Gambler turns $12.50 bet into huge jackpot prize at Florida casino. ‘Wow!'
One lucky gambler turned a $12.50 bet into a huge jackpot at a Florida casino.
Now the player is more than $134,000 richer.
The guest sat at a Dragon Link slot machine at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, the casino said in a June 21 Facebook post.
The gambler made a bet, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen.
Then a jackpot message appeared saying the player won $134,521.91.
The guest had a remaining credit of $104.60 in the machine at the time of the win.
Nearly 50 people commented on the casino's Facebook post to congratulate the winner.
'Save some for me. I'll be there next Thursday for three days,' one person said.
'Wow!' another person wrote.
There have been other big wins at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa this month.
Another gambler also chose a Dragon Link slot machine, bet $7.50 and won the $111,420.01 jackpot, the casino said in a June 2 post.
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