A Bowie man hit a stroke of luck last week at Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover, Maryland.
Wendell Holmes turned a $5 wager into a $686,142 win at the casino on Feb. 15 after hitting the Super 4 Blackjack Progressive jackpot.
This month, Live! Casino & Hotel announced it's giving table games players more ways to hit the jackpot. They introduced two new games: Stax Super 4 Progressive Blackjack and Royal 9 Progressive Baccarat.
The new STAX Progressive offers Blackjack players a chance to hit for five different progressive jackpots. The new Royal 9 Progressive also offers eight ways to win. The top jackpot on each progressive could hit on a single $5 wager, and the jackpots start at $50,000.
“We expanded our progressive jackpot system to give our customers more ways to get Lucky at Live!,” the casino's manager, Travis Lamb, said in a statement. “You never know when a $5 side bet could turn into a life-changing win.”
Holmes took advantage of this new game and lower wager, and it turned out in his favor.
However, gambling addiction is a problem in Maryland, with help hotline calls increasing by over 60 percent through December.
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Those in need of help are urged to call the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling’s help hotline at 1-800-GAMBLER.
