Guest turns $10 bet into $1.5M after hitting jackpot in downtown Las Vegas

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Hawaiian visitor wins $1.5M while playing Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Las Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS (KVVU /Gray News) - A Las Vegas guest from Hawaii is now a millionaire after winning a massive jackpot while visiting a downtown casino. The lucky gambler, who did not want to be identified, was at the California hotel-casino Wednesday celebrating his son's 21st birthday when he won the million-dollar prize. According to Boyd Gaming, the…

Land-based ・ 14 June 2024

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Las Vegas’ top 5 jackpots in May

When you review the month of May, you see it start with cerveza (Cinco de Mayo), transition to flowers (Mother's Day) and conclude with remembrances (Memorial Day). It's definitely an eclectic mix. The jackpot winners also provided a variety of ways to win. Here are five of the more memorable conquests this past month in the Las Vegas Valley (and…

Top and Best ・ 03 June 2024

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Las Vegas local wins $220,000 playing Pai Gow poker at downtown hotel

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - On May 20, a Las Vegas local won nearly $220000 playing Pai Gow poker at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas. According to a media release, the player's original buy-in was $200. He hit a 7-card straight flush for a total progressive win of more than $206000, plus a Fortune Bonus bet for another $12500. After his…

Pai Gow ・ 22 May 2024

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Las Vegas Advisor: Tropicana faces razing possibly in October

It's been a while since the last big casino demolition on the Strip, but another may be in the works. Following the closing of the Tropicana, a 10-foot "razing wall" is being built around the property, with a demolition tentatively scheduled for October. The demolition could include an implosion of the two towers, "subject to permitting and further…

Tournaments ・ 14 April 2024

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Hawaiian visitor wins $1.1M jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Hawaiian visitor won a massive jackpot in downtown Las Vegas over Easter weekend. Boyd Gaming announced that the anonymous winner won $1172262 playing IGT's Wheel of Fortune machine at the California Hotel & Casino on Saturday. The player had only bet $10 when they won. Photos show employees giving the lucky guest a $1.1…

Land-based ・ 03 April 2024

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Slot player hits $1.1 million jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

A view of the California Hotel and Casino on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in downtown Las Vegas. Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | 11:42 a.m. Las Vegas is affectionately referred to as the Ninth Island because of its many visitors from Hawaii. One Hawaiian visitor will return home with a great story to tell - and more than $1 million richer. The visitor at the…

Winnings ・ 03 April 2024

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Top jackpots in Las Vegas Valley for March

March has a little bit of luck all around. Everyone is Irish for St. Patrick's Day. Everyone also becomes basketball experts while filling out their NCAA Tournament bracket sheets. Everyone might also believe that big jackpot is right around the corner. For these people, it was. Here are five of the more memorable conquests this past month in the…

Land-based ・ 01 April 2024

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2 jackpots hit for over $1 million at The Venetian on Las Vegas Strip

Register another pair of million-dollar wins for a new high-limit room on the Las Vegas Strip. A slots player won $1037828 playing Dragon Link on Monday in the high-limit gaming lounge on The Palazzo casino floor at The Venetian, according to a casino spokesperson. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, was playing $25 per spin. On Tuesday, a…

Land-based ・ 14 March 2024

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$1.3 million in jackpots hit at Caesars properties on Las Vegas Strip

Six jackpots were hit across Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas resorts during New Year's Eve weekend, totaling more than $1.3 million. The fun started at Caesars Palace at 6 p.m. Friday when a video poker player won $200000 on a jackpot. Two hours later, a slots player hit a $103462 jackpot. On Saturday, Margie of California won $127135 on slots at…

Land-based ・ 02 January 2024

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Hawaiʻi man hits $337,000 jackpot at The California Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas

A Hawaiʻi man who is described as a regular to Las Vegas, hit a $337654 jackpot at The California Hotel and Casino on Thursday, Dec. 8. John A. was playing Boyd Gaming's Pai Gow Poker when he hit a seven-card straight flush (with the four to 10 of spades and a joker), to win the massive progressive jackpot. John's lucky visit marked the third time…

