Casino Denies $166 Million Jackpot

Bill Seebeck of Florida probably thought all of the worries in his life were gone when one of the slot machines started ringing the jackpot alarm saying that he had won a $166 Million dollar jackpot.  Seebeck had been playing the $4 slots at The Seminoe Hard Rock Casino for about an hour and was down roughly $80 when the machine started to go kinda crazy “spinning out of control”, according to the casino.  After waiting about an hour for his huge check, Seebeck was then told by the casino that they would not be awarding him any jackpot because it was not a “legitimate win”.  The casino stated that the slot machine had a maximum payout of only $99,999 so it was impossible to win any more than this.

The casino later released a statement that they managed to reach an undisclosed settlement with Mr. Seebeck:

“The Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa has made an offer to William Seebeck, and he has accepted, recognizing that the slot machine he was playing on Sunday malfunctioned, in what can be best described to the layman as a “computer glitch.”

“Determination of a malfunction was made by representatives of the machine’s manufacturer and software provider, according to established gaming industry standards, with confirmation from an independent third-party laboratory analysis. The casino has opted to settle this matter for an undisclosed amount as a good faith gesture, and we look forward to welcoming Mr. Seebeck on future visits.”

Here is the video of the incident presented by a local news station:

“The Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa has made an offer to William Seebeck, and he has accepted, recognizing that the slot machine he was playing on Sunday malfunctioned, in what can be best described to the layman as a “computer glitch.”

“Determination of a malfunction was made by representatives of the machine’s manufacturer and software provider, according to established gaming industry standards, with confirmation from an independent third-party laboratory analysis. The casino has opted to settle this matter for an undisclosed amount as a good faith gesture, and we look forward to welcoming Mr. Seebeck on future visits.”