Canadian Housewife Wins $9 Million Casino Slots Jackpot - 03-26-08

March 26 - It was a trip to remember for an Ontario housewife, Anna Falco and her husband Franco, when they decided to pay a visit to Casino Rama over the weekend, a gambling resort that they frequent regularly as a form of entertainment.

About one hour into her playing session, Anna Falco put $3 into a Megabucks wide area progressive machine and before she new it, she was surrounded by an excited crowd who came to share her incredible windfall with her: Falco won the highest casino slots jackpot in Canadian history, grabbing an incredible $8,920,622.89!

Jenna Hunter, speaking for Casino Rama said: "Bells and whistles were going off, the crowd quickly amassed around her. There was just a lot of excitement."

Falco's win beat the previous Canadian casino slots jackpot by a long shot. In 2004, Nick Hulst of Toronto won $5.8-million at the Niagra Fallsview Casino Resort, and there have been other multi million dollar wins since then.

The Megabucks progressive casino slots jackpot machine requires players to deposit a minimum of $1 for each spin, although a $3 deposit is needed to qualify for the big win. After the jackpot is hit, the counter is set again for $1-million and keeps climbing until another player gets lucky.

This is the fourth time that the Megabucks jackpot has been won at this particular casino. "The Falcos are long time customers at Casino Rama and we're delighted to be part of this life changing event with them," said the casino's president and CEO.

The Falcos found it hard to convince their family of their good fortune. At a press conference, Anna Falco said: "When we called our two daughters to share the good news, they thought we were kidding. One even called back to make sure we were serious!"