Singaporean Rina Sim, 51, visited the Resorts World
Sentosa (RWS) casino with her elderly parents earlier
this month.
While they played at the second floor VIP tables, she tried her
luck at the slot machines making S$5 bets. She was down to her last
S$50 when the buttons on the machine stopped working.
She could not play or retrieve her ticket when suddenly, a
message flashed on the machine, “Congratulations, you have won the
Lamborghini!”
According to The New Paper, Ms Sim was one of two
punters who won a Lamborghini each at the RWS casino last week. The
two were playing the Mystery Jackpot and were among those who have
won over S$70 million over the first three months of the casino’s
opening (I wonder how many lost.)
Each luxury car is worth S$850,000 and does not include COE, but
the two lucky winners opted for S$650,000 cash instead.
“I really didn’t expect to be so lucky,” said Ms Sim, who
opted for the cash because she said a sports car is
too difficult to maintain.
Single, and living alone in a condo, she added that she
will use the money to pay off housing loans, give some to her
parents as well as make donations to old folks’ homes.
The self-professed “aunty” is an RWS regular and visits the
casino twice a week, also frequenting cruise ships and overseas
casinos. But she insists that she will not increase her bets
or stop working because of the windfall.
“The money is not life-changing. If you spend a bit here and a
bit there, it will be gone quickly. You still have to work and be
thrifty,” she advises.
After all, when it comes to gambling, everyone knows the
old adage — for every winner, there’s a thousand losers.
