NEWS: Katrina problems can be solved by gambling!

[Basher]

[color:blue]Feel good story, or pathetic message that gambling can cure all woes?

Katrina Evacuee Wins $1.6 Million Thu Oct 6, 8:13 AM ET

OPELOUSAS, La. - After more than a month of living with dozens of displaced relatives in Opelousas, Jacquelyn Sherman, an evacuee from New Orleans, told her niece she was depressed.

That all changed when she won $1.6 million — before taxes — playing a slot machine at Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino.

"When it happened, I didn't know what was going on," Sherman said. "I had just put in my $20 in the "Wheel of Fortune" machine when it hit. My feeling about this win is better than being blessed. Thank you, Lord."

Sherman had evacuated to her sister's home in Opelousas as Hurricane Katrina threatened New Orleans. After a month with no end in sight and no prospects, she and her niece began to pray Tuesday.

"I told my aunt that God works in mysterious ways and that I had prayed that something good would happen for the whole family to be happy," Jamie Sherman said.

Later that night, Jacquelyn Sherman and her sister decided to entertain themselves with a trip to Evangeline Downs. Before she knew it, Sherman went from having practically nothing to being a millionaire.

"I have to get an attorney and make some decisions about my future," she said Wednesday at a news conference at the racetrack. "It hasn't all sunk in right now. I'm tired. We were up very late last night and back here very early. I plan to go home right now and rest, take a nap. I have so many thoughts going through my mind about what to do and how to do it."

Jacquelyn Sherman's win is the single largest jackpot won since the casino's opening.

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

"I told my aunt that God works in mysterious ways and that I had prayed that something good would happen for the whole family to be happy," Jamie Sherman said.

Give me a fucking break.

[Alexis]

prayer works for everything!

my mum prays to jesus for a green light when she's driving...sometimes she has to wait a few seconds, but her prayer DOES come true! then she says "thank you jesus!"

who puts $20 into a machine for 1 spin? i'm not a HUGE gambler...i look at it as entertainment...and i'm kinda cheap...i try to get my $$ to last me a long time. i'm not a nickle slotter by any means, but $20 for 1 pull? that ain't gunna do it for me, no matter what the pay off. that's like 10 seconds or less of entertainment. and i sooooooooooooo wouldn't be doing that if i was a hurricane victim. dang.

[Basher]

I'm going to call her and tell her that I am her long lost second cousin (I mean, we do share the same last name). I am going to tell her that God works in mysterious ways, and her winning the money was his way of reuniting us.

[Kaidy Mae]

How many $20 bills were tossed into the machine before it paid off for her? Grrrrr!!! :mad: These stories make me nuts. Why is it that people so often rely on luck and chance when they would be much better served with responsible spending and hard work?

[Tooly]

i agree with the dr, somehow, i dont think the lord will be rewarding gamblers anytime soon.

i know i wouldnt be tossing 20bucks into a slot when i had, as she says,, practically nothing.

i wonder if shell use the dough to rebuild her house in nawlins?

[Chewie]

Why is it that people so often rely on luck and chance when they would be much better served with responsible spending and hard work?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA