ThatDonGuy
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August 12th, 2017 at 3:06:14 PM permalink
$11,800,000 at the Fremont on 8/8

Er, if this is in another thread, could somebody reply with the link to it? I don't want to start parallel threads, but I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere else on the site.
Ibeatyouraces
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August 12th, 2017 at 3:26:17 PM permalink
Quote: ThatDonGuy

$11,800,000 at the Fremont on 8/8

Er, if this is in another thread, could somebody reply with the link to it? I don't want to start parallel threads, but I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere else on the site.


From the article:

“The Fremont has awarded many thousands of jackpots throughout its 60-year history in Las Vegas, but none quite like this,” Fremont vice president and general manager Jim Sullivan said in an press release. “We’re incredibly excited to be a part of this amazing jackpot.”

Doesn't IGT pay this out? Not the Fremont.
DUHHIIIIIIIII HEARD THAT!
charliepatrick
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August 12th, 2017 at 3:37:09 PM permalink
fyi this article has a picture of the winner.
http://www.ktnv.com/news/tourist-wins-118m-jackpot-on-megabucks-machine-at-fremont-hotel-casino
billryan
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August 12th, 2017 at 3:53:25 PM permalink
Quote: Ibeatyouraces

Quote: ThatDonGuy

$11,800,000 at the Fremont on 8/8

Er, if this is in another thread, could somebody reply with the link to it? I don't want to start parallel threads, but I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere else on the site.


From the article:

“The Fremont has awarded many thousands of jackpots throughout its 60-year history in Las Vegas, but none quite like this,” Fremont vice president and general manager Jim Sullivan said in an press release. “We’re incredibly excited to be a part of this amazing jackpot.”

Doesn't IGT pay this out? Not the Fremont.



Where does it say the Fremont is paying it?
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction is supposed to make sense.
Ibeatyouraces
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August 12th, 2017 at 9:58:02 PM permalink
Quote: billryan

Quote: Ibeatyouraces

Quote: ThatDonGuy

$11,800,000 at the Fremont on 8/8

Er, if this is in another thread, could somebody reply with the link to it? I don't want to start parallel threads, but I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere else on the site.


From the article:

“The Fremont has awarded many thousands of jackpots throughout its 60-year history in Las Vegas, but none quite like this,” Fremont vice president and general manager Jim Sullivan said in an press release. “We’re incredibly excited to be a part of this amazing jackpot.”

Doesn't IGT pay this out? Not the Fremont.



Where does it say the Fremont is paying it?


Read the first sentence. They make it sound like they're paying it.
DUHHIIIIIIIII HEARD THAT!
RS
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August 12th, 2017 at 10:17:58 PM permalink
I told them I didn't want my picture taken or to be posted online. Darn.

Time to go make an $11.8M bet on Mayweather.
MaxPen
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August 12th, 2017 at 10:24:00 PM permalink
They better check the cameras. That guy looks like he could slip into the machine and dial the winning combo.
rxwine
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August 12th, 2017 at 10:47:12 PM permalink
I've always wondered, do the machines do anything interesting besides lockup when they hit the megabucks?

I think they should, if they don't. Air raid siren? strobes. Start mechanical voice, "WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER" over and over.

Yeah something. I
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billryan
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August 12th, 2017 at 11:00:04 PM permalink
Quote: Ibeatyouraces

Quote: billryan

Quote: Ibeatyouraces

Quote: ThatDonGuy

$11,800,000 at the Fremont on 8/8

Er, if this is in another thread, could somebody reply with the link to it? I don't want to start parallel threads, but I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere else on the site.


From the article:

“The Fremont has awarded many thousands of jackpots throughout its 60-year history in Las Vegas, but none quite like this,” Fremont vice president and general manager Jim Sullivan said in an press release. “We’re incredibly excited to be a part of this amazing jackpot.”

Doesn't IGT pay this out? Not the Fremont.



Where does it say the Fremont is paying it?


Read the first sentence. They make it sound like they're paying it.



The sentence where they say they have AWARDED many jackpots? That first sentence?
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction is supposed to make sense.
CrystalMath
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August 13th, 2017 at 5:38:50 AM permalink
IGT does pay the jackpots, but I don't think the article sounded misleading. Of course, the Fremont has been paying revenue share for years.
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BTLWI
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August 16th, 2017 at 9:53:03 PM permalink
That sentence implies that they've awarded many jackpots as well as this one. I guess now it depends on what context awarded is being used in. Using the Google definition I'd say the casino guy is not correct.
rainman
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August 16th, 2017 at 10:02:34 PM permalink
A court can award you a judgement and they don't pay it,
likewise a casino can award you a jackpot and not be the
one to pay.
onenickelmiracle
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August 17th, 2017 at 12:26:03 AM permalink
The machine was in their casino and was hit inside their casino, I cannot see the big deal. Something can be true in more than one way of understanding. The winner was Asian and won on 8/8/17, funny how superstition pays off sometimes. He might be Filipino, not sure if 8s are lucky for them or if it's just Chinese, but he was probably dragged to Vegas by Asian marketing that got him there.
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rsactuary
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August 17th, 2017 at 5:25:03 AM permalink
The Fremont has had several Megabucks hits... so they have in fact paid others like this one.
Tomfish
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August 23rd, 2017 at 4:04:29 AM permalink
Nice win!
I like hearing about betting advice, how to win, how to avoid losing etc. Like all the stories people I meet in casinos tell me.
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