{"id":8722,"date":"2025-07-16T23:09:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T23:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/?p=8722"},"modified":"2025-07-16T23:09:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T23:09:05","slug":"woman-sued-casino-after-winning-43000000-jackpot-but-was-offered-only-a-free-steak-dinner-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/?p=8722","title":{"rendered":"Woman sued casino after winning $43,000,000 jackpot but was offered only a free steak dinner instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman has sued a casino after being offered a steak dinner in place of the $43,000,000 jackpot she won.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d have some questions about that, too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Woman sues casino that offered her steak dinner instead of a $43 million jackpot <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9bX6mRqFMd\">https:\/\/t.co\/9bX6mRqFMd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PcpqV9Bd4Q\">pic.twitter.com\/PcpqV9Bd4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/876209091823235073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Katrina Bookman, a New York native, was playing the Sphinx slot machine at Resorts World Casino in Queens when the screen suddenly flashed what appeared to be a life-changing win: $42,949,672.76, per the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Bookman took a selfie with the machine to capture the moment, the screen clearly displaying, &#8220;printing cash ticket $42,949,672.76.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But according to Bookman, the dream quickly unraveled. She claims she was escorted from the casino that same day and told to return the next day for an \u201cofficial ruling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she asked casino staff: \u201cWhat did I win?\u201d she was allegedly told: \u201cYou didn\u2019t win nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead of the nearly $43 million jackpot, the casino offered Bookman $2.25 and a steak dinner.<\/p>\n<p>So, Bookman decided to sue the casino.<\/p>\n<p>Her lawsuit, filed at the Queens County Supreme Court, targeted Resorts World Casino and two gaming companies responsible for the machine\u2019s manufacturing and operation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8723\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595296244-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595296244-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595296244-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595296244-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595296244.webp 1052w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The incident took place at Resort World Casino in Queens. Credit: Ramin Talaie \/ Getty<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The complaint alleged common law negligence, breach of contract, and negligent misrepresentation.<\/p>\n<p>Bookman\u2019s attorney, Alan Ripka, said his client was entitled to the full amount shown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t claim a machine is broken because you want it to be broken,\u201d Ripka told CNN Money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes that mean it wasn\u2019t inspected? Does it mean it wasn\u2019t maintained? And if so, does that mean that people that played there before [Bookman] had zero chance of winning?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also argued: \u201cThe machine takes your money when you lose. It ought to pay it when you win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The casino, however, insists it was an \u201cobvious malfunction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson cited that the Sphinx slot machine wasn\u2019t supposed to pay out more than $6,500. The New York State Gaming Commission backed the casino, pointing out that the machine includes a disclaimer: \u201cMalfunctions void all pays and plays.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8724\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595290928-1024x611.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595290928-1024x611.webp 1024w, https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595290928-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595290928-768x458.webp 768w, https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-595290928.webp 1052w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The machine apparently malfunctioned. Credit: Ramin Talaie \/ Getty<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Ripka isn&#8217;t buying it. According to him, the casino never provided a clear explanation for how the slot machine allegedly failed. \u201cThe excuses given by the casino were ridiculous,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also highlighted the emotional toll the incident took on Bookman.<\/p>\n<p>Raised in foster care, homeless as a teen, and a single mother of four, she had hoped the windfall could change her family&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to WABC, she said: \u201cI kept thinking about my family. The struggle I\u2019ve been through, it\u2019s hard to cope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She had already envisioned using the winnings to open a barbershop for her son and give back to her community. Instead, she says the experience left her depressed, anxious, and embarrassed.<\/p>\n<p>Even as the machine was reportedly removed, repaired, and returned to the casino floor, Ripka insisted that Bookman should at least receive the game\u2019s maximum possible payout of $6,500 if the full amount isn\u2019t awarded.<\/p>\n<p>According to Casino.org, Bookman&#8217;s case was delayed due to the Covid pandemic before a judge at Queens County Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of the defendants, stating that the machine had in fact malfunctioned and did display the warning message: &#8220;Malfunctions void all pays and plays.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman has sued a casino after being offered a steak dinner in place of the $43,000,000 jackpot she won. I&#8217;d have some questions about that, too. Woman sues casino that offered her steak dinner instead of a $43 million jackpot https:\/\/t.co\/9bX6mRqFMd pic.twitter.com\/PcpqV9Bd4Q &mdash; CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2017 Katrina Bookman, a New York native, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-articles"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Woman sued casino after winning $43,000,000 jackpot but was offered only a free steak dinner instead -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/?p=8722\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Woman sued casino after winning $43,000,000 jackpot but was offered only a free steak dinner instead -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A woman has sued a casino after being offered a steak dinner in place of the $43,000,000 jackpot she won. 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