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Issue
196
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June
14 - 20, 2004
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Volume
4
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page
4
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Casino Patron Picks Just the Right Time for a Royal Flush KANSAS -- ``The odds of hitting a royal flush in video poker are about 40,000 to 1. But what are the odds of hitting that top jackpot hand during a 15-minute game malfunction? ``...But that's what happened the other day at Ameristar Kansas City Casino and Hotel. ``According to the Missouri Gaming Commission, player Kimberly H. sat down last Tuesday evening at a bank of 25-cent progressive poker games that feed a central bonus jackpot that pays off whenever a royal flush is dealt at any participating machine. ``The jackpot amount showing on the progressive meter at the time was in excess of $22,000 - which any video poker regular knows is way more than those games typically pay. ``The progressive jackpot meter should have read $1,153, according to Steve Johnson, Gaming Commission enforcement director. ``Turns out a casino technician performing service failed to properly reset the games' electronic innards. ``...Naturally it was during this brief malfunction that a player hit the big one while the wrong jackpot was displayed. Casino rules are clearly posted on all electronic games warning players that any jackpot due to a malfunction is void, Johnson said..."
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