Just after she took the picture, the slot machine turned off.
In her mind, she was already thinking about how she would spend her money on achieving her life-long dream of buying a house. Excited about her win, Sanchez took a picture of the winning graphic using her phone. After a few rounds, she hit the jackpot and the machine told her she won $8,469,498.95 USD. She set her wager amount at a dollar and twenty-five cents per spin.
The Sequence of EventsĪccording to FOX25, Maribel Sanchez entered Newcastle Casino at seven in the morning to try her luck on a Liberty 7s slot machine. Lucky Magic 7’s machine, similar to the one used by Sanchez at Newcastle Casino to get the $8.5 million jackpot.
