Did you read the whole thing?
The winning player posted once, long after the event, and then never replied again.
I wonder about those screenshots - thats a lot of money to just let slide if the claim is legitimate.
The jackpot was definitely hit. I remember it at the time, because I was playing it. As to *who* hit it, it's not known.
I cannot see how you can improperly hit a jackpot, but if it was fraud, the money belongs to the players, not the casino, and should be added back to the jackpot.
It's important to realise the difference between a progressive jackpot and a normal one. A normal jackpot is paid by the casino. So if a player comes to the casino with a screwdriver and fiddles with the machine and hits the jackpot first spin, they are cheating the casino. But if they do the same on a progressive they are cheating the players. The players should get their money back.
It does not belong to the casino, they have misappropriated 142,000 profit on top of the profit made from the game itself (which is 0.5% at the least, but more like 5% in practice because the players are chasing the jackpot).
Any non-payment of progressive jackpots should result in IMMEDIATE return of the money to the jackpot pool.
Assuming this player did win the jackpot, there are two options:
1. the player should be paid (most likely IMO)
2. the player should not be paid, and the money should be returned to the jackpot.
Otherwise this is very serious rogue behaviour on a massive scale.
If casinos can get added to the rogue pit for terminating affiliate agreements, what should happen if they make off with 142,000 of player funds!??!