STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island casino guest hit it big over the weekend, winning an $86,969.29 slot machine jackpot at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, the casino announced .

The lucky player scored the prize on Saturday by betting $5 on an Aristocrat Gaming Magic Pearl Lightning Cash slot machine.

Earlier that same day, a Bloomfield, New Jersey, man won an even bigger jackpot of $205,500 on an Aruze Gaming Gong Gong Lai Fu Mighty Buddha slot machine with a $5 bet.

Both guests declined publicity, according to the casino.

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