May 30 2009

The Winning Spin

Online casino operators say that winning on your last spin is rare. When you make a deposit and you are simply on the last of what is left on your account more often than not a player will play through the remainder of the money and reload to make sure that they have money in their online casino account to continue to play further. Well things were a little different for Julie Sams at one online casino.

Julie had been a player at this online casino for several months. She wasn’t a huge gambler just liked to play some online slots every once in a while. She enjoyed various games. She especially loved those with a progressive jackpot- after all, where else could you win millions of dollars after only betting a few cents.

Julie played a few times a month. This past month she deposited $20 and was on her last dollar when she said to herself, “after this dollar is spent I am going to take some time off”. She had 33 cents left in her account when she made the spin that would change her life. For 77 cents, Julie landed on the winning combination. Her screen was flashing and the online casino host connected to her screen to wish her a congratulations.

Julie had won a sum just under a million dollars. While she continues to go to work, she said that her life has really changed; she is able to do more and has done some great things with the money that she won.

She continues to play at online casinos and says that her favourite time is when she has a one dollar balance and she makes one of her last spins before she nears the end.

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