A patron at the Sandia Resort and Casino was playing a slot machine when it indicated a $1.6 million jackpot, according to ABC News (hat tip: Drudge).  But the lucky gambler, Gary Hoffman, hit hard luck when it came to getting the Indian reservation casino to pay off.  No dice, as it were. The casino claims that it was a computer malfunction on the electronic-laden one armed bandit. "I won money, fair and square, and I've been cheated out of my winnings," Hoffman told ABC News.He has a poor chance of obtaining legal redress. ABC News writes:Native American tribes, as independent nations, have their own court systems and can be sued in state courts only under limited circumstances. New Mexico law generally does not allow tribes to be sued in a state court over a contract dispute, Kleiman said. Hoffman's lawyers say they should be able to sue the tribe over what they call big business. "They spent millions of dollars getting these customers, these gamblers, to...(Read Full Post)