$420K Record Jackpot Won on $3 Bet at Maryland Live! Casino

Hanover, MD — A $3 bet landed an Upper Marlboro woman a record jackpot of more than $420,000 recently at Maryland Live! Casino.

The big win was the largest jackpot won in the Hanover casino's four-year history.

Spokeswoman Ashley Durkin-Rixey told The Baltimore Sun the $423,340.37 jackpot win came from one of the casino's "MegaHits" slot machines after 20 minutes of play.

The full name of the lucky winner was not released.

The casino's Double Gold slot machine has a potential payout of $1 million on a maximum bet of $500.

Last month casino owners announced they will add a $200 million hotel, spa and event center to the property.

Groundbreaking on the hotel tower is scheduled for fall 2016 with project completion slated for the fourth quarter of 2017. That puts it a year behind the new MGM National Harbor resort set to open in Prince George’s County in the fourth quarter of this year.

The Cordish Companies says the hotel will be located adjacent to Maryland Live! Casino at Arundel Mills and add an additional 350,000-square-feet of space to the facility. A 17-story hotel tower -- which would be the tallest building in Anne Arundel County -- will include 310 luxury guest rooms, an event center, meeting spaces, new dining options, and a day spa/salon.

The construction project is expected to create about 400 new jobs and 550 construction jobs for the region.