Lucky casino player spends $12 on slot machine — then wins much more in Las Vegas

A North Carolina man was visiting Las Vegas when he won a huge jackpot off a $12 bet.

Now, he’s taking home over $61,000.

The lucky player sat at Jewel of the Dragon Phoenix slot machine on Aug. 3 at the Rio Hotel & Casino, the hotel said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

He started playing until a message flashed on the screen that said he had won the jackpot worth $61,093.18.

Another out-of-state visitor recently hit a slot machine jackpot, but with a $3 bet in Las Vegas.

The lucky player won $2,170,581.77 on July 26 at the Palms Casino Resort, McClatchy News reported.

They were playing the “Wheel of Fortune” machine.

This story was originally published August 5, 2024 at 5:05 PM with the headline "Lucky casino player spends $12 on slot machine — then wins much more in Las Vegas."

Helena Wegner

McClatchy DC

Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.