An Ozone Park man got a birthday present that he’ll never forget last week.
On Tuesday, Aug. 29, James C. was celebrating his birthday as a guest at the Resort Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ, when he won the million dollar jackpot prize at the Elvis Shake Rattling Reels slot machine.
The total prize from the machine was $1,239,628.77. James won the prize after pulling the handle for a second time while at the machine.
The casino was the winner of 20 various awards from Casino Player Magazine’s Best of Gaming Awards 2017 including first place for “Casino Where You Feel the Luckiest.”
The casino was not able to provide the full name of the winner.