Winnings ・ 14 December 2022

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Guest hits slot jackpot worth over $1.3M in downtown Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A slots player in downtown Las Vegas started their Thursday with a massive jackpot. According to the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, the guest, who was not named, hit a jackpot worth over $1.3 million while playing IGT's "Wheel of Fortune" machine. The casino said the exact amount was $1342414.70. No additional information was…

Winnings ・ 02 June 2022

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Boyd's California Hotel and Casino awards $1.3M jackpot at IGT's Wheel of Fortune

California Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas turned a Hawaiian player into a millionaire Monday after a lucky round at IGT's Wheel of Fortune slot machine, which awarded the $1.3 million jackpot. According to a press release from the casino, she made a $5 bet when the jackpot was hit, thus becoming the third Wheel of Fortune jackpot that has…

Winnings ・ 25 May 2022

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Hawaiʻi guest hits $1.3M jackpot at ‘the Cal’ in Las Vegas

A Hawaiʻi resident is the recipient of a Wheel of Fortune ® jackpot. The woman, identified only as "Michelle M." in promotional photos, hit a more than $1.3 million jackpot at Boyd Gaming's California Hotel and Casino playing IGT's Wheel of Fortune ® slots on Monday, March 28. The lucky guest was playing on a Wheel of Fortune ® slot machine at…

Winnings ・ 29 March 2022

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Winnings ・ 29 March 2022

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Hawaii resident hits 2/22/22 jackpot in downtown Las Vegas

A Hawaii resident hit the jackpot on 2/22/22 at the Fremont hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas. The lucky player won more than $275000, while playing on a Wheel of Fortune Gold Spin Deluxe Triple Stars slot machine at approximately 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The player made a $1.25 bet on a Wheel of Fortune Bonus Spin and won the progressive jackpot…

Winnings ・ 22 February 2022

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Slot player hits $467K jackpot in downtown Las Vegas

A woman hit the jackpot while playing slots in downtown Las Vegas on Wednesday. In a social media post, the El Cortez congratulated Mary for winning $467387.89 while playing an Elvis slot machine Wednesday night. Several players at the downtown casino have won in December, including a visitor from Hawaii who won $26160 on a Dollar Storm slot…

Winnings ・ 23 December 2021

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Slot player hits $388K Wheel of Fortune jackpot in downtown Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A lucky slot player has joined the long list of Wheel of Fortune jackpot winners. Representatives with the 4 Queens hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas shared on their social media page about the recent jackpot. Mary, who was visiting Las Vegas from Oklahoma, was able to hit the $388327.05 jackpot while playing a Wheel of Fortune…

Winnings ・ 29 November 2021

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Former Hawai‘i Resident Wins Nearly $110K on Slots at the California Hotel and Casino

A lucky guest, who recently moved to Las Vegas from Hawai'i, was playing on the Red White & Blue slot machine on Sunday at 2:54 a.m. when he won a progressive jackpot totaling $109732 on a $10 spin. The man, identified only as Danilo R., visited Boyd Gaming's California Hotel and Casino on Sunday, Oct. 10, and hit a jackpot of nearly $110000 on…

Winnings ・ 12 October 2021

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Lucky visitor wins $380,000 slot jackpot

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A visitor got a jumpstart to the Labor Day weekend, winning a $380000 jackpot on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Fremont Hotel and Casino early Friday morning. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, was visiting Downtown Las Vegas to celebrate her wedding anniversary. According to a tweet from the casino, the player…

Winnings ・ 07 September 2021

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$1M table game jackpot hits in downtown Las Vegas

A jackpot years in the making hit Saturday night in downtown Las Vegas. A local player making his sixth visit to Golden Nugget was dealt a royal flush on Crazy 4 Poker, winning a $1093702 progressive jackpot. We have some very BIG news to share. After several years, our Crazy 4 Poker Progressive hit. The lucky winner was dealt a Royal Flush and is…

Winnings ・ 29 August 2021

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Man hits $627,000 jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

A man at a downtown Las Vegas casino turned a $3.75 bet into more than $600000 on Sunday. The gambler, whose name was withheld, hit a $627000 jackpot while playing a Buffalo Grand slot machine at The D Las Vegas. The win marked the fifth time a player at the Fremont Street casino has won a "mega" jackpot while playing the Buffalo Grand game,…

Winnings ・ 28 July 2021