'Since our grand opening, we continue to hear positive feedback from our guests regarding the large amount of new and popular slot machines that we have on our floor,' president of the casino Matt Schuffert told the publication. The massive win marks the biggest slot jackpot at the casino since its opening in May, the Northwest Indiana Times reported on Tuesday (September 14). It happened at the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary, Indiana, on Sunday (September 12). Still, the Chicago man confirmed that he played $2.50 in a progressive penny slot - and he turned it into nearly $300,000 (he won $293,791.80, to be exact). The man declined to be publicly identified, according to local news outlets.
Slot machines made a Chicago man nearly $300,000 richer.
