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I was just killing time on a Wednesday afternoon, had taken a late lunch break from work. Been playnig the same machine for about an hour, not expecting much. Then suddenly the lights started flashing and I heard this crazy noise—I actually thought something was wrong at first. My hands were shaking so bad I could barely press the button to call the attendant. I'm using the money to finally pay off my truck and taking my family on a real vacation to Colorado next summer.

I came in with my buddies for New Year's weekend, just looking to have some fun and maybe break even. Got seated at a blackjack table around midnight and just had an incredibl lucky streak—couldn't lose a hand. The dealer kept busting, I kept hitting 20 and 21. One of my friends was like 'dude, just walk away right now' but I stayed another hour. Ended up cashing out with nearly ninety grand. Paid off my credit card debt and put the rest toward my daughter's college fund.

I've been playing poker seriously for about five years and had entered this tournament on kind of a whim. Made it through several rounds and by the final table I was nervous but focused. Had a huge hand against one other player and got all in with pocket queens—he had king-jack and I held up. When that last card came down and I realized I'd won, it didn't even feel real at first. I quit my job last month and I'm taking a year to travel around and play high stakes games. My parents think I'm crazy but they're also kind of impressed.

I was nervous coming in because my husband doesn't really like me gambling, but I promised myself I'd only spend fifty bucks. Started betting on black and red, just going back and forth. Then I hit a number straight up—my lucky number seven—and when they paid me out I felt this rush like nothing else. I just sat there grinning like an idiot for five minutes. Haven't told my husband yet but I'm planning to surprise him with new kitchen cabinets we've been talking about for years.

Was passing through on my way to visit family for the holidays and decided to stop by for an hour. Honestly I was pretty tired from driving so I just sat down at a machine that looked nice. Got into the bonus round and kept hitting buffalo symbols over and over. At one point the screen was just a sea of buffalo and I thought my eyes were playing tricks. Cashed out with enough to cover Christmas shopping and pay off some medical bills from last year that were still hanging over me.

I'm usually not a big gambler but my coworker kept saying I should come check out the casino with him. We sat down at three card poker and I was just having fun, not taking it too seriously. Got a really strong hand and decided to play the pair plus bet. Ended up with three of a kind and the payout was way bigger than I expected—I was so confused about what happened that the dealer had to explain it to me twice. I'm using it to finally get my truck fixed up and maybe start a small side business I've been thinking about.