A New Jersey man had a $194,000 payday when he hit a progressive Mega Jackpot at online casino playsugarhouse.com.
That may not seem unusual, until it was disclosed that Anibal Lopes, 33, of Woodbridge had just signed up for the site and it was the first spin he took on one of its online slot games—sign up, one spin, $194,000.
Lopes told PlaySugarHouse—the online website Philadelphia’s Sugar House casino runs in partnership with Golden Nugget Atlantic City—that he was bored one night after work, so he created an account on the site on his smartphone.
He chose a slots game called Divine Fortune and hit the jackpot.
“I thought, ‘This is not happening,’” he said. “I couldn’t believe I won that much money. I told my wife: ‘I don’t feel well. My legs are shaking.’ She said, ‘We need to get you to the emergency room.’ I told her, ‘No, I’m not sick; I just won close to $194,000!’”
The progressive jackpot had been building since it was last hit in September.
The win was not beginner’s luck as Lopes said he has played other gambling sites in New Jersey sporadically since online wagering became legal in 2013, but hadn’t played recently, according to a press release from Sugar House.
The construction company superintendent plans to use the money to pay bills, repair his house, and set up a savings account for his 6-year-old son.
