Treasure Island gave Taylor a little money for his troubles and sent him on his way … without getting his name or any contact information. After about an hour, the technician was unable to identify the problem and Taylor’s family arrived to take him to a dinner reservation at a different hotel. Taylor summoned an attendant who called for a slot technician to examine the machine. This particular machine was linked to several slots in Nevada and other states and was connected to a remote server. Progressive slot machines are networked to other machines and offer bigger payouts than standalone slots. The machine prompted him to call for an attendant. The young man from Arizona was in Las Vegas with his family for the weekend to celebrate his brother’s recent graduation from the University of Arizona when he decided to drop into the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to try his luck on a slot machine or two.Īfter about 10 minutes of playing, Taylor’s machine briefly indicated that he might have won a progressive jackpot, but then stated that an error had occurred.
He didn’t know it at the time, but Jan.8 was Robert Taylor’s lucky day.
