Orville Erickson could hardly believe it but his wife, Dorothea, says she "just had a feeling" it might be a lucky weekend.

Orville Erickson hit a $2.98 million jackpot on a nickel slot machine October 17th at the Dakota Magic Casino near Hankinson. Slots manager Darrell Mireau said it was the largest jackpot in the casino's 11-year history.

Erickson said that he won't close his business, as he doesn't want to put his employees out of work.

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