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California Woman Finally Gets Check for Slot Jackpot6 November 2000RENO, Nevada – Nov. 6, 2000 – As reported by the Associated Press: ``Sylvia Gutierrez, 75, of San Ramon, got the check Saturday from a Las Vegas slot machine maker after it decided not to appeal a Reno judge's ruling in her favor last month. ``I'm walking on air. I feel great,'' she said. ``I stood by the door all morning waiting for Fed Ex to arrive with the check and they finally came. ``…Gutierrez hit the jackpot on a Betty Boop-Thrillions progressive nickel machine in September 1999 at the Sands Regency Casino-Hotel. ``But Bally Gaming Inc. refused to pay it, claiming the winning symbols on its machine did not stop in the correct position on the payline. ``Gutierrez then filed a complaint with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which unanimously ruled in January that the symbols were close enough to award her the jackpot. ``Bally appealed the decision, but Washoe District Judge Jim Hardesty also sided with Gutierrez last month. Bally decided not to appeal his ruling to the Nevada Supreme Court. ``…Bally on Friday sent by express mail a check for $116,851 -- including $4,200 for interest -- to Gutierrez. ``Gutierrez said the rulings by Nevada authorities restored her faith in Nevada gambling and she still likes to play the slots in Reno…" |