Lucky gambler walks away with big jackpot after betting $1.76 on slot machine in Vegas

A gambler bet a dollar and some change on a slot machine game in Las Vegas.

Now, they are $21,280 richer.

The lucky player sat at a Dancing Drums slot machine at the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, the casino said in a Nov. 7 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The visitor bet $1.76, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared.

“Whooohooo. This lucky winner bet $1.76 to win a grand jackpot of $21,280,” the casino said.

The Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa is about a 10-mile drive northwest from the Las Vegas Strip.

Another gambler scored a slot machine jackpot at a different casino in Henderson, Nevada.

This player bet $2 on a Kung Fu Master slot machine at the Emerald Island Casino and won nearly $15,000.

This story was originally published November 7, 2024 at 2:37 PM with the headline "Lucky gambler walks away with big jackpot after betting $1.76 on slot machine in 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.