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Man who walked away after winning $230K on slot machine without realising finally tracked down

Winning big money without knowing about it seems like a pretty cruel twist of fate, and as someone who is still hoping that my lottery numbers will come in every week, this is my worst nightmare. Yet for one man he nearly missed out on a whopping jackpot of almost $230k when he left a Las Vegas casino without realising he'd won. Pixabay Robert…

Winnings ・ 29 March 2024

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Police-style Manhunt Tracks Down Gambler who Missed Out on $230,000 Slots Jackpot

An Arizona man's $230000 slots jackpot windfall almost never was after a malfunction left both him and the casino believing he hadn't won. It took an investigation involving surveillance footage, witness interviews, and rideshare data analysis to finally track the gambler down and pay him his due! The incredible story was revealed this month by…

Winnings ・ 15 February 2022

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Man who unknowingly won $229K jackpot at Las Vegas slot machine is tracked down by officials

An error on a Las Vegas slot machine led officials to go on a lengthy search for a big jackpot winner. Casino patron Robert Taylor, from Arizona, won a $229368.52 jackpot at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, according to a press release from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. However, because of a malfunction with the slot…

Winnings ・ 11 February 2022

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A tourist had a $229,000 win on a broken Vegas slot machine. He didn't know it until investigators tracked him down

On the night of January 8, Robert Taylor, a tourist from Arizona, popped some money into a slot machine at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Then, Taylor hit the jackpot, winning nearly $US230000 ($A321950) - only he didn't know it. The machine had malfunctioned, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said in a news release. Its screen read:…

Travel ・ 19 February 2022

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Investigators locate Arizona man Robert Taylor, who won $229,000 jackpot on broken slot machine in Las Vegas

On the night of Jan. 8,RobertTaylor, a tourist from Arizona, popped some money intoa slot machine at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Then, Taylor hit the jackpot,winning nearly $230000 - only he didn't know it. The machine had malfunctioned, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said in a news release. Its screen read: "Resolving progressive…

Winnings ・ 08 February 2022

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three weeks after playing Vegas slots

An Arizona man is $292000 richer, but he didn't know he'd won the amount on a Las Vegas slot machine until several weeks after the fact, reported the New York Daily News. Robert Taylor won the money during a visit to the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on Jan. 8, but a "communications error" prevented him from knowing it, according to the Nevada…

Land-based ・ 08 February 2022

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He Won $230K on Vegas Slots and Didn't Even Know It

Land-based ・ 07 February 2022

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Las Vegas casino tracks down tourist who won $229,000 without knowing

A tourist from Arizona won $229000 on a Las Vegas slot machine but walked away unaware of his windfall, due to an error in the machine. It took nearly three weeks for gaming board agents to track him down and enrich him. On 8 January, Robert Taylor hit a jackpot on a slot machine at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on the Vegas strip. But the…

Travel ・ 07 February 2022

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Man Has No Clue He Won $229K Vegas Jackpot, Faulty Slot Machine to Blame

An Arizona man was notified that he had won $229000 in Las Vegas, following an investigation into a faulty slot machine that did not show he had hit a progressive jackpot. The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced Friday that Robert Taylor was at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on January 8 when he hit the jackpot. The problem was that the machine…

Winnings ・ 07 February 2022

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Casino tracks down tourist who walked away from winning slot machine jackpot

LAS VEGAS (Gray News) - A man from Arizona who won a jackpot in Las Vegas in January is finally getting his prize. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said a communications error on a progressive slot machine prevented Robert Taylor from realizing he had won. An extensive review of the slot machine after Taylor returned to Arizona confirmed he won…

Winnings ・ 07 February 2022

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Slots winner found by NV gaming board post $229K payout error

Robert Taylor is a lucky man. He won a progressive slot machine jackpot worth more than $229000 during a trip to Las Vegas in early January. Unfortunately, he didn't know it at the time. Neither did the Treasure Island Resort & Casino where he won it; his machine malfunctioned, leaving both sides unaware of the windfall. By the time the Nevada…

Payment Methods ・ 07 February 2022

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Arizona tourist who unknowingly got $229k jackpot in Vegas finally gets his hands on the prize

An Arizona tourist has been given a $229999 jackpot that he unknowingly won on a slot machine in Las Vegas after it malfunctioned and didn't tell him his winnings. Robert Taylor hit a jackpot at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 8 but a software error meant the machine didn't tell Mr Taylor or casino staff that he had…

Winnings ・ 07 February 2022

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Man who unknowingly won $229,000 in Las Vegas is identified

What happened in Vegas didn't stay there - much to the delight of a lucky winner. An Arizona man who unknowingly won $229000 on a Las Vegas slot machine last month was set to finally receive the prize over the weekend. Robert Taylor won the money during a visit to the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on Jan. 8, but didn't know it due to a…

Land-based ・ 07 February 2022

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Gaming board tracks down Las Vegas $229,000 jackpot winner after slot machine malfunction

The winner of a Las Vegas slot machine jackpot didn't know he won more than $229000 because of a "communications error" in the machine, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said. Robert Taylor of Arizona won the jackpot Jan. 8 at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. However, because of the error, a malfunction occurred "that prevented Mr. Taylor…

Land-based ・ 30 November 2022

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Arizona man found after leaving Las Vegas not knowing he won jackpot

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada gambling regulators say their investigation tracked down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas after a visit last month not knowing he'd won a $229368 slot machine jackpot. The machine being played by Robert Taylor malfunctioned due to a "communication error" and neither he nor the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino realized that…

Winnings ・ 06 February 2022

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Arizona man leaves Las Vegas casino, learns he won $229,368 jackpot weeks later

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Nevada Gaming Control Board says its investigation tracked down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas after a visit last month without knowing he'd won a $229368 slot machine jackpot. The board said the machine being played by Robert Taylor malfunctioned due to a "communication error" and neither he nor the Treasure Island Hotel &…

Winnings ・ 06 February 2022

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Las Vegas visitor almost misses jackpot of nearly $230K after machine error

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - An Arizona man won a jackpot - 20 days after he played a slot machine at Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. On Jan. 8, Robert Taylor was visiting Las Vegas when he appeared to have won the $229368 jackpot on a progressive slot machine, according to a Friday news release from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. But gaming regulators…

Winnings ・ 06 February 2022

Review Journal

Tourist wins $229K jackpot after error at Las Vegas Strip resort

Agents with the Nevada Gaming Control Board spent two weeks tracking down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas without realizing that he had won a $229000 progressive slot machine jackpot. Control Board officials aren't disclosing Robert Taylor's hometown but confirmed Friday that he is collecting $229368.52 from Treasure Island this weekend. "It was…

Winnings ・ 05 February 2022

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Arizona man will collect $229K jackpot error kept him from winning

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) -An Arizona progressive slot machine player will collect on a $229368.52 jackpot after the Nevada Gaming Control Board tracked him down and told him he should have been paid. Robert Taylor will get his payout this weekend at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the control board said. Taylor appeared to hit the…

Winnings ・ 05 February 2022

AZ Central

Las Vegas jackpot winner found in AZ after slot machine investigation

A lucky Arizona man became over $220000 richer in early January after a visit to a Las Vegas casino - but only recently learned about it. The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced Friday that Robert Taylor won a jackpot of $229368.52, but a communications error in the slot machine prevented him from knowing that he'd won the prize. According to a…

Land-based ・ 07 December 2022