Jackpot: Atlantic City Slot Player Wins $1.46M

Posted on: September 24, 2024, 04:26h. 

Last updated on: September 24, 2024, 09:12h.

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Expertise: Legal, Tribal Gaming.

An unnamed woman collected a $1.46M jackpot at Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort earlier this month.

Ocean Casino Resort
Ocean Casino Resort, pictured above. A player at the Atlantic City gaming property won $1,46M this month. (Image: Booking.com)

At about 4:30 a.m. on September 14, the Morris County New Jersey woman bet $20 on an Aristocrat Gaming Dollar Storm slot machine while at the Boardwalk gaming property.

“The jackpot marks one of the most significant payouts in the casino’s history,” a casino spokesperson said in a recent statement.

Nebraska Visitor Wins $1.6M at Vegas Casino

A man visiting Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino won $1,620,470 on September 5.

Identified as Scott of Omaha, Neb., he was playing Pai Gow Poker when he got a seven-card straight flush with a joker, according to the Las Vegas Sun. He was playing the game for some 90 minutes before getting the win via a progressive jackpot.

Scott immediately called his wife to share the good news and said he will invest the jackpot.

Scott was at the casino that night dressed in a shirt featuring the number of Kansas City Chiefs player Patrick Mahomes. He stopped off at the casino to try his luck before watching the game between the Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens. The Chiefs won that game by a score of 27 to 20.

FanDuel Casino Announces $1M Sweepstakes Winner

One lucky man, Agostino Limongelli, recently won $1M from the FanDuel Casino in its summer sweepstakes promotion.

No, no, no. I did not!” was Limongelli’s initial response on September 9 win caught live on YouTube. “Oh my god. How can that be?” the 62-year-old added. “Holy sXXt.”

“I don’t know what to say. I’m shocked. A million dollars … My heart is racing out of my head.”

Limongelli said he wants to use the money to go on a vacation and purchase a car. He also thanked FanDuel for the payout.

Slot Winner at Vegas’ California Casino

A visitor from Hawaii won $891,775.72 while trying their luck last month at downtown Las Vegas’ California Hotel & Casino.

The mystery winner collected the jackpot while playing an IGT Wheel of Fortune slot machine on August 6. The player had bet $1.75.

In June, another visitor at the same casino, also from Hawaii, won $1.5M on the same game. That winner was visiting Las Vegas to celebrate his son’s 21st birthday. The June winner declined to release his name but revealed he had good luck because he had a red envelope in a pocket.