Other Guy Unplugs Machine - AOL News, February 29, 2008 (Virgin Islands)

Las Vegas Woman Wins Jackpot; Casino Refuses to Pay,  CBS-8 (Fiesta Henderson Casino, $1,000,000.82)

Shuffle Master Announces Gaming Machine Malfunction in Macau - (Star World Casino, Macao, HKD42 Million)

Casino Says R42.9 Mill Win was Malfunction - March 5, 2006 (Sun Coast Casino, South Africa)

---

OTHER SLOT MACHINE MALFUNCTION ARTICLES

TV Jitters - Global Gaming Business, Frank Legato, November, 2007

Casinos Realize They can Blame Software Glitch and Not Pay Out Big Prizes - TechDirt.com

Insider Answers Questions about Video Slots - Casino City Times, John G. Brokopp, July 12, 2006

All Bets Off as Casino Refuses to Pay Jackpot - CBC, July 4, 2006 (Winnipeg, $209,716.40)

Hitting the Life-Changing Jackpots - Casino City Times, John Robison, May 1, 2003

Jackpot - Not! - Strictly Slots, February, 2001

The Hazards of Playing the Slots - Casino City Times, John G. Brokopp, July 21, 1999

Jackpot?  Sorry, the machine malfunctioned - I. Nelson Rose, February 25, 1999

---

Casino City Times

Slot Machines Forum

Video Slot Machines

On-line Slots

Slot Players' World

Slot Machines ABC

Ready, Bet, Go

Understanding the Random Number Generator

INDIANZ - Indian Gaming News

Indian Casino Gambling News

Indian Gaming Magazine - November, 2007, issue

Indian Gaming Magazine Archives

Native American Casino Magazine

Gambling and the Law Website

Indian Gaming:  Mississippi Law Journal Symposium

Gaming Law Review Index

Casino Lawyer Magazine, Winter, 2007

Indian Gaming Resources on the Internet

Center for Gaming Research - UNLV

Poker Player Newspaper

Coco Posts

The Lucky Donut