La. woman wins $8.2M at Biloxi casino
BILOXI — Louisiana resident Katherine Salvant spun the wheel and won big time.
The Metairie, La. woman won $8.2 million while playing a Wheel of Fortune quarter slot machine on Sunday at the Isle of Capri.
After putting about $200 into the progressive slot machine, the mother of four children hit the jackpot at 12:22 p.m.
“I tell my kids I’m doing them a favor,” she joked. “When we kick the bucket, they won’t have to worry about fighting over an inheritance. I just killed that plan.”
Salvant, a retired track nurse for the jockeys at the New Orleans Fair Grounds, has been gambling in South Mississippi for 10 years.
Salvant said she and her husband may buy another vehicle, but there are no immediate plans to change their lifestyle.
Source: AP