Gambler turns $30 bet into ‘incredible' slot machine jackpot at Florida casino
The visitor sat at a Buffalo Link slot machine at the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee, the casino said in a June 27 Facebook post.
The player bet $30, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen.
Then a jackpot message appeared saying the gambler had won $151,000.
More than a dozen people commented on the Facebook post congratulating the winner.
'I hope I'm this lucky when I go to the casino. Congratulations,' one person wrote.
'Woohoo!!!' another person said.
'Congratulations on hitting the jackpot! That's incredible!' someone else said.
This wasn't the only big win at the casino.
Another player hit a Buffalo Link slot machine with a $15 bet, winning more than $109,000.
Immokalee is an unincorporated community in Collier County. It's about a 35-mile drive southeast from Fort Myers.
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