This past Saturday, a gambler in Chile visited a nearby casino and came away with an early Christmas present. Everyone who plays the slots has the desire to win big, even if it is only in their subconscious, and this 50-year-old surely woman did.
It happened at the Enjoy Casino in Chile’s Via del Mar. When she hit a jackpot on a slot machine, a lucky player turned less than $4 into more than $101,000.
The woman, only known as “MMC” by the media portal Soy Chile, went to the Enjoy Via del Mar casino on Saturday. After just a few minutes of playing the slots, Lady Luck grinned broadly at her.
Following a bet of just CLP4,000 (US$4.52), her life changed. Suddenly, the slot started screaming and its lights began to flash. It was then that she realized she had hit the jackpot. Off her minimal bet, MMC just scored CLP90,000 (US$101,700).
Still in Shock
When media outlets caught up with her later, MMC said that she had been inside the casino for a short time when the unexpected happened. At first, she didn’t make the connection between the reaction of the slot machine and the jackpot.
Only after other gamblers began coming up to her and congratulating her did she realize what had happened. She was “caught completely off guard” and in shock over the outcome.
MMC didn’t say what she plans on doing with the winnings, which will be about 20% lighter after she pays taxes. Still, the amount comes at the right time of the year, as splurging on the family for the holidays is likely in the cards.
She’s not the only person to win big off a small investment at a casino recently. A man won $96,832 at a Fresno, Calif, casino last month after betting just $1.76.
On November 19, Evencio Valencia Rocha of Porterville, Calif, visited Eagle Mountain Casino. He headed for the jackpot and sat down at the one-cent “Rising Fortunes” slot machine.
The casino would later report that Valencia had only bet $1.76 when he hit the jackpot. He scored $96,832 off his investment and still had plenty left over after giving the obligatory 24% in taxes to the state.
Viña Del Mar Bomb Scare
MMC’s win undoubtedly got everyone’s adrenaline rushing. Gamblers at the casino had a similar reaction last Saturday, but for a very different reason.
Authorities had to evacuate the casino in the early hours of the morning because of a “suspicious package” that some thought may have been a bomb. Police and the bomb disposal unit descended on the property, taking over the section of the casino that houses the table games, where the package was found.
It turned out to be nothing more than an overreaction. After getting a closer look at the package, which had been left inside the bathroom, it turned out to be nothing more than an empty box that someone had inadvertently left there.
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