“Matthew and I are positive when gambling, always thinking we will win, but never in our dreams did we think we would hit a jackpot like this in our lifetime, let alone two in a year,” Theresa said in a statement released by the casino. Then, on Sunday, she picked up another $1,469,368 jackpot playing a Wheel of Fortune Triple Stars slot machine, leaving her and her hubby Matthew stunned at their luck. from Ossining, first scored a record-breaking $2,919,162 Wheel of Fortune jackpot in March 11. Lightning struck twice for a Westchester woman who won a $1.4 million jackpot at the Empire City Casino over the weekend - the second time she’s won big at the Yonkers gaming complex in five months. Las Vegas casino, hotel workers set strike deadline after months of talks stall Mets owner unveils $8B casino plan in new 'Metropolitan Park'Ĭalifornia casino linked to tuberculosis cases, customers urged to get tested If Sanchez wins the money, she said it’s her dream to buy a house.State judge blocks Nassau County lease for $4 billion Sands casino Every machine is marked saying “malfunction voids all pays and plays.” FOX 25 also reached out to the machine manufacturer and no response has been given at this time.įOX 25 went inside the casino Friday afternoon, looking at the Liberty 7 machines. We are following our protocols and working with the claimant through this process and as such, we cannot comment on this review.'įOX 25 asked the casino if it was a malfunction in the machine. We reached out to Newcastle Casino which released this statement: She should be paid what she won,” Zuhdi said. We’re going to look at all her legal options and aggressively pursue her rights. “We’re going to go through the process that is provided by the casino at this time. So, why would it work that way for them? It’s pointless,” Linda Sanchez said.

“It’s crazy how they want to rely on ‘it’s a malfunction’ when somebody can easily go up there and lose all their money and ‘it’s a malfunction, give me my money back.’ It doesn’t work that way. It was an error,” said Bill Zuhdi, a lawyer representing Maribel Sanchez. “They told her we’re not going to pay you. Maribel Sanchez took a picture of the machine after she won and shared it with FOX 25. “It says clearly the amount that she won, but now they’re saying it was a malfunction and not give her the amount,” Linda Sanchez said.

That’s when they say things took a very big turn.

Slot machine winner denied jackpot