She pushed the button, but it was his money. So who gets the Hard Rock $100,000 jackpot? Gambler Jan Flato supplied the money that went into the Double Top Dollar slot machine at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. But the woman who was nuzzling up to him pushed the button.
So when the bells rang, the lights flashed and the payline showed a $100,000 jackpot, Flato felt like a big winner.
He wasn’t.
When casino managers checked the video, it showed the woman, 35-year-old Marina Medvedeva Navarro, had actually started the slot wheels rolling, making her the rightful winner. Flato not only lost the cash, he has barely heard from his friend since she walked out that Jan. 31 night alone with a $50,000 check and another 50 grand in cash — after asking armed security to keep an eye on Flato as she left.
She sent him a text message a few weeks later asking, “Still hate me?” He responded: “How could you do that to me?” Her reply: “I miss you.”
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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article142963604.htmlIt's a blandly cautionary tale. "What's it doing in Ridiculous News?" you ask.
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Make sure you read the comments. Someone claiming to be the woman in the story makes an appearance and it gets amusing very fast.