FOX 25 reporters then contacted the venue and the machine’s manufacturer, but neither gave any concrete information on what exactly happened. It was an error, ” Sanchez’s lawyer, Bill Zuhdi, explains.įurious about the injustice of the situation, Sanchez contacted Oklahoma’s FOX 25 news station, which reported on the event through their website and Twitter account.

“They told her we’re not going to pay you. Instead of paying Sanchez her $8.5 million, the casino gave her back the $14.50 she had spent at the slot machine and bid her farewell. A few moments later, Sanchez was approached by members of the casino staff. Just after she took the picture, the slot machine turned off. In her mind, she was already thinking about how she would spend her money on achieving her life-long dream of buying a house. Excited about her win, Sanchez took a picture of the winning graphic using her phone.

After a few rounds, she hit the jackpot and the machine told her she won $8,469,498.95 USD. She set her wager amount at a dollar and twenty-five cents per spin. The Sequence of EventsĪccording to FOX25, Maribel Sanchez entered Newcastle Casino at seven in the morning to try her luck on a Liberty 7s slot machine.

Lucky Magic 7’s machine, similar to the one used by Sanchez at Newcastle Casino to get the $8.5 million jackpot.