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I was just killing time on my lunch break from work, figured I'd throw twenty bucks into this machine I'd never tried before. Next thing I know, the whole thing lights up and I'm hearing all these bells going off. My hands were shaking so bad I could barely hit the button to call an attendant over. I kept saying 'this can't be real, this can't be real' over and over. I'm using the money to finally pay off my car and fix up the kitchen I've been wanting to renovate for years—plus putting some aside for my kids college fund.

I came in with my buddy Mike for his birthday and we were just playing casual blackjack, nothing serious. I'd already lost about eighty bucks but decided to stay for one more hand. Got dealt a 19, dealer was showing a 6, and I just had this feeling, you know? Dealer busted and suddenly I was on this incredible run for like two hours strait. By the end of it I couldn't even believe the chips stacked in front of me. Taking my wife to the Caribbean—we've been talking about it for ten years and now we can actually do it.

I've been playing in the weekly tournaments here for about three years, mostly just for fun with coworkers on the side. This November tournament had a bigger than usual buy-in and I almost didn't register because of the cost. Made it to the final table and my heart was pounding the entire time—I was definitely the shortest stack for a while. Won a few key hands when I needed them and somehow found myself heads up. Last hand I had pocket aces, opponent went all in, and that was it. I'm using half to start my own business and the rest is going toward my parents' retirement.

My sister had just gotten divorced and I brought her here to try to cheer her up a little bit. She was playing the slots while I wandered over to roulette just to watch. I put down a small bet on red 17 kind of randomly, and when it hit I genuinely froze for a moment. We were both screaming and hugging like we'd won the lottery. It felt like fate was telling her that better things are coming, which she really needed to hear right then. I gave her some of the winnings and we're planning a girls trip to Vegas in the spring.

I'd been coming to Rivers on and off for years but never hit anything bigger than a couple hundred bucks. December 23rd I was in here waiting for my wife to finish her shopping, just had a few hours to kill. Started playing Buffalo Gold pretty much at random and got into this bonus round where everything seemed to line up perfectly. The machine was going crazy with sounds and lights, and people were actually gathering around to watch. I walked out right before Christmas with enough to cover all the bills we'd been worried about and still have leftovers.

I'm usually a slots person but my dad was visiting and he wanted to try some table games, so we sat down at Three Card Poker together. I wasn't expecting much, just enjoying spending time with him since he lives out of state. Hit a straight flush on my third hand and felt like the luckiest person alive. Dad started laughing and shaking his head saying I always did everything the easy way. Putting most of it toward paying down my mortgage and taking my family on a nice vacation this summer instead of our usual staycation.