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Miami Herald
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- Business
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Gambler bets $250 on slot machine — then wins life-changing jackpot in Las Vegas
A gambler sat in a high-limit betting area at a Las Vegas casino and won a life-changing prize. The visitor went to Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa May 28 and played a Dragon Link slot machine, the casino said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. The player bet $250, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen. Then a jackpot message appeared saying the gambler had won $1,086,315.93. 'Congrats to our first million-dollar jackpot winner of the year!' the casino said in the post. Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa is about a 10-mile drive northwest from the Las Vegas Strip.
Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Gambler bets $125 on popular slot machine — then hits jackpot at Las Vegas casino
A gambler made a big bet on a slot machine in Las Vegas and ended up winning a big prize. The lucky visitor sat at a Dragon Link slot machine at Palms Casino Resort, the casino said in a May 20 post on X, formerly known as Twitter. The visitor bet $125, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared. 'Tamed the beast. Took the $24,375 treasure,' the casino said in the post. Palms Casino Resort is just west of the Las Vegas Strip. A Las Vegas gambler got lucky at a slot machine recently, winning two jackpots on the same game, McClatchy News reported. The player sat at a Buffalo Link game at the Four Queens Hotel & Casino, bet $30 and won $5,285.96. Then they bet $30 again on the same game and won the $12,145.77 jackpot.
Miami Herald
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Dad's slot bet at 11:11 a.m. leads to big CA casino win. ‘Hands started shaking'
A lucky gambler took home a big jackpot win after playing a slot machine at a Southern California casino. While the Temecula man visited Pechanga Resort Casino on Wednesday, May 14, he tried 'his luck at a few different slot machines,' the casino said in a May 15 news release. He then set his sights on a Dragon Link slot machine, the casino said. On his fifth spin at 11:11 a.m., the gambler played a $25 bet and hit the $1,044,559.11 jackpot, the casino said. 'It took me a second to realize what was actually happening,' the man told casino officials. 'My hands started shaking.' Even still, his win hasn't quite sunk in. 'I still don't quite believe it to be honest,' the man told the casino. 'This is going to mean a lot for my family.' The winner told casino officials that after he sets aside some money for his family, he has a family trip in mind. 'My kids have been begging me to go to Disney World,' he said in the release. 'I can't wait to see their faces light up when they hear the news we are going this summer.' He is the third gambler to take more than a million dollar win home from the casino in recent months. One guest won a $1,232,300.19 jackpot playing a Dragon Link slot machine on March 13, while another scored a $4,178,889.94 win on a Megabucks MegaVault slot machine in April, McClatchy News reported. Pechanga Resort Casino, about a 90-mile drive southeast from Los Angeles, 'is one of the largest casino resorts' in the country, according to the resort's website. The casino features more than 200,000 square feet of gaming space, which includes slots machines, video poker machines and table games.
Miami Herald
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Gambler bets 88 cents on slot machine — then hits jackpot at Las Vegas casino
A gambler walked away from a Las Vegas casino with a jackpot prize after betting some change. The player sat at a Money Gong slot machine at the Durango Casino & Resort, the casino said in a May 11 post on X, formerly known as Twitter. The visitor bet 88 cents, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared. 'Congrats to the lucky guest that just turned .88 into a $15,312.57 win on Money Gong,' the casino wrote on X. The Durango Casino & Resort is about a 10-mile drive southwest from the Las Vegas Strip. Other gamblers also have won big prizes at Vegas casinos recently. One player bet $25 on a Dragon Link slot machine at Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel and won more than $16,000. Another gambler won more than $20,000 at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall off a Pinball Double Gold slot game.
Miami Herald
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Gambler bets $25 on slot machine — then hits big jackpot at Florida casino
A gambler scored a big jackpot playing a popular slot machine at a Florida casino. Now, the player is $199,658.77 richer. The visitor sat at a Dragon Link game at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, the casino said in an April 30 Facebook post. The gambler bet $25, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared. 'Sure glad to see someone win because I never do,' someone commented on Facebook. 'I played this game for the first time a couple of years ago, and I didn't win anything! it took my money but congratulations to the winner!' another person wrote. 'I hope this is me one day!' another person commented. Another gambler won a big prize at the same casino in March. The player bet $500 on a Dragon Link slot machine and won $1.5 million, McClatchy News reported.
