WHO NEEDS POWERBALL IN SOUTH BEND?
With a $5.88 spin on a slot machine at the Four Winds Casino in South Bend on Friday, a new millionaire was born.
The lucky consumer, who was only identified as a resident of Edwardsburg, Michigan by the casino, was playing the Dancing Drums Explosion slot machine when he won the game’s progressive prize.
It was worth a whopping $1,203,894.57.
The jackpot was the largest in recent memory at the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s four casinos in Indiana and Michigan.
Multiple slot machines with progressive jackpots starting at $100,000 are available at Four Winds Casinos.
Players can choose from 1,400 machines at the South Bend site, ranging from penny slots to $25 per spin slots.
Aside from the high winnings at Four Winds, two Illinois individuals won top prizes at the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary in September, totaling $293,791.80 and $126,495.63.