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Las Vegas becomes a bigger player as federal illegal bookmaking probe widens

High-flying illegal bookmaker Matt Bowyer, who sources say enjoyed high-roller privileges at Resorts World Las Vegas, surfaced this week as a key figure in a multimillion-dollar betting scandal involving the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. For those following the trial and travails of ousted Resorts World Las…
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‘Didn’t seem legit’: Vegas slots winner skeptical when contacted about unknown Treasure Island jackpot

Because of a slot machine malfunction last month at Treasure Island, above, Arizona resident Robert Taylor didn't realize he hit a $230000 jackpot and walked away. After the malfunction was reported, it took Nevada gaming regulators nearly three weeks to track down Taylor to notify him of his winnings. Even then, Taylor said, he wasn't sure whether…
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Las Vegas casino tracks down tourist who won $229,000 without knowing

A tourist from Arizona won $229000 on a Las Vegas slot machine but walked away unaware of his windfall, due to an error in the machine. It took nearly three weeks for gaming board agents to track him down and enrich him. On 8 January, Robert Taylor hit a jackpot on a slot machine at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on the Vegas strip. But the…
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Man Has No Clue He Won $229K Vegas Jackpot, Faulty Slot Machine to Blame

An Arizona man was notified that he had won $229000 in Las Vegas, following an investigation into a faulty slot machine that did not show he had hit a progressive jackpot. The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced Friday that Robert Taylor was at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on January 8 when he hit the jackpot. The problem was that the machine…
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Arizona man will collect $229K jackpot error kept him from winning

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) -An Arizona progressive slot machine player will collect on a $229368.52 jackpot after the Nevada Gaming Control Board tracked him down and told him he should have been paid. Robert Taylor will get his payout this weekend at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the control board said. Taylor appeared to hit the…
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Arizona man will collect $229K jackpot error kept him from winning
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Reservist helps casino patron receive missed payout!

He didn't know it at the time, but Jan.8 was Robert Taylor's lucky day. The young man from Arizona was in Las Vegas with his family for the weekend to celebrate his brother's recent graduation from the University of Arizona when he decided to drop into the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to try his luck on a slot machine or two. After about 10…
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Investigators locate Arizona man Robert Taylor, who won $229,000 jackpot on broken slot machine in Las Vegas

On the night of Jan. 8,RobertTaylor, a tourist from Arizona, popped some money intoa slot machine at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Then, Taylor hit the jackpot,winning nearly $230000 - only he didn't know it. The machine had malfunctioned, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said in a news release. Its screen read: "Resolving progressive…
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Jackpot: Reservist helps casino patron receive missed payout!

He didn't know it at the time, but Jan.8 was Robert Taylor's lucky day. The young man from Arizona was in Las Vegas with his family for the weekend to celebrate his brother's recent graduation from the University of Arizona when he decided to drop into the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to try his luck on a slot machine or two. After about 10…
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Tourist Who Unknowingly Won $229,000 In Las Vegas Slot Machine Finally Gets His Winnings

A bloke from Arizona who unknowingly won a whopping $229368 (£169157) jackpot in Las Vegas has been reunited with his winnings. Robert Taylor hit the jackpot at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino back on 8 January, but thanks to a software malfunction neither he nor staff at the casino were aware of his big win when it happened. And by the time…
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Tourist Who Unknowingly Won $229,000 In Las Vegas Slot Machine Finally Gets His Winnings
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A tourist had a $229,000 win on a broken Vegas slot machine. He didn't know it until investigators tracked him down

On the night of January 8, Robert Taylor, a tourist from Arizona, popped some money into a slot machine at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Then, Taylor hit the jackpot, winning nearly $US230000 ($A321950) - only he didn't know it. The machine had malfunctioned, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said in a news release. Its screen read:…
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A tourist had a $229,000 win on a broken Vegas slot machine. He didn't know it until investigators tracked him down
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Police-style Manhunt Tracks Down Gambler who Missed Out on $230,000 Slots Jackpot

