FOX 25 also reached out to the machine manufacturer and no response has been given at this time.įOX 25 went inside the casino Friday afternoon, looking at the Liberty 7 machines. We are following our protocols and working with the claimant through this process and as such, we cannot comment on this review.'įOX 25 asked the casino if it was a malfunction in the machine. We reached out to Newcastle Casino which released this statement: She should be paid what she won,” Zuhdi said. We’re going to look at all her legal options and aggressively pursue her rights. “We’re going to go through the process that is provided by the casino at this time. So, why would it work that way for them? It’s pointless,” Linda Sanchez said. “It’s crazy how they want to rely on ‘it’s a malfunction’ when somebody can easily go up there and lose all their money and ‘it’s a malfunction, give me my money back.’ It doesn’t work that way. It was an error,” said Bill Zuhdi, a lawyer representing Maribel Sanchez. “They told her we’re not going to pay you.
Maribel Sanchez took a picture of the machine after she won and shared it with FOX 25. “It says clearly the amount that she won, but now they’re saying it was a malfunction and not give her the amount,” Linda Sanchez said. That’s when they say things took a very big turn.
