The Las Vegas Sun reported a $1.8 million jackpot win in a Laughlin, Nevada casino this week.
When vacationing at a gambling destination it’s standard to have a little breakfast and start the day with some casino games. This is exactly what Ernest Lopez and his girlfriend, Linda Boelter, of San Antonio, Texas, did on at the Golden Nugget on Monday.
Following their meal, the pair eventually took a seat at a Bally Technologies’ 1,000,000 Degrees Slot Machine and hit a $1,824,943 jackpot, which smashed the $1.5M jackpot won in February of this year.
Lopez was spinning on the max bet of $3 per spin on the 1 cent 300 coin game. Within 5 minutes of playing, the casino said he hit the top progressive jackpot at 12pm.
The 1,000,000 Degrees game offers players a chance to win the $1 million progressive jackpot when nine 1,000,000 Degrees symbols appear on the reels at max bet. Once won, the top progressive resets to $999,999.99 and continues to climb. The slot is connected to a linked jackpot combining the wagers made at casinos across the country to build the jackpots.
The previous record was set by a player at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison in Madison, Wisconsin on February 11, 2015. The winner chose to remain anonymous and won a $1,507,335.10 jackpot.
Bally Technologies was acquired by Scientific Games, who delivers this and additional gaming content to land based casinos throughout The United States via its subsidiary, SG Games.
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Vanenhox 8 years ago
That is a nice morning treat to top off one's bacon, eggs and coffee. I noted that one recent winner chose to remain anonymous and it seems that was allowed. This surprises me because when I lived in the US one of the conditions of many lotteries and casino's was that a winning player had to allow the lottery or casino...
That is a nice morning treat to top off one's bacon, eggs and coffee. I noted that one recent winner chose to remain anonymous and it seems that was allowed. This surprises me because when I lived in the US one of the conditions of many lotteries and casino's was that a winning player had to allow the lottery or casino to use their picture and name for publicity purposes in case of a big win. I like that here where I live now remaining anonymous is a right the player retains in case of a big win. If I suddenly had a huge fortune from the lottery or a casino jackpot I don't think I would want it advertised to the world.
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Yautjazz 8 years ago
Nice to see that you can still win jackpots in classic slot machines, in Europe this is probably only possible at state casinos. Anyway, congratulations to the older American couple. It would be cool to be able to play these slot machines online as well.
Schön zu sehen das man auch in klassichen Spielautomaten noch Jackpotgewinne rausholen kann,in europa gehe das wohl nur bei Staatlichen Spielbanken.Jedenfalls Herzlichen Glückwunsch an das ältere amerikanische paar.Wäre cool diesen spielautomaten auch online spielen zu können.
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CATLICKER 8 years ago
No slot malfunctions in Laughlin, Nevada. He already has his money. But I'm sure they will stay another day or two, now, as everything will be comped !!! Except for the gambling that is... Congrats Ernest, go home and quit your job !!!
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jade 8 years ago
Wow! Nice going Ernest Lopez. That a great hit and it didn't take long after he sat down. It is amazing that it was hit just back in February of this year in a different state. I guess it's a good thing to be linked together like that. It has been such a long time since I've been in a land casino. I'm writing these slots...
Wow! Nice going Ernest Lopez. That a great hit and it didn't take long after he sat down. It is amazing that it was hit just back in February of this year in a different state. I guess it's a good thing to be linked together like that. It has been such a long time since I've been in a land casino. I'm writing these slots down with the dates when they hit, so maybe, just maybe..... Well, you get it. Again, congratulations to Ernest Lopez. You go have fun with all that money
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