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If you are looking for the true ‘dream makers’, that award goes to the ever-increasing progressive jackpots.
I have compiled some of these Winning Stories to brighten your dreams tonight.
It's Fabulous!
Jim Mikowski of Traverse City, MI. had a plan: go to Turtle Creek Casino in Williamsburg to play the same Fabulous 50's machine that he knew had hit nine months earlier for over $900,000.
The progressive prize had grown to $1,249,273.63 and with just $20, he says, "but I wanted to be absolutely sure I had hit the jackpot before I made a fool of myself. I made sure and then I jumped up and down and yelled. Next to getting married and having my kids, this was definitely the most exciting moment in my life."
Mikowski is a plumbing and heating contractor and when asked if the win had allowed him to retire, he replied, "I do plan to retire, but, I have commitments for jobs through the end of the year.
These contractors were good to me before I became a millionaire; I couldn't just leave them hanging."
"We celebrated this win and our 40th anniversary in a big way," he said. "My wife Barbara and I took our daughter, son-in- law, and two grandchildren to Las Vegas for a week, and then we went on to visit our other daughter and her husband in California. We all had a ball. We are now planning a trip to Hawaii. We have also donated to our favorite charity. My retirement, the trips--none of it would have happened without the win."
And, One More Time.
What a lucky streak for real estate agent Ellen Lockwood, who won a $945,531 jackpot on a Spooky slot progressive at Harrah's Rincon in San Diego. Here's the best part: this was her second win in a year!
Back in January last year, Ellen hit for $1 million at the same casino on a $1,000,000 Pyramid machine.
"For someone to win two large jackpots in their lifetime is unusual, said Tom Dingman, GM of Harrah's Rincon, but for someone to do it in the same year, at the same casino, it's like lighting striking twice."
Breakfast, then a Winning Play.
Sandra Weaver, a branch manager for Donna TruGreen Lawn Care, is now a happy millionaire. She and her family, opted for breakfast at Casino Sandia and then moved on to some slots play.
With an initial investment of less than fifty dollars at a Wheel of Fortune machine and thoughts of cashing out, Weaver gave the machine one more spin. To her amazement, up popped a MegaJackpot of $1,443,029.
Sandra does not have a plan for spending the money, other than paying some bills and to "bless others as I have been blessed." "Now I will have to tell my kids I was at the casino," she laughed.
And More to Come. The giant Wheel of Fortune jackpot of $1,273, 783.55 was hit by Boonchoo Novick at Isle of Capri, Biloxi MS during one of her bi-monthly casino visits The Lawton, OK resident selected a 50-cent slot and after her huge haul was asked what her future plans will be, to which she replied, "I plan to do more gambling."
Gayle Mitchell is author of Casino Gambling Made Easier books, EBooks, booklets and Slots Trilogy. WEB:
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