Casino to lose big with gambling gaffe
A casino stands to make a big loss after accidentally sending thousands of punters $500 vouchers for their slot machines.
The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course intended to send the vouchers - along with passes to their buffet - to their top 1,000 gamblers.
But a marketing mishap saw the offer sent to over 55,000 people,
The offer said everyone was able to claim $100 in slots credits per week from Dec 1 through Jan 4, plus two free visits to the buffet.
It meant that the casino had the odds stacked (for a change) against it and that if everyone claimed the cash they would lose $29million (£20m).
Backtracking casino bosses have now said they will partially honor the offer by giving each gambler $100 in credits and two buffet passes, if they are redeemed by Christmas.
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