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HOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) – A lucky Fort Lauderdale woman has won a record slot machine jackpot worth more than $3.8 million at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood.
Veronica Castillo isn’t a regular at casinos. However, when she ended up going to one a couple of years ago, she had won a staggering $8.5 million after trying her luck on a slot machine. That is, until the casino refused to give her a cash prize. Las Vegas slots player wins $15.5M jackpot on Christmas Eve It was the largest slot machine jackpot Nevada has seen in eight years, the casino owner said. An anonymous woman won $34.9 million. NEWCASTLE, Okla. (KOKH) - An Oklahoma woman gambling at the Newcastle Casino Friday morning claims she hit the jackpot for nearly $8. 5 million, but she said the casino won’t pay her.
Ms. Laurie, who didn’t want to reveal her last name to the public, hit a jackpot for $3,854,682 on the IGT Megabucks® slots game shortly after midnight Thursday morning.
READ MORE: Street Flooding, Power Outages Reported Following Heavy Rain Moving Through South FloridaThe jackpot marks the highest payout in history for all six Seminole Gaming properties and the largest slot jackpot ever awarded in Florida on an IGT game.
The lucky player was on a $1 machine and had wagered a $5 bet to win the jackpot.
IGT Megabucks® slot machine (Courtesy: Seminole Hard Hotel and Casino)
Woman Wins 8 Million On Slot Machines
“I am in absolute shock,” she said. “You like to dream big but that’s really big. That’s not even in the ballpark of what you think you can win. That’s a lottery! It still feels like a dream,” she said in a statement released by the casino.
The woman just celebrated her 60th birthday last week and was spending the evening at the Guitar Hotel having dinner with friends at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood.
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1 Dead, 2 Wounded In SW Miami-Dade ShootingWhen asked about what she plans to do with her winnings, she said, “We’re talking about hurricane windows! We talked about resurfacing the pool or maybe getting a nicer condo after retirement.”
Since reopening on June 12, after being shut down due to COVID-19, the casino has awarded more than $74.8 million in jackpots, including 29 jackpots valued at $50,000 or above.
The Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood has implemented strict safety guidelines to keep guests and employees safe from COVID-19.
Those guidelines include required masks for guests and employees inside any facility except while in the pool, eating, drinking or smoking in designated areas. To maintain physical distancing, only registered hotel guests are permitted access to the pool. Chairs on the pool deck are spaced to encourage social distancing and guests who violate safety protocols may be asked to leave by management.