A man experienced the thrill of winning a significant $150,000 jackpot at a casino, only to never see the money in his bank account.
Some events in life seem as if they are taken straight from a film, and this particular incident at a casino turned into a real-life scenario.
The astonishing tale was recounted by Kelley (@casinomassagekelley), an employee at the casino where the man secured the massive $150,000 win.
In a surprising twist, he did not take the money home but instead found himself prohibited from entering the casino.
The reason? He had actually self-imposed the ban.
Kelley explained, “I work in a casino, and this guy hit a $150,000 slot jackpot. When they came to pay him out, they took his ID and everything, and it turned out he had banned himself from the casino, from all of the properties.”
“So, he literally got trespassed and did not get anything.”
The TikTok video that shared this story has since gone viral, drawing numerous comments.
One person stated, “That’s the sleaziest thing ever. Casinos will do anything to not pay out. Should have paid that man,” prompting Kelley to respond: “He signed papers banning himself from the property and that any winnings would be forfeited. If he didn’t, he would have definitely got paid my man.”
Another commented, “I’m a slot supervisor at a smaller casino. At our casino, if someone has been excluded, no matter the reason, they forfeit their jackpot. Permanent exclusions can only be reversed by our tribal council.”
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A third person noted, “Some casinos will still pay out and tell them the police will be contacted next time they’re caught on property.”
It appears the man opted into a self-exclusion program designed to help individuals with gambling addictions by preventing them from entering casinos.
Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General for the New Jersey State Department, mentions on the government’s website: “The program was established in 2001 to allow people with a gambling problem to voluntarily exclude themselves from gambling in all Atlantic City casinos. In 2013, the program was expanded to also include self-exclusion for Internet gaming activities.”
Furthermore, the AG website states: “For land-based casinos, the Division will distribute a photograph and description of you to each casino. The casinos will then remove you from any mailing lists and make notations in their computer files that you are ineligible for any kind of credit or complimentary service.”
It continued to emphasize that individuals caught gambling at a casino would face the ‘forfeiture of any winnings’.