In an attempt to solve the problem and help people, gamblers will be facing tough ID and age checks before they can place a bet in the UK. For instance, in January, a care worker from the UK was reported to have stolen £8,000 ($10,400) from an 87-year-old woman’s bank account to fuel her gambling habit over a 10-month period. Unfortunately, that possibility causes many people to lose money that they can’t afford to lose. Many gamblers live for the possibility that the next bet will result in a win. Of course, while some people have a lucky streak, which could mean simply being in the right place at the right time, not everyone who gambles is that lucky. Have they spent it all on more gambling and lavish lifestyles or maintained their previous way of life in the knowledge that money will probably not be an issue? Not everyone is so lucky One has to wonder, though, how these people are living now, whether they still have their winnings, and how it’s changed their lives. In 2011, a woman at the Aria Resort & Casino won $12.7m (£9.6m) when she played $6 (£4.5) on a Megabucks machine. In 2003, a 25-year-old software engineer from Los Angeles won an impressive $39.7m (£30.1m) after playing $100 (£76) in a Megabucks slot machine at the Excalibur casino.
In 1998, a 67-year-old retired flight attendant from Las Vegas won $27.5m (£20.8m) at a slot machine at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino after wagering $300 (£227).
