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State regulators say a gambler won a $25,000 jackpot on a Pittsburgh casino slot machine that should have paid out only $12.

The Gaming Control Board tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the false jackpot happened on May 29, 2010. The generous payout happened in one of five instances involving Rivers Casino machines that weren't properly tested or certified.


The board was to have levied an unspecified fine against the casino. But it nixed a consent agreement with the casino Monday after some board members felt a stronger message needed to be sent.


Casino officials say the player was allowed to keep the jackpot and that it paid all taxes on it. Rivers spokesman Jack Horner says the casino takes the matter seriously and has retrained all of its technicians.
 

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Tony probably designed the machine.
 

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Can you call like the state gaming commission or somebody and ask about specific slots in a casino? i would think they would regulate every machine. We have 1 at the local sinking ship that they brought in about 7 months ago. its 3 machines with a progressive jackpot that hardly ever have an empty seat....1 of those Fireball machines. Anyway in 7 months the top jackpot has grown a whopping $1500 ....i think its a screw job ....how do you go about checking into such a thing?
 
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Can you call like the state gaming commission or somebody and ask about specific slots in a casino? i would think they would regulate every machine. We have 1 at the local sinking ship that they brought in about 7 months ago. its 3 machines with a progressive jackpot that hardly ever have an empty seat....1 of those Fireball machines. Anyway in 7 months the top jackpot has grown a whopping $1500 ....i think its a screw job ....how do you go about checking into such a thing?


Not sure but i would start with the State gaming Comm.
They must be in Control of what's going on, otherwise it sounds like BS
 

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Thats what i say...Hell if only a half cent was dropped on each max bet it would be growing faster than that..
 

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I wouold think that they are within the rules/regs of any gaming commission UNLESS it's stated on the machine that the pot grows x amount for each dollar inserted and it's found not to be the case. And I don't remember seeing ANY slot or video poker progressive stating how much the jackpot grow per each dollar inserted.
 

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