The players who witnessed what had happened started congratulating the player on his win, but this did not convince casino management that there was an actual win to begin with. Shortly after the slot machine announced the big jackpot, it shut down out of the blue. On the controversial day, the player placed bets that totaled around $100 on the buffalo-themed slot game that brought him the big win in five or six minutes’ time.
The Player Spent $100 on the Buffalo-Themed Slot However, what should have been one of the happiest days of his life for the unemployed veteran turned into a stressful event, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The newspaper revealed that the Black Mesa Casino invoked a system glitch in the slot machine that apparently rendered the player’s win illegitimate.
Tommy Wilson is the name of the 74-year-old player from Las Cruces who claims he won a jackpot of $542,000 on a slot machine at the casino owned by Pueblo of San Felipe on February 25.
