A 40-year-old won more than 200,000 euros on New Year’s Day by playing at the casino in Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine) after having bet 80 euro cents in a slot machine, the director of the club said on Sunday. ‘establishment.
The winner was on vacation and accompanying her mom
“This is a person new to gambling and slot machines, who was on vacation and was accompanying his mother. It won 209,715.20 euros, it is the second biggest jackpot of the establishment since the opening of the slot machines 30 years ago ”, explained the director of the casino Barrière François-Stéphane Vergne.
After a bet of 80 cents on Saturday around 5 p.m., the machine, which takes the form of a large screen, doubled the winnings, paying bonuses, before reaching the final six-figure sum.
She was a little surprised, we isolated her and offered her a small glass of champagne
“Often people don’t realize what’s happening to them. She was a little surprised, we isolated her and offered her a small glass of champagne, ”added Mr. Vergne.
In 2011, a player won the sum of 425,000 euros after wagering 60 cents in the same establishment.