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href=\"https:\/\/bestcasinos.co.nz\/mega-moolah-jackpot-slot\/\">Microgaming\u2019s Mega Moolah<\/a> on the\u00a0Betway\u00a0website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Largest slot machine tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, Washington, USA, achieved this mammoth record with a tournament that involved 3173 participants on 30 April 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Largest slot machine win<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2003, an unsuspecting software engineer put $100 into a slot machine at the Excalibur hotel-casino in Las Vegas and was surprised by a massive $39,713,982 win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guinness Gambling World Records: Casinos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The oldest croupier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The profession of being a croupier is almost as old as organized gambling. \u00a0Joanna Dodd (b. 15 January 1936, USA) is currently the world\u2019s oldest croupier at age 79 and still plies her trade at the Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The World\u2019s Biggest Casino<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cosmopolitan region of Macau on the Chinese South coast is home to a monolith of a casino. The Venetian Macau includes a massive 51,100 m2 gambling area, which opened on 27 August 2007. This casino-hotel resort is owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and boasts over 3,400 slot machines and 870 gaming tables. The world\u2019s second-largest casino is the Venetian Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, owned by the same company.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Venetian Macua<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img
loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1520\" src=\"https:\/\/bestcasinos.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/vm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"724\" \/>v<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guinness gambling world records: Table Games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most players in an internet poker room<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Online poker news reported that the most players recorded together online were hosted at PokerStars.com on 6 September 2009. The players numbered 307,016, playing at 42,814 virtual tables.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Largest prize money for a baccarat tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lin Hasain managed a huge 100,000,000 HKD (12,890,500 USD) win at the Sands Cotai Central Sheraton Ballroom in Macau on 3 March 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Largest functioning blackjack table<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On 13 September 2013, the Viejas Casino (USA) in Alpine, California, celebrated its 21<sup>st<\/sup> anniversary on a grand scale with a novelty <a
href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackjack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blackjack<\/a> table that measured 206.85 m2 in surface area. One hand of blackjack was played at the table, using oversized casino chips and cards to match the gigantic installation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Largest roulette wheel in the world <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Casino Du Liban in Lebanon made waves in 2017 by installing a gargantuan roulette wheel that measures 8.75 m2 in diameter. The fully functional mechanism is mounted on the dome ceiling of the casino and can be used via electronic control.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Casino Du Liban Roulette wheel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img
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