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| Henry Gribbohm with his over sized stuffed banana |
(Scroll down for video) A man lost his life savings playing a carnival game.
At first, the New Hampshire man tried a couple of practice rounds and he won most of the games, but when he started playing a real game he lost every time.
Now, the man is accusing the game’s owner of rigging the game and he wants his money back.
Henry Gribbohm, tried his luck at a carnival game in order to win an Xbox. He did not win, instead, he lost his life savings which was about $2,600.
30-year-old Gribbohm was trying to win an Xbox Kinect at Manchester, New Hampshire Carnival.
Gribbohm of Epsom, was playing a game called “Tubs of fun”, in which contestants throw balls in a bathtub to win prizes, but as hard as he tried, the balls kept popping out.
"It is possible that the game wasn't rigged, you just get caught up in the whole thing" Gribbohm said.
Gribbohm had $300, when he started playing. He went home to get $2,300 more hoping to make back the money he lost, but he soon lost all that too.
“These games are so addictive, it is just like gambling but on a small scale, people get sucked into it and they cannot stop. It is sad that he lost all his life savings, he could have bought several new Xbox games for the price he spent trying to win one,” Paul Moore, 37, of Dover, New Hampshire told YourJewishNews.com after watching the video.
Gribbohm, who is convinced that the game is rigged, went back to the carnival the next day and discussed the issue with the owner of the “Tubs of fun” game. The owner agreed to give him back $600. Gribbohm filed a police report. The Manchester Police Department is investigating the incident. Gribbohm did however manage to win a over sized stuffed banana with dreadlocks. He is considering a lawsuit.
"For the first time in my life I went on to become that sucker," Gribbohm said.
While the investigation is ongoing the “Tubs of fun” game was banned from being part of the upcoming New Hampshire-based Fiesta Shows carnival.
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