IP Casino Winner Wants Million

Biloxi Katrina Gaming employee sets machine wrong and customer hits a million dollar jackpot.

by Tiffany Craig

Published: Wed, February 18, 2009 - 6:10 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, February 18, 2009 - 9:14 pm CST

In February 2006, Florida Eash was playing a $5 Double Top Dollar slot machine at the Imperial Palace Casino and hit a winning combination.

The electronic window on the machines say she won a million dollars but employees quickly pointed out that the maximum payout on the game is only $8000.
Scott Andress is a lawyer for the IP Casino and admits the electronic display was a mistake. "The machine was set up following the mad rush to re-open after Hurricane Katrina. It was mis-programmed during the set-up on the casino floor."

Andress says the machine is clearly marked and Eash should have paid attention to what she was playing. "There was no other signage around that indicated that she could win anymore than 8-thousand dollars on that machine."

Eash wouldn't accept the 8k and the case went before the Mississippi Gaming Commission. The Commission agreed that the casino should pay Eash the million dollar jackpot. In turn, the IP casino filed suit and the case went to the Circuit Court of Harrison County. The judge ruled in favor of the casino and Eash appealed. Recently, the Mississippi Supreme Court heard the case and ruled in favor of the casino as well.

You can read the ruling by the Supreme Court, by clicking here.

Eash still believes the million dollar jackpot is hers. "I want what I won! "She is not sure what her options are but plans to roll the dice anyway.

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Alweather M Says:

Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:43 pm

THIS IS AN ONLY IN AMERICA STORY….
WOOOOOW.
THIS IS’NT HARD TO BELIVE… YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT I’VE SEEN OUT HERE IN LAS VEGAS!!

ALWEATHER M.
LAS VEGAS, NV.

Razorsharp Says:

Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 3:37 pm

You hit the nail on the head, Sealion. It is so much worse than what you even realize. I wish I could show you…

Sealion1962 Says:

Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:54 pm

These machines DO NOT state the total amount of money that can be won. If the display stated $1 million then that is what she should have received. It would not surprise me if the judges that ruled in favor of the casinos are greatly comped…

We do not have a justice system in this country. We have a pay for justice system in this country. The more money you have the more justice you can afford…

ickthus Says:

Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 5:39 pm

i would not say that, i have not seen the ip machines but i have been playing on a line of three machines and only one was for the big money. they do the bait and switch. i have not been down there in many years. I see gaming as just wrong anyway , but it is a free counrty. you want to get suckered out of your money.knock yourself out.nothing fair about anything they are doing down their.

rolltide33 Says:

Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:01 pm

She knew good and well when she sat down at the machine, before she pulled it the first time, that the max pay out was $8000. Just because the machine malfunctioned and said $1,000,000.00 does not mean that they should have to pay it. If it had malfunctioned and said she won $1,000,000,000.00, would she feel that she was entitled to that? No. It was a malfunction. The machine plainly states what the max payout is and she gambled on that machine based on that fact.

cmb1 Says:

Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:27 am

The lawyers are the only ones winning in this game. She better take her $8 and go home but i guess if you can afford to play $5 slots then maybe this doesn’t mean anything to her? I would grab the money and run!!!!!!!

DEW26M Says:

Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:12 am

Thanks SumOneILove, I read over the first sentence. HAHAHA, oh well, I think I’ll still keep my money in my pocket.

mr mike Says:

Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:11 pm

Is it legal to gamble in Miss ,I thought Gambling was against the law .

ickthus Says:

Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:03 pm

if the max pay out was only $8000. why was there a million $ lite up on the machine to begain with? forget the 1 mill jackpot, sue them for 100 mill for false advertising, lack of faith, bait and switch. sounds like everybody got paid off but this lady. whats the pay out on a fed judge in Ms right now? sounds like it is better than the slots at IP.

SumOneILove Says:

Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 7:27 pm

Dew this happened in 2006. It is just taking this long to go through the process.