So the gambler brought the case to the tribal court of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians where it was dismissed, then took it to the Alabama state court system.

So the gambler brought the case to the tribal court of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians where it was dismissed, then took it to the Alabama state court system. It looks like the Alambama Supreme Court ruled it had no jurisdiction over the case [1]. Some interesting allegations: Rape alleged that at that point he was approached and congratulated by casino employees and patrons and that one casino employee said to him: “[D]on't let them cheat you out of it.”1 Rape alleged that the machine printed out a ticket containing the winning amount of $1,377,015.30 but that representatives of Wind Creek Casino took possession of the ticket and refused to return it to him. Rape was then taken by tribal officials or casino employees into “a back room,” where they discussed how Rape's winnings would be paid, mentioning the possibility of a structured payout over a period of 20 to 30 years. Those officials then instructed Rape that he had to wait outside the room while they “called PCI” to confirm his winnings. I checked several sources in addition to the Ars article, and it's interesting that nobody is reporting what the max payout on the machine was. Although without jurisdiction I suppose that doesn't really matter wrt the court case. [1] http://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-supreme-court/1875570.html http://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-supreme-court/1875570.html