First time lucky for New Jersey online player

Imagine winning $194,000 on your first spin after registering as a player…that what happened to New Jersey online punter Anibal Lopes this week, reports the Associated Press news agency.

Lopez told online casino playsugarhouse.com management that he was bored after work Monday night, so he created an account on the website on his smartphone.

Choosing a slots game called Divine Fortune, he won its Mega Jackpot on his very first spin.

The website, run by Rush Street Interactive, is affiliated with Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget casino.

Lopes says he played other online gambling sites in New Jersey sporadically since it became legal in 2013, but stopped for a number of years.

The construction company superintendent plans to use the money to pay bills, repair his house, and save for his 6-year-old son.