By Bonny Verwey
The KwaZulu-Natal Gambling Board has confirmed that the gambling machine at Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World that recorded a R42,9-million win for a Durban attorney at the weekend malfunctioned, meaning that the win is void and the money will not be paid out.
However, the winner, Jayshree Asalan, a Chatsworth attorney, told a Sunday newspaper that she would sue the establishment for the millions she believed was due to her.
The newspaper reported Asalan as saying she was traumatised about the matter and would be taking it up with the High Court.
| 'We can definitely say, beyond a doubt, that the machine did malfunction' |
However, Ken Ladbrooke, the acting chief executive of the gambling board, said the machine had been examined on Wednesday by investigators and found to have malfunctioned.
"There is a sign on each machine which states that in the case of a malfunction there will be no pay out," he said.
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"The reason we know the machine malfunctioned is because on every machine there is a table of the sets of winning combinations and the payouts for these combinations. It will state what the maximum payout for that machine is and there is no winning combination on that machine that equates to a R42,9-million pay out."
Ladbrooke explained what had happened in this case.
"There were 1 000 credits left on the machine and, as it is a 50c slot, that equates to R500 cash. The lady wanted to clear her money and she was paid out the R500. She then put R100 into the machine and placed her bet. However, before the bet was run, the machine jammed. That's when it came up that there was a win of R42.9 million."
He added that when a machine was jammed, certain lights flashed to indicate a malfunction.
Ladbrooke also said Asalan had been refunded her R100, which she had accepted.
"After a while the machine switched itself off and it is still off. The processing board of the machine has been sent to the manufacturers to be investigated. We can definitely say, beyond a doubt, that the machine did malfunction.
"All we are trying to establish now is why," he said.
The Mercury was unable to contact Asalan for comment.
- This article was originally published on page 8 of The Mercury on March 09, 2006
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