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Jackpot dispute heads back to court as witnesses prepare to testify

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Frankfurt court will resume hearing a player's lawsuit against Bad Homburg casino in December, when witnesses including the former floor manager are expected to testify.
  • The player says a machine showed he had won a jackpot in September 2025, while the casino says a software error displayed the wrong result and that another player won the jackpot.
  • The casino acknowledges owing the player €218, the amount initially shown, but has rejected a settlement.

The dispute over a jackpot at the Bad Homburg casino is not close to ending. A Frankfurt regional court will continue the case in December with testimony from witnesses, including the casino's former floor manager.

The player is suing the casino for about €26,000. He played one of its machines in September 2025, and in the early morning hours the machine indicated that he had won the jackpot. The casino did not pay, arguing that a software error had produced a faulty display.

According to the casino, another player won the jackpot on a different machine and received the payout. The machine used by the plaintiff first displayed a win of about €218, then showed the much larger jackpot amount.

At the opening of the trial in August, the presiding judge indicated that the casino could not settle the case simply by pointing to a technical error. A key question will be whether it can prove that the jackpot was actually triggered on another machine. The casino declined to negotiate a settlement and maintains that it owes the player only the €218 initially displayed.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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