Player refuses to accept Jackpot

Probably, it's the first time in the history of online gambling when someone refuses to accept a jackpot payout. So, here's the story - a Chinese player Mr C. has £4,444 won a WowPot slot game progressive jackpot at Jackpot City online casino (Belle Rock group). As a rule, Chinese are highly superstitious when it comes to numerology. The number 4 in Chinese is pronounced just like the word for death thus making this number sinister. And it this case it were four 4s that added to the complexity of the situation. Later Mr.C contacted Jackpot City's customer support department and explained that by accepting this jackpot he may bring misfortune to him or his family or even this may become a harbinger of death. On the other side he didn't want to lose the money because £4,444 is a big sum if you're not a millionaire.

Terry Maverick, the representative of Jackpot City casino confirmed that this situation really took place and added: "We're still talking to the player and working out the best approach to handle this, which is sensitive to the player's beliefs and concerns, but ensures that he does not lose out on his winnings."

On the other hand it clear that if the had won £888 he would have been very happy. It's all about Chinese language. In Chinese the number 8 is pronounced exactly like the word for good fortune. Many of the Chinese-themed slot games have fixed jackpots and payouts where there are 8s such as 8, 88, 888, 8,888. RTG online slot game Year of Fortune is an example.

WowPot's progressive slot game payouts are not as big as in some other Microgaming progressives but the hits are more frequent. During the last year it has hit 45 times. That means that it has hit every 8 days for an average amount of 16,000 credits. As we can see, Mr. C's jackpot was even smaller than usual. However, we may never know what Jackpot City will do and how this can be resolved in favor of Mr. C. There are many suggestions but we think that most likely Mr.C
will be given the same amount in another currency.