Woman Becomes Overnight Millionaire After Winning Big Off $5 Casino Bet, Gives Thousands Away to StaffThe 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.
ByEmily Rella•
Talk about a little holiday magic!
A New Jersey womanstruck gold在大西洋城赢得破纪录的争取荣誉e 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 toNBC10 Philadelphia.
"Most people give tips, but this was jaw-dropping," Harrah's Atlantic City director of table games Michael Zippel gushed in astatement. "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 forselling a$2.7 million lottery jackpot ticket.
Harrah's Atlantic City is a part of Caesar's Entertainment company, whichwas downover 55% in a one-year period as of Thursday morning.