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A lucky guest from Hawaii tested her luck at Boyd Gaming’s Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel in Downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 16, and won a million-dollar jackpot on an IGT Wheel of Fortune slot. The guest, who requested to remain anonymous, was playing Wheel of Fortune Double Diamond on Tuesday around 2 p.m. After […]
One lucky guest at The Venetian Casino Resort in Las Vegas won big on Dec. 3. The winner, who wished to remain anonymous, turned a $2 bet on IGT’s Wheel of Fortune Double 3x4x5x Pay game, and hit for over $1 million.
A lucky slots player, who wished to remain anonymous, won nearly $1.2 million on a Wheel of Fortune game at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas on Dec. 1. The Golden Nugget shared a photo with the payout of $1,195,000 and tweeted, “‘Wheel of Fortune’ is an understatement for this lucky player!”
California visitor, Antoinette T., was playing on Scientific Games’ 9 Quick Hits Progressive at Treasure Island Casino on the Las Vegas Strip when she won a $84,329 jackpot—just in time to give her some extra holiday cash!
A woman hit it big at the El Cortez Hotel in Casino on Dec. 23, sticking to a Las Vegas classic. According to El Cortez, Mary, who was visiting from Washington State, was playing on an Elvis slot machine when she won $467,387.89 on a $2.50 spin. Congratulations, Mary, on taking home a jackpot […]
One lucky Texan rang in the new year big, winning $829,326.56 while playing Aristocrat’s Legend Buffalo slot machine on Sunday, Jan. 2. Jeannine L. from Spring, TX, is Golden Nugget’s first jackpot winner of 2022. Jeannine was celebrating the new year at Golden Nugget Lake Charles in Louisiana with friends and family when she […]
A North Carolina resident was celebrating the holiday season at Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas and won a nearly $100,000 jackpot playing IGT’s Triple Stars slot game on Monday, Dec. 27. The lucky guest, who requested to remain anonymous, was playing Triple Stars around 3 p.m. and turned a 90-cent […]
On Wednesday, Dec. 22, a lucky Clearwater, FL, resident named Gloria visited Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa and won a $1,241,642.26 jackpot while playing Aristocrat Gaming’s Dragon Link progressive slot game with a $50 bet. “All I wanted for Christmas was to hit that progressive jackpot,” Gloria said. “I still can’t believe my […]
Yet another study shows that reducing payback percentages doesn’t hurt casinos. But what about the players? By Frank Legato The issue of shrinking payback percentages on the slot floor has been burning for more than a decade. It’s in the news once again. After the Great Recession of 2008–2009, players began to complain that […]
A look at video blackjack By John Grochowski In most state gaming commission revenue reports, wagering totals and payouts are listed for electronic gaming devices. The category isn’t “slot machines,” and that’s deliberate. In the information they release to the public, casinos and regulators do not differentiate among slot machines and other electronic games […]