Biggest wins in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is world famous for luxury casinos, which are among the most famous and most visited in the world. The economy is mainly generated by tourists who, in addition to having fun, dream of the opportunity to quickly become millionaires, depending on the unique moment of happiness. We’ve compiled a list of the biggest winners in Las Vegas history.
Rampart Lucky Local – $ 14.2 million
A Las Vegas resident (who preferred to remain anonymous) made a quick visit to Rampart Casino and decided to invest $ 20 in a progressive slot. After that, he was a staggering $ 14 million richer. The man asked to reveal his identity only as “Rampart Lucky Local”, the lucky man (or woman) from Las Vegas. Rampart Lucky Local became a legend in the city by participating in various charitable projects and his church.
Anonymous Coupons – $ 17.3 million
Fate seems to mean well with the residents of Las Vegas, because this profit was also made by an anonymous person from the area. With a few coupons for free spins in slot machines, the said player went to the M Resort to use his credits and didn’t spend a penny there. Nonetheless, he got $ 17.3 million on his way out.
Breakfast of Champions – $ 22.6 million
One quiet morning on March 27, 2002, Johanna Huendl was on vacation, having fun in Las Vegas, and on the way to breakfast she checked out the slot machines, saw that she had $ 170 in her wallet, and decided to get a progressive pocket ball Slot to play. She reportedly considered herself extremely lucky, believing she had won $ 2 million. How she felt when she realized there was an extra zero on the screen is not known.
Once is good, twice is better – $ 25.6 million
Elmer Sherwin, a World War II veteran, was 76 years old in 1989 when he won $ 4.6 million in progressive pocket slot just 10 hours after The Mirage opened its doors to the public. He used the money to travel the world but continued to gamble in casinos on a regular basis. The unbelievable happened in 2005 when he was 92 years old: this time Elmer’s jackpot was $ 21 million. He donated most of the money to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The transience of happiness – $ 34.9 million
Waitress Cynthia Jay-Brennan went to the Desert Inn for her mother-in-law’s birthday after a hard day at work and decided to try her luck in a progressive pocket slot. Cynthia didn’t play in the casino often and never thought in her life that she would win one of the biggest prizes in history that night, nearly $ 35 million. However, just weeks later, a real tragedy happened: Cynthia and her sister Lela were visiting a casino just weeks later and stopped at a red light two blocks from their destination when they were hit by a drunk driver. Lela passed away immediately, and Cynthia was injured so badly that she was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
The Millionaire Engineer – $ 39.7 million
A 25-year-old software engineer came to Las Vegas from Los Angeles on March 21, 2003 to watch a basketball game. However, he was very early and decided to pass the waiting time at the Excalibur Casino. He put $ 100 into a progressive pocket slot and ended up winning the biggest prize in Las Vegas history, 397,000 times his original stake: $ 39.7 million.
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