That was in Austria. According to the article the maximum legal jackpot there is €2M, so the machine indicating a €45M win clearly had something wrong with it. The spinners showed 4/5 matching symbols while the software read 5/5.
Anyway, looks like he wound up getting €1M after bringing suit. No mention of any fines or other regulatory discipline for the casino, but given the quality of that later article who knows.
