Picture this: you toss a coin into a slot machine and… bam! You win $39.7 million. So that really happened. At the Excalibur Casino in Las Vegas, on a Megabucks slot machine. No joke. This is still the biggest casino win ever.
In Vegas, those machines run day and night, and sometimes they are bursting with prize money. In fact, that Megabucks jackpot grows with every bet, until someone takes the top prize. And so that was the one lucky person. Maybe he just had a good day. Or a whole lot of luck.
Online, things can get big too
No need to fly to Las Vegas, by the way. You can win millions just as easily behind your laptop or on your phone. Online slots such as Mega Moolah or Wheel of Wishes regularly pay out millions.
On some websites, there is even a guaranteed jackpot every day. That means someone wins anyway, every day. Maybe you will. Just at home on the couch, without a glitter dress or casino pass.
Poker is about more than luck
OK, gambling on slots is mostly about luck. But if you prefer doing something you can influence, you should play poker. Take the World Series of Poker tournament. There, someone once won $12 million at cards. Not luck, then, but skills.
Online poker platforms such as PokerStars and GGPoker also organise such tournaments. Sometimes you can enter for just a few tens. The chances of winning? Small. But you can grab serious money if you are good – or if you make a legendary bluff.
Sports betting and lotteries also fetch big bucks
Sometimes you hear of someone who predicted five football matches correctly and won millions with one ticket. It doesn’t happen every day, but it does happen. Sports betting can also yield hefty winnings, especially if you dare to combine.
And then, of course, you have the lotteries. Think of EuroMillions, where you can win 200 million euros just like that. The odds are super small, but the prizes are high. It’s literally dreaming with a scratch.