Buffalo News<\/a>, she’d spent $600 playing slot machines at Seneca Niagara that night. After winning the jackpot, the 69-year-old was kicked out of the casino when officials realized that she was on the self-exclusion list.<\/p>\nNo details were given on the size of the jackpot, or when she banned herself.<\/p>\n
What is known is that Niagara Falls Police were called to the casino by security crews do escort Digianna out. It’s unclear if she was giving security a tough time, but one can only imagine that she was pretty upset after learning that she wouldn’t receive her jackpot.<\/p>\n
The good news is that Digianna received all $600 back that she spend on the slot machines. The bad news is that, in addition to losing the jackpot, she also got a ticket for trespassing.<\/p>\n
Niagara police stated that the Ontario woman, who was with her husband, didn’t know realize that her ban was still active.<\/p>\n
Land-based casinos across the United States have self-exclusion rules in effect so that problem gamblers can bar themselves from losing any more money. In fact, gaming jurisdictions require these limits any time a casino is approved in a certain area\/city.<\/p>\n
While these bans are designed to help problem gamblers, they can backfire on occasion, as you can see with Digianna winning a jackpot and then losing it immediately afterward. But overall, self-exclusion is definitely a good thing in the casino world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Pasqua Digianna put herself on a self-exclusion list from Seneca Niagara Casino. But she ignored this self-ban to continue playing slots, and finally won the elusive jackpot she’d been chasing.<\/p>\n