A dog from Scotland has just presented itself as coining an all new meaning to the popular phrase “man’s best friend” after keeping an Ayshire-based gambler awake just long enough to score a huge £5.1 million progressive jackpot win.

The Scottish gentleman was reportedly awoken during the dead of night by a nearby canine who felt it necessary to bark at an unsociable hour. After cursing the “damn dog” to no avail, Mr McAfee (not his real name) decided to try his hand at a few rounds of his favourite slot machine games in an attempt to occupy his insomniac mind. Astonishingly, the man managed to turn a tiny £1 bet into an unbelievable figure of just over five million pounds, after hitting the progressive jackpot on Beach Life, one of Playtech’s flagship slot games. The jackpot on Beach Life had been increasing for quite a while, and it had been due for a massive hit at the time, but it is certainly quite a story to hear that something so positive can come from an event so irritating as being awoken by an ill-mannered hound. For this insomniac lover of online casino in UK from Scotland, and certainly for this particular dog, dogs really are man’s best friend after all!