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Jake's 58 Hotel & Casino: Slot player's $10 bet nets nearly $1 million

Visitors try their luck at the Jake's 58

Visitors try their luck at the Jake's 58 Hotel and Casino in Islandia on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018.  Photo Credit: Daniel Goodrich

By Joan Gralla joan.gralla@newsday.com @JoanGralla
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A $10 slot machine bet at Jake’s 58 Hotel & Casino won the player nearly $1 million.

The Islandia casino late Thursday announced its record winner on Facebook, saying, “Congratulations to the lucky player who turned a $10 bet on #WheelOfFortune Triple Stars Progressive into a major win of $984,420.36!!”

Just below the statement, it posted a picture of a bright blue video bandit displaying the exact windfall, down to the penny.

A casino official was not available to comment Friday.

Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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