After dropping a single dollar into a casino game, an Indiana man won a record jackpot. “It still seems like a dream,” he said in a comment on the casino’s post about his win.
Winnings
At the French Lick Casino, which opened 16 years ago, a one dollar bet made a lucky Indiana resident the biggest jackpot winner ever.
According to the casino’s Twitter page, “The French Lick Casino is an amenity of the French Lick Resort, which includes the French Lick Springs Hotel, West Baden Springs Hotel, spas and golf.”
A man named Andrew won a massive $690,623 progressive jackpot on a one dollar Wild Party game.
Congratulations
The French Lick Casino posted about the record breaking win on Twitter, congratulating Andrew.
“CONGRATULATIONS to French Lick’s BIGGEST JACKPOT WINNER ever. Andrew won this MASSIVE $690,623 progressive jackpot on a $1 Wild Party game,” the French Lick Casino wrote on its Twitter page.
CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 to French Lick’s BIGGEST JACKPOT WINNER ever. Andrew won this MASSIVE $690,623 progressive jackpot on a $1 Wild Party game. #slots #casino #jackpot pic.twitter.com/wq8ekz0DDL
— French Lick Casino (@FL_Casino) July 26, 2021
A man named Andrew Bennington commented on the post, thanking everyone for congratulating him.
“It still seems like a dream,” Andrew wrote.
According to officials from the French Lick Casino, this jackpot was more than double the previous record jackpot won in 2013, which totaled $265,880.
The director of slots at French Lick Casino, Jeff Whereatt, said that it is rare to see anyone winning jackpots of that size at privately owned casinos.
“It’s a very big deal. Around here, you don’t see a lot of local jackpots or progressives this high,” Whereatt told WTHR-TV. “In places like Las Vegas where they can link multiple properties together you see jackpots get high, but in Indiana, you don’t see it often.”