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One January 10, 2010, a 78-year-old retired physical education and dance teacher received quite the shock while  visiting Las Vegas with her daughter.  The woman, who did not give her name, was able to celebrate her birthday three days early by winning a $4,141,909 MegaJackpot playing Wheel of Fortune Special Edition pennies at the Venetian Resort Casino in Las Vegas, NV. She said that previously, the largest payout she’d ever won at on a slot machine was $600. 

“My actual birthday is January 13th. When we get home to Oswego, New York, then we’ll have a big party. This is hard to believe. In fact, I first thought I had won $4,000 until a casino host told me I had won the jackpot.” said the lucky lady. The woman was excstatic at the win because she’s been an avid player for years. That’s the thing about the big jackpots– so many people spend years playing a particular game or at a specific casino with only moderate wins to show for it. Then, suddenly, they walk away with a big win after getting lucky. It’s a great way to close out a day of gambling.

More and more casinos are creating super special bonuses for their loyal players. If you are a gamer, be sure to check out some of the newest promotions in Las Vegas. The city’s casinos are working hard to bring customers back. Since the recession almost every casino has suffered huge losses. The Las Vegas economy overall is depressed and casinos operators are looking for ways to spur players back into gambling. The jackpot above was great news and created a lot of buzz for area gaming facilities.

The fortunate winner had been playing the winning penny machine earlier in the evening, but left to meet her daughter for dinner. She later returned to the same machine and reportedly played about $40 before hitting the multi-million jackpot.
 
When asked what she was going to do with her winnings, she said, “I’m going to pay off my car and then talk about the rest of the winnings with my five children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.”

About two weeks ago Joe Cada became the youngest WSOP Main Event winner ever and walked away with over $8 million in winnings. Not only was it his 22^nd birthday celebration, but it also marked his historic entry into the world of professional poker play.  Cada has already appeared on Fox, CNBC, the CBS Early Show, Bloomberg, WPIX-TV and almost every Detroit-area radio and TV show available. In a recent interview Cada was asked if he has officially celebrated his 22^nd birthday and he happily said he had not. He added, “After going on CNN [the morning after his win], I think I’ve done about eight other interviews, so it’s been a pretty busy day. But I’m not complaining. It’s been a lot of fun. We’ve got ESPN [on Thursday] and then I’m flying to Michigan and we’re going to the Michigan-Ohio State football game, which will be a blast. So, I’m busy, but I’m having fun.

He was also asked about his sudden celebrity and how he is dealing with it. Cada assured listeners that he is being pulled in many directions, but it is still strange to sign autographs for people. He added that everyone has been nice and have had many good things to say to him. When asked if he’s afraid if the media will infringe on his personal life too much, he said, “No, I’m not too worried about it. I’m pretty laid back. I like to have fun, but I’m smart about it and I’m going to be even smarter about it now. It just comes with the territory and I have no choice but to get used to it.”

 The big question for Cada was whether or not the $8.5 million will truly change him. He assured his fans that it won’t, saying “No, I’m not. And that’s real important to me. Money will never change me and it shouldn’t change people. It gives me more freedom and opportunities, but it’s not going to change me as a person. I have a lot of close friends. They’ve been my friends when I’ve lost and they’ve been my friends when I won. That won’t change now. My friends and family are important to me.”  He was also asked if he plans on continuing on the poker circuit and Cada was firm with a resounding “Yes!”  He plans on focusing on the bigger cash tournaments, though he admits he may opt out of smaller ones and non-main event plays.