wcbstv.com - Atlantic City Gambler Gives Birth On Casino Floor
(CBS/AP) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. An Atlantic City woman playing the penny slots Saturday morning left the Resorts Atlantic City casino with her own little jackpot -- a new baby boy.
Thirty-two-year-old Nyree Thompson was eight months pregnant when she went into labor on the casino floor.
At first, she said she mistook the labor pains for gas.
But after going to the restroom she told a security guard that she might be giving birth.
Thompson said the guard thought she was joking. Then her water broke.
Minutes later, a boy weighing less than five pounds was born.
Four security guards helped Thompson deliver the baby, wrapping the child in a jacket until paramedics arrived.
Thompson and her son were taken to a nearby hospital to be checked out. She said despite being premature, the baby was doing fine.