Man wins $6m jackpot at Marina Bay Sands casino in Singapore, collapses immediately after suffering heart attack

Harrowing footage has captured the moment a punter suffered a heart attack and collapsed immediately after winning a $6 million casino jackpot.

A high stakes casino player suffered a massive heart attack just moments after reportedly winning a £3.2 million ($6.11 million) jackpot.

After scooping up the huge prize the man started to jump for joy around the packed out casino before he dramatically collapsed on the ground clutching his chest.

Panicked players watched on as staff members attempted to revive the fallen gambler, The Sun reported.

A woman who was with the stricken man can be seen in the harrowing footage becoming increasingly distressed as he lays lifeless on the floor.

She can be heard pleading with the man to survive and begging others to help as a large crowd surrounded him.

The moment the casino player suffered a heart attack after winning a massive jackpot. Picture: Twitter

The scary ordeal happened at popular Marina Bay Sands Casino in Singapore on Saturday, June 22.

The man, who miraculously survived the heart attack, struck it lucky as he took home the equivalent of £3.2 million ($6.11 million).

As a regular visitor to the casino the man realised the win was a potential life changer.

While openly celebrating and punching the air, he suddenly fell to the ground having a cardiac arrest seemingly triggered by extreme excitement.

He was quickly rushed to hospital and is still recovering before he is set to set to return to the casino to cash in his chips.

Marina Bay Sands Casino disputed the amount the man had won and shut down viral reports online that the man had died.

“We would like to clarify that the news being reported and the video circulating online is factually untrue,” a spokesperson told Casinos.com.

“It is understood that no guest died in Marina Bay Sands’ casino after winning $4 million or £300,000. There was a guest who had fallen unconscious in the casino, but he is alive and in recovery. The guest did not win $4 million or £300,000.”

The spokesperson said the viral footage circulating on social media was “causing distress to the guest’s family”.

The Marina Bay Sands Casino is owned and operated by Las Vegas Sands but sits in the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District.

The gambler’s cardiac arrest was seemingly triggered by extreme excitement after he was seen jumping for joy before he fell to the ground. Picture: Twitter

A woman who was with the stricken man was seen begging and pleading staff for help to help revive him. Picture: Twitter

Back in 2002, a casino player won the £8,000 ($15,200) jackpot on a slot machine at Harrah’s in Atlantic City.

Moments after staff handed over a bumper cheque to the 61-year-old he suffered a fatal heart attack.

He was pronounced dead in the casino lounge minutes after.

A similar unfortunate incident happened in the US in April after a man fell into cardiac arrest while sat at a Las Vegas blackjack table.

David A. Jagolinzer was staying at the Wynn Resorts hotel in Nevada when he “began convulsing” at his seat and fell face first onto the blackjack table.

Jagolinzer’s family claim he was left slumped over his chips for over 20 minutes before someone came to check on him.

He died six months later aged 48 - causing his family to ask questions over how his casino trip may have worsened his condition, the Miami Herald reported.

- With The Sun