An Arizona man's $230000 slots jackpot windfall almost never was after a malfunction left both him and the casino believing he hadn't won. It took an investigation involving surveillance footage, witness interviews, and rideshare data analysis to finally track the gambler down and pay him his due! The incredible story was revealed this month by…
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Tourist tracked down, getting jackpot after slot machine error, Nevada gaming authority says

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- An Arizona man who won a jackpot in Las Vegas last month is finally getting his prize. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said on Friday they secured the $229368.52 jackpot from a progressive slot machine at Treasure Island. Robert Taylor, visiting the city, hit the jackpot on Jan. 8. Due to a "communications error," according to…
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Las Vegas Casino Tracks Down Tourist Who Won Jackpot

How would you feel if you come to know that you played some lucky draw and regardless of your not-so-great luck won a handsome amount of winnings out of it? Well, that happened to a guy who had no clue his life has changed. A guy from the state of Arizona, USA won a $229368 (over Rs 1.7 crores) jackpot at a Las Vegas slot machine but had no…
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An Arizona man is $292000 richer, but he didn't know he'd won the amount on a Las Vegas slot machine until several weeks after the fact, reported the New York Daily News. Robert Taylor won the money during a visit to the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on Jan. 8, but a "communications error" prevented him from knowing it, according to the Nevada…
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Guy Wins $230K Playing Vegas Slots, Has No Idea He Won, Goes Home

Imagine traveling out of state to Las Vegas. You hit up a casino and decide to play some slots. After not winning, you head home. Then you find out that on one of your slot pulls you actually won almost $230000 and you didn't even collect it while you were there. Because that exact thing happened to a man from Arizona named Robert Taylor. Taylor,…
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Arizona tourist who unknowingly got $229k jackpot in Vegas finally gets his hands on the prize

An Arizona tourist has been given a $229999 jackpot that he unknowingly won on a slot machine in Las Vegas after it malfunctioned and didn't tell him his winnings. Robert Taylor hit a jackpot at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 8 but a software error meant the machine didn't tell Mr Taylor or casino staff that he had…
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Slots winner found by NV gaming board post $229K payout error

Robert Taylor is a lucky man. He won a progressive slot machine jackpot worth more than $229000 during a trip to Las Vegas in early January. Unfortunately, he didn't know it at the time. Neither did the Treasure Island Resort & Casino where he won it; his machine malfunctioned, leaving both sides unaware of the windfall. By the time the Nevada…
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Man who unknowingly won $229,000 in Las Vegas is identified

What happened in Vegas didn't stay there - much to the delight of a lucky winner. An Arizona man who unknowingly won $229000 on a Las Vegas slot machine last month was set to finally receive the prize over the weekend. Robert Taylor won the money during a visit to the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on Jan. 8, but didn't know it due to a…
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Las Vegas: Gaming officials track down winner of jackpot who was not informed due to slot machine malfunction, Trending News

A tourist in Las Vegas hit the jackpot but could not be informed due to a malfunction in the slot machine. Known as Robert Taylor, the man was tracked down by the Nevada Gaming Control Board after he won $230000. He had played several rounds on the slot machine at Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. Upon noticing the defect the casino personnel…
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A slot machine in Las Vegas malfunctioned and didn't tell a tourist they won. The gaming board tracked them down

A tourist in Las Vegas hit the jackpot on a slot machine last month, but he was never informed due to a malfunction in the machine, according to gaming officials. Now after an exhaustive search, the Nevada Gaming Control Board says they have identified the winner of the nearly $230000 prize. On January 8, a man, later identified by officials as…
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Tourist wins $229K jackpot after error at Las Vegas Strip resort

Agents with the Nevada Gaming Control Board spent two weeks tracking down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas without realizing that he had won a $229000 progressive slot machine jackpot. Control Board officials aren't disclosing Robert Taylor's hometown but confirmed Friday that he is collecting $229368.52 from Treasure Island this weekend. "It was…
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Tourist wins $229K jackpot after error at Las Vegas Strip resort