A Montreal casino player earlier this month won more than CA$3 million (US$2.24 million) after playing a progressive table game for only a few minutes. Claude Martin and his wife celebrate his more than $3 million win at Casino de Montreal on Jan. 20, 2023. Casino de Montreal says Martin’s progressive jackpot was the casino’s richest table game payout in its 30-year history. (Image: Loto-Quebec) Casino de Montreal is the largest casino in Canada, with more than 3,200 slot machines and 115 table games. Owned and operated by Loto-Quebec, a crown enterprise , Casino de Montreal opened in October 1993.
On Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, Casino de Montreal delivered its largest table game payout in its history. That’s when a lucky man visiting the casino complex primarily for a concert won more than CA$3 million.
Casino officials said Lanaudiere resident Claude Martin patronized the casino floor before planning to attend a Roch Voisine show at the casino’s Cabaret music venue.
Martin said following dinner with his wife at Le Montreal Seafood and Grill, the couple sat down at a 3 Card Poker table to kill some time before the concert. After playing a few hands, Martin was dealt a royal flush in spades. The hand won the table game’s progressive jackpot, which at the time totaled CA$3,056,175. Keeping Day Job
Martin told casino reps that he has no plans to quit his day job. But he does intend to splurge a bit of his newfound wealth.
Martin revealed he’ll likely purchase the “car of his dreams,” though he did not detail what vehicle that might be. He also said he’d look to buy a lakeside cottage in Quebec.
Martin is a construction worker in his early 60s. His wife has also made him promise to take her to another Roch Voisine show, as the couple didn’t make it to the Canadian singer’s concert after Claude hit the 3 Card Poker jackpot.
Loto-Quebec says the progressive table game jackpot is offered at each of its four casinos. The jackpot is built from play on 3 Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold’em tables. The minimum bet […]
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