A Hong Kong woman who apparently hit a jackpot of HK$40 million in Macau is unlikely to cash in the amount due to a 'machine error', the city's deputy gaming inspector said yesterday.
'It seems that the amount will not be paid out,' said Antonio Pedro Silva Correia Paiva, deputy head of the Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ)
'It's a gross mistake [by the machine],' Mr Paiva said.
Mr Paiva said it had happened because of a software problem in the machine at the StarWorld Casino.
'That machine never pays [so much]. It's queer,' he said.
The middle-aged woman, surnamed Tin, deposited a HK$5 coin in a slot machine at the StarWorld casino about 8pm on Thursday.
Shortly after she pushed a bet button, the red light started flashing on top of the machine and the number 40,000,000 appeared on the credit meter.
