But her fortune changed suddenly as she played a $5 Game King, which deals electronic poker. The light — known as a “candle” — atop the machine flashed white and fuchsia as she hit a $4,000 jackpot only 10 minutes into play.
“I’m kind of nervous about it being so close,” she said of Hoosier Park’s proximity to her home. “My boyfriend says before long we’re going to lose the car, the farm, and soon we’ll have to drive the golf cart here.”