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krichardson
. Is this a new story? I did a bit of digging regarding a non payout on slots to the tune of $43M for an American woman, and I got a story which matches yours exactly, steak dinner and all, but it was from August 2016!!! That's when the woman had the win.
Apparently it's quite common for slots to award huge wins but actual payments to winners are virtually zero. When these cases are taken to court the state gaming regulators always side with the casino regarding the "malfunction" issue.
The moral of the story I suppose is to stay away from slots, but even better, stay away from gambling completely.