We found the luckiest gamblers who managed to hit massive jackpots. These are not only online casino players, but also lottery participants, poker players, and land-based casino visitors. You can visit top gambling websites to repeat their successes.
- Archie Karas – turned $50 into $40 million
Imagine that you went to the casino with $50 in your pocket, and came out with $40 million. It looks like a fantastic story, but this is not fiction.
In the beginning, Archie turned $50 into $10,000, and he could have gone home, but he was on a good runway, so he decided to stay at the Las Vegas casino. He was already far away from $50, so he continued to play and, in the end, he hit the jackpot of $40 million.
Archie became the happiest man in the history of the casino, but luck slammed the door in front of him as quickly as it gave an opportunity to win.
- The biggest online casino winner is $38 million
How about making millions of dollars lying on the couch, drinking coffee and not leaving home? This can happen thanks to the amazing world of online slots technology.
A guy named ‘Peter’ won the largest progressive online jackpot in history worth 228 million NOK, which is $38 million. He was so shocked by his winnings that he trembled with excitement.
Peter played an online slot called Arabian Nights. He won at Bettson casino, which used the slogan “anything can happen” and proved that it was true.
- Elmer Shervin won $5 million. And then won $21 million
Mega-Millions is a lottery, and Megabucks is a casino slot. Megabucks has been using the progressive jackpot since 1989. Since then, Elmer Shervin wins five million dollars in 1989. In 2005, he won twenty-one million dollars, making him a multi-millionaire. The chance of getting the jackpot on this machine was one in five million, but Elmer beat the odds.
- Mike Ashley $1.6 million
The fourth largest casino win went to a famous person who sat down at the table for fun with a roulette at Fifty London casino. Mike Ashley, the owner of Newcastle United Football Club, has decided to attract attention in the casino. Just owning a football club does not bring so much attention. When Mike made his bid, he noticed that he won $1.6 million. As a true winner, he thanked the dealer after the victory and left the table. In 2011, however, he lost 1 million pounds sterling in 2 hours of casino games.
- Charlie Wells: a man who won a $1 million bank in Monte Carlo
The fifth largest casino win was more than one million dollars, but this happened in 1892. After playing roulette for 11 hours in a row, Charlie Wells was called “the man who won the bank in Monte Carlo”. The musicians wrote songs about Charlie, who became famous and rich because he took a chance at the table and it paid off. So, if you’re lucky, you can come up with your own song theme.
- Cynthia Jay: Casino winnings over $30 million from $27
It was the usual January evening of 2000.
Cynthia took her place from a poky’s slots connected to the Megabucks network. There was little money in her pocket – a measly $27, but the waitress wanted to stay longer.
She was making small bets, the coins gradually dried up. The waitress was not going to spend the remaining cents. The last attempt, after which Cynthia planned to go home, crossed all ideas. The slot machine began to make loud noises, notifying all casinos of the jackpot. Gawkers from all over the hall rushed to look at the lucky one.
Cynthia was surprised and discouraged. An incredible amount with seven zeros – $34.96 million glowed on the board. That was a jackpot accumulated in the system for many months.
- Johanna Heindl $22.6 million: Las Vegas casino birthday win
Like the previous story, this event happened in Las Vegas. A middle-aged lady celebrated another birthday at the casino. The real wins were inspiring, but being a realist, and not a dreamer, Johanna Heindl did not count on a pleasant gift from the casino. And it absolutely in vain.
The slot machine chosen by the birthday girl habitually grunted after launch, twisted and rang at the whole casino. Yohana hit a super jackpot that accumulated on the Megabucks network two and a half years after winning Cynthia Jay. Lucky wallet of that girl has grown by $ 22.6 million.
- Game on $ 360 million with Larry Ross
American Larry Ross was not a gambling man and never participated in the lottery draws. But Fortune is a lady with fantasy. She knows exactly how to charm a chosen one.
Larry could not pay for lunch. Hundred-dollar bills were in the wallet, and the cashier had no change. To solve the situation, the guy had to sell a lottery ticket for the weekly Big Game in addition to hot dog.
What ended the story? Of course, a victory! The big winnings in the casino are fading amid the amount Larry got – $363 million. The money won had to be shared equally with another participant who also bought a lucky ticket.
- $2.7 million poker game with Martin De Knif
Winnings in casinos can sometimes be earned with your personal skills. Swede Martin De Knif became the winner of the annual poker tournament in Vegas. Participation in the competition was extremely tense – the hero had to hold dozens of games with hundreds of experienced players. But the efforts were not in vain. Fortune donated $2.73 million to Martin.
- Online casino betting
A forty-year-old resident of the Finnish capital did not have the opportunity to go to gambling establishments, but there was a passionate desire to win. The man began to visit the online casino.
The game has gradually become a routine. Every day he methodically put small amounts on slot machines. One evening, no different from the rest, the gambler got a stunning jackpot – €17.8 million.
