Jersey Guy Wins $501K With a $40 Bet At Hard Rock AC

Oh, what a lucky man he is!

A New Jersey guy won over $500,000 on a $40 bet while playing slots at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City recently. 

He had his life change in minutes when he won a Mega Grand Jackpot of $501,184.85 with a $40 bet on an Aristocrat-wide area progressive Dollar Storm Mega Grand Link slot with a $2 denomination.

He opted for annual prize payments to maximize the value of the jackpot.

Differences in Progressive Slot Machines

According to fliptheswitch.com, there are three types of progressives you’ll see on Atlantic City casino slots. The first type is those that are limited to a single machine, known as a stand-alone progressive.

Some progressives are connected to one or a few banks of machines in the casino, known as linked progressives.

The final progressive type stretches across multiple casinos and is known as a wide area progressive.

A wide area progressive differs in a couple of key ways from other casino floor progressives. They’re the only ones that tend to escape a single casino’s walls – they can be linked in a single area, across the entire state, and at times even beyond.

Can You Imagine Winning A Half Million Dollars?

Think about how happy this Jersey man must be. Can you imagine winning that much money on one bet? What would you do?

I think if I won $501,184.85, I would immediately go through a mental checklist of bills that need to be paid, repairs and improvements to the house we could make, and maybe take a surprise vacation to celebrate in style. It's a nice dream.