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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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9 Lucky People Who Became Rich Overnight After Winning Jackpots In 2022

Most of us like to think that luck will shine on us someday. That is why some people invest in lottery tickets or try their luck at random draws every now and then. Why? because everyone hopes for their life to turn around. There's no telling when your fortune might change, and for these 9 people, it changed so drastically that they…
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Man Secures $220,000 Jackpot a Month After Playing Slots

An Arizona man recently found out that he had won a $220000 jackpot during a session that took place weeks prior. He was not alerted of the big win at the time because of an error in the slot machine. a progressive slot machine at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas The individual had been playing a progressive slot machine at the…
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Las Vegas jackpot winner found in AZ after slot machine investigation

A lucky Arizona man became over $220000 richer in early January after a visit to a Las Vegas casino - but only recently learned about it. The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced Friday that Robert Taylor won a jackpot of $229368.52, but a communications error in the slot machine prevented him from knowing that he'd won the prize. According to a…
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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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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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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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After a slot machine error, Arizona man collects his Las Vegas jackpot weeks later

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- A man who unknowingly hit a massive jackpot on the Las Vegas Strip picked up his winnings over the weekend after he was tracked down and notified by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The NGCB reported Feb. 4 that the agency had secured a $229368.52 jackpot from a progressive slot machine that hit at the Treasure Island. According…
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After a slot machine error, Arizona man collects his Las Vegas jackpot weeks later
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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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Las Vegas slot machine winner tracked down after 'error' meant he was unaware of $229,000 jackpot at Treasure Island casino

A man who won a Las Vegas jackpot has been tracked down after the machine malfunctioned and he walked away without realising he had scooped more than $229000 (£169000). Robert Taylor was at the Treasure Island casino on the city's famous Strip on 8 January when he unknowingly came up trumps. A "communications error" on the slot machine meant…
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Las Vegas slot machine winner tracked down after 'error' meant he was unaware of $229,000 jackpot at Treasure Island casino
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Man located after leaving Vegas not knowing he won jackpot

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Nevada Gaming Control Board says its investigation tracked down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas after a visit last month without knowing he'd won a $229368 slot machine jackpot. The board said the machine being played by Robert Taylor malfunctioned due to a "communication error" and neither he nor the Treasure Island Hotel &…
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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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Casino staff, state gaming board track down $229k jackpot winner

LAS VEGAS - A man gets to cash out his $229000 jackpot weeks after he won. The winner, identified as Robert Taylor, won after playing a slot machine in Las Vegas on January 8. Due to a malfunction with the machine, neither Taylor nor the staff at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino realized he won the big jackpot. By the time casino personnel reviewed…
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Casino staff, state gaming board track down $229k jackpot winner
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Casino tracks down tourist who walked away from winning slot machine jackpot

LAS VEGAS (Gray News) - A man from Arizona who won a jackpot in Las Vegas in January is finally getting his prize. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said a communications error on a progressive slot machine prevented Robert Taylor from realizing he had won. An extensive review of the slot machine after Taylor returned to Arizona confirmed he won…
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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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Arizona tourist who unknowingly got $229k jackpot in Vegas finally gets his hands on the prize
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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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Arizona Man Found After Leaving Vegas without Claiming $230K Jackpot

Casinos often get a bad reputation before they have even committed any act of wrongfulness. Call it a redemption story, but the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino did well by a patron last month who had left the premises not realizing that they had won $229368, the jackpot for a slot machine he was playing on. Robert Taylor was merrily playing at the…
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Arizona Man Found After Leaving Vegas without Claiming $230K Jackpot
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Arizona man leaves Las Vegas casino, learns he won $229,368 jackpot weeks later

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Nevada Gaming Control Board says its investigation tracked down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas after a visit last month without knowing he'd won a $229368 slot machine jackpot. The board said the machine being played by Robert Taylor malfunctioned due to a "communication error" and neither he nor the Treasure Island Hotel &…
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Arizona man leaves Las Vegas casino, learns he won $229,368 jackpot weeks later
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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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Arizona man found after leaving Las Vegas not knowing he won jackpot

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada gambling regulators say their investigation tracked down an Arizona man who left Las Vegas after a visit last month not knowing he'd won a $229368 slot machine jackpot. The machine being played by Robert Taylor malfunctioned due to a "communication error" and neither he nor the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino realized that…
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Arizona man found after leaving Las Vegas not knowing he won jackpot
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Las Vegas visitor almost misses jackpot of nearly $230K after machine error

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - An Arizona man won a jackpot - 20 days after he played a slot machine at Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. On Jan. 8, Robert Taylor was visiting Las Vegas when he appeared to have won the $229368 jackpot on a progressive slot machine, according to a Friday news release from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. But gaming regulators…
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Las Vegas visitor almost misses jackpot of nearly $230K after machine error
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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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