A $5 side bet turned into a massive jackpot for a New England casino player on Sunday.

The lucky player was at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut playing Blackjack in Casino of the Earth when they hit the Super 4 Royal Flush Progressive Jackpot. The jackpot was worth $669,412.

The Super 4 Progressive side bet is offered on all Blackjack tables at Mohegan Sun and is triggered when the dealer’s hand is a Blackjack. The amount of the payout depends on the value and suit of both the player’s and dealer’s hands.

The player on Sunday, hit the top jackpot, which requires the four cards in the hand to be A, K, Q, and J of diamonds.

The day before, a Connecticut resident was playing on an IGT “Whitney Houston” slot machine at Mohegan Sun’s Casino of the Sky when they hit the grand progressive jac

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