We’ve all seen the small notice on the slot machine that says something like, “Machine malfunction voids all pays and plays.” Have you ever really thought about what you would do if it happened to you?
Stephen Wilkinson was playing his favorite slot machine at the Philadelphia Park casino in Pennsylvania when he hit the jackpot for $102,000. The machine lit up, the jackpot music started to play, and on the screen it congratulated him on his win of $102,000. People quickly gathered around and began congratulating him, in fact the women beside him was so excited she phoned her husband to tell him the news. Well, Stephen was in for a big surprise but it wasn’t $102,000.
After several minutes of casino employees huddled in deep discussion, they made their way over to Stephen to congratulate him on his win. Wrong! They made their way over to let him know that there was a machine malfunction, and he did not hit the jackpot. However, they would compensate him for the malfunction by providing him with two free tickets to their buffet. No, I’m not making that part up. They tried to reconcile the situation by giving him two free buffet tickets. Unless there was gold and diamonds on the buffet, that doesn’t seem like just compensation to me.
What do you think? Do you think the casino should have to pay the money, or are they not liable because they have the warning on the machine? What about if it happened to you, how do you think you would respond? What would you do?
Let’s take a look at similar situation that occurred, you may have a different reaction. This actually happened to a fellow gambler that I know and it happened on a video poker machine instead of a slot machine, but video poker machines are classified as “slots” and have the same malfunction warning on each machine. This story has a slightly different twist to it, but ironically it was for about the same amount of money.
John was in the casino when he noticed a single progressive video poker machine. A single progressive simply means that the machine is not hooked up to any other machines, the jackpot rises as someone plays that machine only. Many video poker single progressives have a large display above the machine that lets the customer know how high the jackpot is. John noticed a $1 denomination ($5 for max play) video poker machine where the display read that the jackpot was $104,000 for a royal flush. If you don’t play video poker, just know that a normal payout for a royal on a $1 machine is $4,000. The progressives are reset at $4,000 and move up as the game is played.
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John knew something wasn’t right. It’s almost mathematically impossible for a $1 video poker progressive machine to get over $100,000 without a royal flush being hit. If it got up to $20,000 it would be big news and you wouldn’t be able to play the machine because it would be packed with people. John decided to play and see what happened. The entire time he played the jackpot was still listed as $104,000 and was increasing as he played. After about an hour, sure enough John hit a royal flush.
What do you think happened?
- A) The casino paid him the $104,000 that was advertised on the machine.
- B) They paid him nothing because there was a machine malfunction.
- C) They paid him the reset jackpot value of $4,000.
- D) They paid him some other amount.
If you guessed option C you would be correct. The casino explained to John that the progressive counter display had malfunctioned and they would not pay him the $104,000. John didn’t fight it too much because he knew there was nothing he could do. I think he was most upset at the fact that they paid him the minimum of $4,000, which is the reset amount, instead of at least compensating him something extra since it was a progressive. They claimed that the malfunction voided everything, and basically they were saying he’s lucky to be getting the $4,000.
What is your feeling on this situation? Is it different from the first story? Does it matter that John knew something was amiss when he sat down at the machine? I would love to hear your thoughts, and any similar situations that may have happened to you or someone you know.
In this GTA Online Casino Money Farming Guide, we will show you how you can get chips in the newly released Diamond Casino and Resort DLC in GTA Online. Chips are the new type of currency introduced with the Casino DLC, that allows you to participate in the various activities the Casino offers. Chips can also be exchanged for in-game money if you decide to trade them in for real money.
This guide will list all of the activities that the Casino offers for you to engage in, and earn Chips in return for winning games. We will also list a couple of money farming glitches that many players have been using to farm the Chips. With the glitch, you can earn more 50,000 Chips in a single turn of a game.
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Below we have listed the money farming glitches and the ways you can earn Chips fast in GTA Online Diamond Casino and Resort DLC.
Money Farming Glitch
As of right now, there are a couple of glitches that you can exploit to earn a decent amount of Chips in the Diamond Casino. The trick is to go and play the card games and guarantee a first turn win.
If you want to earn 50,000 Chips, you need to go play Blackjack and beat the dealer in the first turn. Once you are at the Blackjack table, bet 50,000 and play the first turn. The first turn is supposed to be an easy win even if you have a faint idea about Blackjack. When you beat the dealer in the first turn, your next step is to walk a few steps away from the dealer table and force the game to save at this point.
You can do this by changing your outfit from the quick menu and then waiting for the save icon on the bottom right of the screen. Once the game has saved, you can then repeat the step all over again. This will give you around 200,000 Chips in less than 5 minutes.
You can basically go for this glitch with most of the games the casino offers, and with the same process by saving the game after the first turn.
All thanks to KingAlexHD who found the glitch.
How to Get More Chips
As mentioned before, there are many new activities that the new Diamond Casino and Resort offers players in GTA Online. From Casino Games, rewards to finding hiding playing cards that you can find all around the world of GTA Online.
Casino Games
There are many games you can play in the Casino, from blackjack, poker, roulette, Lucky Wheel, and the Horse riding virtual track.
The Lucky Wheel can be found on the casino floor near the Cashier Services. This wheel spin option is rewarded to you every day where you can spin it for a reward. These include various rewards like money, chips, XP, and cars.
You can also find Slot Machines in many places in the casino, however, other card-playing games can offer you more chances of earning Chips. You can go for Blackjack, Poker, and Roulette if you are feeling lucky and might fancy your chances of winning it big.
There is also a new virtual horse riding track in the Casino, where you can participate in by betting on horse racing. You can try the Single Event that runs every 5 minutes and can be played solo against other players in the session. The horse races allow you to pick a horse and place your bet.
Hidden Playing Cards
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Hidden playing cards are something new to the game as it comes with the new Casino DLC. These are playing cards that you need to find as treasure. Hidden Playing Cards can be found all throughout Blaine County and Los Santos. Once you have collected all the playing cards, you will be rewarded with RP and extra Chips.
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