{"id":64459,"date":"2017-12-03T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=64459"},"modified":"2017-12-03T03:19:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T11:19:11","slug":"lucky-man-hits-virtual-horse-racing-miracle-after-ungreedy-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/lucky-man-hits-virtual-horse-racing-miracle-after-ungreedy-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucky Man Hits Virtual Horse Racing Miracle After Ungreedy Act at ATM"},"content":{"rendered":"

It took Colin Banks no time at all to decide what to do when he saw \u00a330 ($40.50) sticking out of an ATM. He turned it in to a store employee, of course. Whether it was instant karma or just a good promotional story for a new form of betting, less than an hour later he bet \u00a31.50 on a virtual horse race at a local bookmaker, and walked out with a \u00a350,000 (about $66,000).<\/p>\n

\"Colin
Scotland\u2019s Colin Banks didn\u2019t want money that wasn\u2019t his, lest it might\u2019ve jinxed him when playing the virtual ponies at his local betting shop. (Image: Mark Anderson\/Daily Record)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The construction worker was with his daughter at a grocery store in Motherwell, Scotland, a town about 15 miles southeast of Glasgow, when they both noticed cash left in the machine.<\/p>\n

Instead of pocketing it as a random windfall, Banks handed it over to an employee, in case its proper owner might return. His daughter Zoe, a 25-year-old teacher, recounted the incident in the Sun<\/em>, and told of two people behind them who saw what they did forecasted the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey saw what was happening and actually said that good times were coming our way because we had done the right thing,\u201d Zoe Banks said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Virtual Horse Racing<\/h2>\n

About a half an hour later, Banks was in a nearby Betfred sportsbetting shop, playing a virtual horse racing game called Lucky 15. The race looks real, but is computer-created<\/a>. Players pick horses against odds, with mechanisms similar to a slot machine determining the outcomes.<\/p>\n

Banks picked horses with odds at 28-1, 20-1, 50-1 and 11-1. The odds of all four coming in was a 372,000-1 longshot.<\/p>\n

When they did, the 50-year-old was stunned, earning nearly $66,000.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have been having a go on virtual racing for six months,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is amazing really to win so much from just a \u00a31.50 ($2) bet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fred Done, the manager of the BetFred outpost where he placed the wager, said it was the largest win he\u2019s ever heard of and told the Daily Record<\/em> that Christmas had come early.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations on emptying my pocket so quickly with such a tiny stake,\u201d he said. \u201cThis was one of the biggest virtual horse racing wins in our 50-year history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pay It Forward<\/h2>\n

Banks spent some of the money on a used car and said his family will have a great holiday season this year. He credits his good deed earlier in the day for his windfall.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThey say honesty is the best policy, and it certainly was for me,\u201d he said. \u201cI suppose one good turn deserves another.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

While presenting a new way to win big, virtual horseracing hardly competes with slots when it comes to producing life-altering paydays on relatively tiny wagers.<\/p>\n

In November at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, a player won $2.3 million on a $3 spin of a Twin Fire Quick Hit and Hot Spot machine, for the largest slots jackpot<\/a> in the state\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

In October, a San Antonio woman won nearly $1.3 million on a $1 Wheel of Fortune machine at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It took Colin Banks no time at all to decide what to do when he saw \u00a330 ($40.50) sticking out of an ATM. He turned it in to a store employee, of course. 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