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Casino Refuses to Pay Out Jackpot

WINNIPEG, Manitoba – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Two men from Manitoba have hired a lawyer and are threatening legal action after a Winnipeg casino refused to pay out more than $209,000 in slot-machine winnings.

"The men were playing a computerized version of Keno last week when they matched all five numbers on the screen.

"The machine said the win was worth a jackpot of $209,716.40. The casino said it was a software error.

"'It's our position that it's not a mistake that my clients should be paying for, if it was a mistake,' lawyer Josh Weinstein told CBC Radio on Tuesday. 'We don't have results of independent testing.'…"

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