Biggest casino winnings
Posted on September 5, 2008
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Chris Moneymaker
Nobody ever heard of Moneymaker before 2003. But he shocked the poker world and became a household name after winning that year’s World Series of Poker and $2.5million. With an initial entry fee of $40, and only 3 years of prior experience (mostly online), Moneymaker went on to beat some of poker’s most distinguished figures and take home one of poker’s biggest prizes.
Chris Moneymaker is also the author of an autobiographical account of his historic victory in the 2003 WSOP which he entitled “Moneymaker : How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker”. His book should serve as an inspiring story for all aspiring poker players or entrants into the online casino scene.
Anonymous Slot Winner
The largest slot machine payout is $39,713,982.25, which was won by a 25-year-old software engineer from Los Angeles after putting in $100 in the Megabucks slot machine at the Excalibur Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas on March 21, 2003. The winner a?” who has chosen to remain anonymous a?” was in Las Vegas visiting his family and to watch college basketball’s “March Madness” tournament. He said he had put in about $100 when he turned his head away for an instant. When he looked back, he had just won more than $39 million.
Joseph Hachem
The most recent World Series of Poker winner (2005), Hachem, from Austrailia, took home $7.5million for beating the largest field ever at this event.
Kerry Packer
This billionaire businessman is reported to have won over $20 million playing baccarat in Vegas over a weekend. One report holds that when Packer met a Texas oil man reportedly worth $50million, Packer asked him if he`d ‘toss for it`.
Andrew “Jack” Whittaker Jr.
In 2002, Whittaker became the largest single lottery winner of all-time by taking in $314.9million from a Powerball lottery. Choosing to take a single lump-sum payment instead of 30 annual installments, Whittaker walked away with `only` $170million after taxes.
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