Gambling in the USA
Wisconsin resident hits jackpot at O’Sheas Casino at The LINQ Hotel & Casino

Jon Oelke, an unknown gambler from Kenosha, Wisconsin, has become an instant millionaire after hitting the jackpot at O’Sheas Casino at The LINQ Hotel & Casino. He played Three Card Poker Progressive with his family and friends and hit a royal flush to win the jackpot of more than $1.3 million.
Located at the centre of the Las Vegas Strip, The LINQ Hotel & Casino is often referred to as the luckiest casino. It offers 2,253 rooms including 244 suites with two unique penthouses and 25 cabana rooms with direct access to the pool. O’Sheas Casino hosts 11 table games. This is the third time that somebody hitting the million-dollar jackpot in the last three years at the casino. Byron Neel, a resident of Virginia, hit the jackpot $1 million with a royal flush on Three Card Poker in July 2015. James Orr, a resident of In Nov. of 2016, Wyoming, repeated the feat in November of 2016. Now, Jon Oelke joined the lucky gambling millionaire club.
About The LINQ Hotel & Casino:
As the social hub at the center of the Las Vegas Strip, The LINQ Hotel & Casino offers a total of 2,253 newly renovated rooms including 244 suites with two unique penthouses and 25 cabana rooms with direct access to the pool. Positioned between Flamingo Las Vegas and Harrah’s Las Vegas, guests experience one distinctive destination with The LINQ Promenade and High Roller, the world’s tallest observation wheel. Designed with the modern traveler in mind, the resort launched the first fully integrated self check-in program on the Las Vegas Strip in 2015. Enjoy celebrated chef Guy Fieri’s first Las Vegas restaurant, Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar, award-winning Hash House a Go Go and direct access to O’Sheas Casino, Off The Strip and Chayo Mexican Kitchen + Tequila Bar. Entertainment and nightlife experiences include 3535, a unique take on the lobby bar, as well as magician Mat Franco, “America’s Got Talent” Season Nine winner. The brand-new race and sports book experience, The Book, offers unique fan caves and innovative technology. The LINQ Hotel & Casino also offers a reimagined pool deck featuring two pools, the new 15,000-square-foot Spa at The LINQ and fitness center, The Silver Sky Chapel for intimate weddings and 63,000 square feet of meeting space. The LINQ Hotel & Casino is operated by a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR).
About Caesars Entertainment:
Caesars Entertainment is the world’s most diversified casino-entertainment provider and the most geographically diverse U.S. casino-entertainment company. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, in 1937, Caesars Entertainment has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions. Caesars Entertainment’s resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah’s® and Horseshoe® brand names. Caesars Entertainment’s portfolio also includes the Caesars Entertainment UK family of casinos. Caesars Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its guests through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. Caesars Entertainment is committed to environmental sustainability and energy conservation and recognizes the importance of being a responsible steward of the environment.
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