But when Bookman tried to collect, the casino told her it was all a big mistake and she was only owed the $2.25 balance she had on the machine. $42,949,642.76." She even took a selfie next to the screen to celebrate.
Katrina Bookman was playing the penny slot machine at Resorts World Casino in August when it displayed a message that read, "Printing Cash Ticket. So yep, Katrina is planning to sue the casino and we hope she cleans house.NEW YORK - A woman who appeared to win a life-changing $42.9 million jackpot at a New York City casino is threatening to sue after being told the big payout she was shown was simply the result of a malfunction. The gaming commission says they can’t pay Katrina by law, but she’s entitled to her winning of, and get this: $2.25. Ripka suggested that the casino should have at least given Katrina the max winnings allowed on the Sphinx machine: $6500.Īnd according to the state gaming commission, apparently Katrina was told that the slot machine had malfunction, and that all machines that malfunction “void all pays and plays.” How convenient.Īlso, according to the New York State Gaming Commission, the shit-slot machine was pulled from the floor, fixed and brought back out. To me that’s unfair,” says her attorney, Alan Ripka. “They win and the house doesn’t want to pay out.
Unless that steak dinner is worth $43 million I doubt Katrina accepted it. And it gets worse: The casino only offered her a free steak dinner. But guess what? She was quickly notified she hadn’t won anything because the machine had malfunction. Photo: YouTubeĪfter her “winnings,” Katrina was quickly surronded by other casino customers and security, as she was escorted off the casino floor. The only problem is she hadn’t won anything at all. Katina Bookman was all smiles when she took a selfie near the slot machine at the Resorts World Casino in New York that read she had won close to $43 million.
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