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- Biggest Winners:
 All
gamblers dream of that “big win”, logging on to an
online site hoping that in a few hours, even
minutes, they could be millionaires. And it’s
happened. Most winners don’t publicly announce
their good fortune (for security reasons,
obviously, plus you’d rather not have all and
sundry knocking on your door asking for a share),
but their stories do reach the newspapers. Their
names are changed, their faces blurred, but
nevertheless, the headlines scream their success.
The most
recent win picked up by the press was in May, 2006,
and revolved around one of the best examples of
beginner’s luck. A 20-year-old worker from
Sainsbury who used the pseudonym “Jamie” wasn’t
even a regular online casino gambler. He had
registered at a bingo site because he was bored,
and his girlfriend suggested that he join a site to
pass away the time. Two hours later, his Ј10 wager
had gotten him a little over two thousand pounds.
However,
the two thousand pounds are a mere pittance
compared to the winnings of Leslie Robbins and
Colleen DeVries of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in the
United States. They won the amazing amount of
$111,240,463.10. That’s on the Guinness Book of
Records—and is enough to make any gambler want to
run to the nearest online casino and try his luck
just one more time.
It’s
difficult to win on slot machines, as it’s all pure
luck and you really can’t do anything to beat the
casino odds (as opposed to say, poker or
blackjack). However, when you do win, you can win
huge amounts. For example, on April 14, 1997
Suzanne Henley won $12,510,559.90. Think that’s
big? It gets even bigger.
The next
year, her record was broken when a man in Daly
City, California took home the casino jackpot of
$14 million. But wait—there’s more! In 2006, a
woman on a gambling vacation in Las Vegas brought
home a “souvenir” of $27.6 million slot casino
jackpot. That’s $1.1 million over 25 years! Another
lucky winner was Barbara Desena, from New Jersey.
On a whim, she decided to kill a few minutes on a
progressive jackpot slot machine. After just a few
tries she won $1,307,050.
Sports
betting can also be very profitable. One lucky
gambler from Nottingham, England (who chose to
remain anonymous, but records show it was a woman —
proof that gambling is not just a man’s world) won
a total of Ј208,098.79. This included Ј153,644.40
from the odds of 3,072,887 to 1, and some other
obliging selections. She had only bet five pounds.
Talk about a smart investment!
Lottery
tickets have also created a new breed of
millionaires. Frank and Shirley Capaci were a
simple elderly couple from Streamwood, Illinois. On
impulse, they decided to spend $1 on a lottery
ticket. The odds were tremendous, and they never
expected to win. They had to choose five numbers
between 1 and 49, and a last number between 1 and
24. All six numbers had to match. The odds were $80
million to 1, and they won—taking home an enormous
$194 million. Needless to say, the Capacis were
able to retire in style.
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