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Pauline McKee v. Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. and Ioc Black Hawk County, Inc.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 24, 2015No. 14–0802PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANSFIELD, Justice.

This case requires us to apply ordinary contract principles to an extraordinary event. While playing a penny slot machine, a casino patron obtained a win of 185 credits, or $1.85, based on how the symbols had lined up. However, at the same time a message appeared on the screen stating, “Bonus Award— $41797550.16.” The casino refused to pay the alleged bonus, claiming it was an error and not part of the game. The patron brought suit against the casino, asserting breach of contract, estoppel, and consumer 'fraud. The district court granted summary judgment to the casino. The…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of OklandSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
  2. Schoff v. Combined Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  3. Soults Farms, Inc. v. Charles J. Schafer v. Soults Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2011
  4. Huber v. HoveySupreme Court of Iowa · 1993
  5. ABC Disposal Systems, Inc. v. Department of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Danny Homan, Rich Taylor, Jerry Kearns, Mark Smith, Thomas Courtney, Janet Petersen, Bruce Hunter, Curt Hanson, Tony Bisignano, Herman Quirmbach, Dick Dearden, Art Staed, Ako Abdul-Samad, Jo Oldson, Ruth Ann Gaines, Sharon Steckman, Todd Taylor, Mary Gaskill, Kirsten Running-Marquardt, Timi Brown-Powers, Dave Jacoby, Pam Jochum, Matt McCoy, Michael Gronstal, and Bruce Bearinger v. Terry E. BranstadSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  2. Ronald Dwight Kunde v. Estate of Arthur D. Bowman and Diane EngelkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2018
  3. Iowa Arboretum, Inc. v. Iowa 4-H FoundationSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  4. Dutrac Community Credit Union and Kwik Trip, Inc. v. Radiology Group Real Estate, L.C., Shamrock Properties, L.C. Duffy Family Limited Partnership Bigger Better Betty Building, L.L.C. And Quad City Oms, L.C.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  5. In re Gen. Motors LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018

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