April 7, 2004 11:15
J-LO'S MUM WINS BIG!
Retired kindergarten teacher Guadalupe Lopez wins big in Atlantic City...
Jennifer Lopez's mother, has scooped a $2.4 million jackpot playing slot machines in ATLANTIC CITY.
Retired New York kindergarten teacher Guadalupe Lopez, 58, placed a $3 bet on a 'Wheel Of Fortune' slot machine at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Saturday night (April 3), a representative of Jennifer Lopez has confirmed.
The haul represents a record slots payout at the Borgata, which opened in July 2003, Reuters reports.
The Atlantic City record slot machine prize is $8.5 million, collected at the former Bally's Grand in 1994, now the Atlantic City Hilton, according to International Gaming Technology.
A record $39.7 million jackpot was taken last year at the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas.
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