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Man Denied Jackpot Hits Polk County, RACI with Suit23 September 2003IOWA -- As reported by the Des Moines Register: ``Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino has withheld nearly $100,000 in slot-machine jackpots over the past 15 months from unlucky winners who weren't supposed to be in the casino. ``A Prairie Meadows spokesman said the 34 jackpots worth $94,111 withheld since July 2002 represent only a small portion of the slot jackpots paid each day. ``But one of the jackpots was hit by Leo Waters. And now he wants his money. ``State gaming officials say unpaid jackpots are rare but hardly unprecedented in Iowa. Casinos routinely bar troublesome customers and often issue voluntary lifetime bans to problem gamblers who ask to be excluded. Both groups sign forms and have their names added to a secret list of people who can face criminal charges if they are ever caught in the casino again. ``Prairie Meadows claims that Waters, 71, was on the troublesome list when he hit a $10,000 jackpot last December. ``…Casino officials say they don't have to pay Waters anything, because the gambler had lost all legal privileges following a June 1997 incident that included profanity and a physical confrontation…" |