the odds to hit that are beyond unbelievable, and what makes it even more crazy, is that i think he hit it in just a few bets from what what being said in chat that day.

with a win like that, i don't think he would care about the multiplier event, lol.

i don't know how it was back then, but right now the balance isn't actually converted to $, it's just displayed in $ amounts to make easier to know how much you are playing with. (most casinos do this nowadays)
but you are still betting with the same coin you deposited. and you can disable that option if you want: