I sued casino bosses after they refused to pay out my $41million jackpot
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A GRANDMOTHER was denied a $41 million casino jackpot payout after a casino claimed there was a computer glitch that falsely told her she had won the jackpot.
Pauline Mckee, 90, was playing on a slot machine when she won $1.85.
The grandmother was playing Miss Kitty, a common slot game.
She was then confronted with a message on the screen that said she had won a bonus worth $41,797,550.16.
However, her joy was short-lived.
The casino refused to pay out and said that the award was a glitch, reports say.
Mckee subsequently decided to sue the casino.
However, her case was thrown out by the Iowa Supreme Court.
"I had my doubts from the start because that's a lot of money for a penny machine," she told the Chicago Tribune.
"I was hoping to help my children out financially, but it wasn't meant to be," she continued.
In court, the casino argued that the on-screen rules clearly stated that "malfunction voids all pays and plays," the BBCreported.
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) took the machine in question for investigation and found that it was able to give a maximum of $10,000 in bonuses.
The IRGC concluded that the bonus display was not valid and that the slot machine game malfunctioned.
Mckee said that she wanted the money for her family.
"I was hoping to help my children out financially, but it wasn't meant to be," she told the Chicago Tribune.
The incident occurred in 2012.
The case was thrown out of court on April 24, 2015.
