Woman Becomes Overnight Millionaire After Winning Big Off $5 Casino Bet, Gives Thousands Away to Staff
The anonymous woman from New Jersey hit the jackpot at Harrah’s Atlantic City casino over the weekend — but she didn’t keep all the cash for herself.
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Talk about a little holiday magic!
A New Jersey woman in Atlantic City by winning a record-breaking prize during a poker game at Harrah’s Resort & Casino — and tipped the staff that dealt her the winning hand a massive thank you.
The anonymous 74-year-old woman, who hails from Monmouth County, New Jersey, cashed in on a cool $1.6 million prize after earning a royal flush off of a mere $5 bet during a progressive poker game.
The big win made her payout the highest amount on a progressive poker game that Ceasar’s Entertainment group has dealt out in the state.
But the woman didn’t take the money and run.
Not only did she tip a jaw-dropping $77,000 to the Harrah’s staff to be split among all the dealers, but she doled out a casual $100 to every other gambler who was in the room at the time of her winning, which was at least another 25 people according to .
“Most people give tips, but this was jaw-dropping,” Harrah’s Atlantic City director of table games Michael Zippel gushed in a . “Our dealers work hard all year long and truly deserve it.”
Perhaps there’s a touch of lottery luck lingering in the Garden State.
In October, one corner store in Lyndhurst, New Jersey won a $100,000 bonus for $2.7 million lottery jackpot ticket.
Harrah’s Atlantic City is a part of Caesar’s Entertainment company, which over 55% in a one-year period as of Thursday morning.
Talk about a little holiday magic!
A New Jersey woman in Atlantic City by winning a record-breaking prize during a poker game at Harrah’s Resort & Casino — and tipped the staff that dealt her the winning hand a massive thank you.
The anonymous 74-year-old woman, who hails from Monmouth County, New Jersey, cashed in on a cool $1.6 million prize after earning a royal flush off of a mere $5 bet during a progressive poker game.
The big win made her payout the highest amount on a progressive poker game that Ceasar’s Entertainment group has dealt out in the state.
But the woman didn’t take the money and run.
Not only did she tip a jaw-dropping $77,000 to the Harrah’s staff to be split among all the dealers, but she doled out a casual $100 to every other gambler who was in the room at the time of her winning, which was at least another 25 people according to .
“Most people give tips, but this was jaw-dropping,” Harrah’s Atlantic City director of table games Michael Zippel gushed in a . “Our dealers work hard all year long and truly deserve it.”
Perhaps there’s a touch of lottery luck lingering in the Garden State.
In October, one corner store in Lyndhurst, New Jersey won a $100,000 bonus for $2.7 million lottery jackpot ticket.
Harrah’s Atlantic City is a part of Caesar’s Entertainment company, which over 55% in a one-year period as of Thursday morning.
