A man enters the casino and miraculously turns $ 7 into nearly $ 1.5 million

A US retiree took the jackpot after making a meager bet of $ 7 in nearly $ 1.5 million the day after his wife had officially defeated cancer.

Harold McDowell, 85, and his wife played at the Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City last weekend, when he decided to place a small bet on a six-card bonus in a three-card poker game .

The dealer returned the cards, revealing a diamond color, a hand distributed at a rating of 20 million.

After placing the $ 5 bet (about $ 7.43), McDowell won $ 1 million (about $ 1.49 million).

"I was playing next to my wife, I was turning my back on her, and I turned around and said," I just won a million dollars, "he told reporters. New York Post.

She said to me: "You're full of shit." I was stunned. "I sat there like an idiot."

It seems like the gods looked down, smiling at McDowell and his wife after she was cleared of cancer the day before the amazing million dollar victory.

McDowell explained that his wife had liver and colon cancer for several years and that she was undergoing several surgeries.

"It was a better news that she is in good health. Money is not the most important thing," he said.

McDowell intends to give most of the winnings to his children, stating that his life would probably stay the same, but that he could treat his wife and himself from a cruise.