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Gambler bets $250 on slot machine — then wins big jackpot at New Jersey casino
A gambler walked away with a big jackpot prize after visiting a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The guest sat at a Gong Gong Lai Fu Mighty Buddha slot machine Aug. 9 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, the casino said in an Aug. 12 news release.
The player from Bloomfield bet $250, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen.
Then a $205,500 jackpot message appeared.
Another gambler got lucky at the same casino that day.
The visitor from Staten Island, New York, bet $5 on a Magic Pearl Lightning Cash slot machine and hit the $86,969.29 jackpot.
Casinos were legalized in Atlantic City in 1976. Since then, the city has grown into a small resort and gaming city along the Atlantic Coast with casinos, nightclubs and entertainment.
The area, which is about a 125-mile drive south from New York City, brings in about 27 million people every year, according to city officials.
