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Another Lawsuit Over Faulty Slot Machines         (2 of 3)

Casino employees photographed the display of the slot machine showing the higher jackpot amount, and then unplugged the slot machine, citing a malfunction. OLG procedure when such issues arise is to take the machine in dispute out of play until the matter can be investigated and properly resolved.

Kusznirewicz claims to feel like a “persona non grata” at Innisfil after being shut down for the jackpot he feels he deserves… and now, he also feels that he was the victim of a bait and switch scheme. Casino management offered him four free buffet dinners for the inconvenience, an offer that the punter refused. He is outraged that his jackpot should be reduced to the cost of dinner, and went after the OLG for the forty-two million dollar prize, only to have the same message repeated there. The OLG defends the action of the casino by stating that posted signage on the gaming floor protects the casino and the OLG from responsibility if an equipment malfunction should lead to a higher prize than ought to be awarded, and that provincial laws back them up.

Kusznirewicz is refusing to be placated. He is suing the OLG for just under forty-six million dollars: forty-two million and change for the misplaced slot machine jackpot, one million dollars in general damages, one million dollars in aggravated damages, and one million dollars in “punitive or exemplary damages and costs.” His lawyer, Bryan McPhadden, believes that the Innisfil casino “lured” the retiree in their doors with the promise of potential riches and fortune, only to yank that dream away when Kusznirewicz had it within his grasp.

Continue to part 3 here.

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