A PUNTER won a record £600,000 in two weeks through internet gambling, it was revealed yesterday.
Stephen Johnson, 40, is convinced he hit a winning streak because he gave £1 to a homeless beggar.
Hours after handing over the cash, he racked up £120,000 on a web casino.
During the next fortnight he took the total to £600,000 with intensive sessions of blackjack and roulette. His amazing run makes him officially the luckiest player in online casino gambling history.
Now Stephen, a retail manager, from Oxfordshire, is in Spain to buy a house and a new sports car.
He said: “I started playing for quite high stakes and continued once the winnings started rolling in. I’m so far ahead I’m going to retire from gambling.”
His lucky run on the Ladbrokes site began with £120,000 winnings.
The next day he scooped £35,000 and 24 hours later he got another £45,000. He returned to win a further £165,000 and then landed several other large sums. On blackjack he was playing £2,000 a hand and on roulette he based his strategy around high numbers.
Only hours before his first big win he saw a beggar in Oxford and gave him £1.
When he walked back past again five minutes later the down-and-out was drinking a can of lager.
Stephen told him: “Good luck. Whatever makes you happy.”
The beggar said: “Thanks mate and good luck to you too.”
Stephen plans to make a donation to a charity for the homeless.
Keith Oliver, who is director of Ladbrokescasino.com, said: “We’re absolutely delighted for Stephen.”
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Stephen Johnson, 40, is convinced he hit a winning streak because he gave £1 to a homeless beggar.
Hours after handing over the cash, he racked up £120,000 on a web casino.
During the next fortnight he took the total to £600,000 with intensive sessions of blackjack and roulette. His amazing run makes him officially the luckiest player in online casino gambling history.
Now Stephen, a retail manager, from Oxfordshire, is in Spain to buy a house and a new sports car.
He said: “I started playing for quite high stakes and continued once the winnings started rolling in. I’m so far ahead I’m going to retire from gambling.”
His lucky run on the Ladbrokes site began with £120,000 winnings.
The next day he scooped £35,000 and 24 hours later he got another £45,000. He returned to win a further £165,000 and then landed several other large sums. On blackjack he was playing £2,000 a hand and on roulette he based his strategy around high numbers.
Only hours before his first big win he saw a beggar in Oxford and gave him £1.
When he walked back past again five minutes later the down-and-out was drinking a can of lager.
Stephen told him: “Good luck. Whatever makes you happy.”
The beggar said: “Thanks mate and good luck to you too.”
Stephen plans to make a donation to a charity for the homeless.
Keith Oliver, who is director of Ladbrokescasino.com, said: “We’re absolutely delighted for Stephen.”
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