A West Monroe resident has won a massive $4.3 million in a Louisiana casino, it has been revealed.

Staci Raborn won the big money prize on a slot machine in the Horseshoe casino, and promptly put it down to a divine presence.

“It was definitely our angel Jake,” she told the Associated Press, referring to her four-year-old son who died from cancer in October.

Mrs Raborn and husband Don were on the way to print Christmas cards designed by Jake before he died when they stopped in at the casino.

The Wheel of Fortune game provided the Raborns with the huge jackpot thanks to its progressive payout system, which features a combined pot built up by income from all other machines in the venue.

The 30,000 square foot Horseshoe riverboat features over 1,600 slot machines as well as over 50 table games. A 606 room hotel is also attached to the resort.

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