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Locked-up Black Hawk slot machine means Westminster couple gets 80 cents, not $31,000

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WESTMINSTER — Sometimes Lady Luck just isn’t on your side.

The Colorado Division of Gaming has decided that a Westminster couple who thought they had won more than $31,000 playing penny slots at a Black Hawk casino only deserve to be refunded on the 80 cents they put into the machine.

Chuck and Tisha Barry were playing the Cash Spin game at the Lady Luck casino this summer when, Chuck Barry says, he got three bars with sevens and then landed on the “Super Jackpot.” He says a red light began flashing before the machine went dark.

CBS4 reported that the state determined the machine locked up because of a problem with the touch screen and did not complete its cycle. Therefore, the prize money announcement was invalid. The Barrys have hired an attorney.

The Associated Press

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