$4,963,819.15 Penny Slot Jackpot

I don't know what a half-a-billion pennies looks like, but a lucky penny slot player won $4,963,819.15 this week on The Wizard of Oz slots at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Lions and Tigers and Penny's, Oh my!

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is located at Renaissance Pointe in Atlantic City, and has 3,475 slot machines. One of those was super lucky for a player from Ocean County, NJ, who would like to remain anonymous (note: ask Granny where she was this week and if she can swing a new car for you as a present). The happy gambler was playing a penny Ruby Slippers (WMS) progressive slot machine when five "progressive" symbols appeared on the payout line.

The huge $4,963,819.15 jackpot is the largest progressive jackpot in WMS company history. In case you were wondering, the player was not forced to take all the winnings in pennies.