Punter Wins GBP 7 Million In Spin Of Casino One-Armed Bandit

A lucky punter became a multimillionaire in a split second after she hit the GBP 7 million jackpot on a casino’s one-armed bandit.

Image shows the CHF 7,793,928 (GBP 7,013,517) jackpot, undated photo. It was won by a woman in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Swiss Casinos/Newsflash)

The astonished winner – whose name has not been released – had splashed out only a CHF 5 (GBP 4.5) stake before the jackpot came up at a Swiss casino.

She had been playing on a high-paying Swiss Jackpot slot machine at the Casino Zurich in Zurich on Saturday, 18th February.

Casino officials explained that the breathtaking win broke the casino’s previous record of CHF 7.6 million [GBP 6.7 million] from seven years ago.

They said in a statement obtained by Newsflash: “The tension could be felt in the eleven participating casinos because the previous maximum had been exceeded.”

Casino Director Marcus Jost added: “In the 20-year history of the Swiss Jackpot, such a high win has never been recorded.”

Image shows the Casino Zurich, in Switzerland, undated photo. A woman won a CHF 7,793,928 (GBP 7,013,517) jackpot, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Newsflash)

Swiss Casinos said: “A total of eleven Swiss casinos participate in the jackpot, including the four Swiss casinos with Pfaeffikon, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen and Zurich, as well as the casinos in Baden, Basel, Bern, Davos, Lugano, Lucerne and St. Moritz.”

A total of 81 person have hit the Swiss Jackpot with total winnings estimated up to CHF 178 million (GBP 159 million) ever since it kicked off.

The jackpot reportedly starts at CHF 1 million (GBP 893,617) after each hit.

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