Behar Merlaku with his family and the Austrian casino
An Albanian gambler, Behar Merlaku, 26, who in August thought he had won £37million on a fruit machine has been offered a free meal and £60 instead, after casino bosses said the jackpot was due to a ‘software error’.
Mr Merlaku, a Kosovar-Albanian who moved to Switzerland at the time of the Balkans wars, said in an Austrian television interview that the greatest moment of his life quickly turned into the worst.
He added: ‘The jackpot came up loud and clear. There was music and the sum I had won – nearly 43 million euros – was displayed on a screen.
‘I was so overjoyed and in my head I began calculating what I could do with all this money.’
Mr Merlaku even used his mobile phone to film footage of the winning noise and screen.
However, this could be used against him in court because the video shows he only had four of the five symbols in a line; in Austria there must be five matches.
His lawyers will argue that because the machine told him he had won and therefore is justified in pursuing a claim.
The first hearing in the case is scheduled for January 10 next year.
Source and whole article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2072802/Man-wins-37m-fruit-machine-jackpot–offered-60-free-meal-instead.html
Other sources:
http://www.onlinepoker.net/poker-news/casino-news/casino-refuses-43-million-slots-jackpot-payout/11811
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mJe9YkAo7M
http://goo.gl/TuuCC
http://goo.gl/Bx5rA
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