The original 2013 report
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A female blackjack player has won $1 million in a casino resort at Atlantic City without even playing any slot machine game or table game.
Gamblers come in different types: some spend years in mastering casino strategies, some rely on Lady Luck alone while spinning the reels or playing table games, and some win large prizes without wagering a single dime.
Casino media has reported that a female resident of Mays Landing won $1 million just by taking part in a contest at Harrah’s Resorts in Atlantic City. She successfully defeated twenty opponents to win the grand prize of $1 million, becoming the third female customer to become a millionaire at Harrah’s Resort. The other two women who became millionaires were Dorothy Muller of Cherry Hill and Patricia Sheik of Lakewood.
Speaking about her win, Clopp said that she has been a regular customer of the New Jersey casino for the past 20 years and just cannot believe her luck. She also said that she couldn’t believe she could get so lucky especially after all the bad things that had recently happened to her family.
Clopp is reported to be a cautious blackjack player, who wins regularly every night. She works as an office manager at a Camden animal hospital.
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Identify exactly what was won
A reported win may come from a main blackjack wager, an optional side bet, a tournament or a separate promotion. Those are different events. Read the result in its original context and keep a single reported outcome separate from the probability or value of a game.
- Source of the prize
- Identify whether the award came from a hand, side bet or promotion.
- Reported amount
- Distinguish a prize headline from information about wagers or net results.
- Limits of the story
- A single outcome does not show how often a result occurs.
Does one large win reveal the expected return of a game?
No. A reported outcome is one event. Expected return requires the rules, possible outcomes and their probabilities, which a winner story does not usually supply.
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