Instead of the cash, she was offered a steak dinner.Ī spokesperson at the casino told CNN, that the slot machine the woman was playing on only had a maximum payout of $6,500.įOX 25 asked Newcastle Casino what the maximum payout is on a Liberty 7 slot machine. It happened at a casino in Queens, New York.Īccording to CNN, the New York State Gaming Commission said her machine malfunctioned. Since then, many have had questions surrounding the game and if it's possible for the machine to hit a jackpot that high.įOX 25 has been working to get answers, and learned there are cases similar to this one where other machines across the country have hit big, but the winners never got their money.įor example, a claim back in 2016 was investigated after a woman took a selfie in front of a machine showing she had won $43 million. NEWCASTLE, OK - A woman claims she won $8.5 million on a slot machine at the Newcastle Casino last Friday.
