Casino Player November 2022

LUCKY WINNERS

HAND PAY HAVEN Big wins seem to keep coming for slot players at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. On Oct. 16, Andrew J. was playing a $1 denomination Bonus Times slot machine and after placing a $3 bet, the lucky symbols lined up and he scored a $292,403.63 jackpot. As of press time, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa has paid out over $800 million in jackpots to more than 30,000 individuals thus far in 2022. There have been over 285,000 jackpots awarded, which equates to over a jackpot paid per minute.

HAWAIIAN VISITOR WINS $717,000+ JACKPOT PLAYING BUFFALO INFERNO A lucky player who was visiting from Hawaii won a $717,000+ jackpot playing Aristocrat Gaming’s Buffalo Inferno slot machine at Boyd Gaming’s Fremont Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, on Friday, Oct. 7. The guest, who requested to remain anonymous, typically stays at the California Hotel and Casino but decided to change things up by staying at the Fremont during her latest Las Vegas trip. She jumped on Aristocrat’s Buffalo Inferno $5 slot machine and after inserting $100 and placing a $15 wager, the Boyd Rewards member hit three Buffalo Inferno 3X symbols, unlocking a grand progressive jackpot of $717,738.88 on her first spin.

HUGE JACKPOT FOR MOHEGAN SUN POKER PLAYER In late September Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, had a first-time guest win an impressive Four Card Poker jackpot of $99,120. Ms. Francis was visiting Mohegan Sun, and prior to winning had never gambled or visited a casino before. Francis was visiting from Jamaica in light of tropical storm Ian. Her lucky Royal Straight Flush was quite the way to have her inaugural casino experience play out and a trip she’ll be talking about for years to come.

BIG WIN AT BALLY’S A visitor to Bally’s casino in Las Vegas won the Mega Progressive Jackpot worth $496,675.95 on Saturday, Oct. 15, after hitting a royal flush playing Three Card Poker. The Caesars Rewards member and winner chose to remain anonymous.

LAS VEGAS LOCALS RAKE IN THE JACKPOTS AT RAMPART CASINO Casino officials confirmed that a Las Vegas local won $40,000 with four aces and a kicker on Friday, Oct. 21, while playing video poker at the Rampart Casino at the Resort at Summerlin. The player was putting max bets on the machine when the fortune hit. Just a day earlier, on Oct. 20, lightning struck twice for video poker players when one lucky player took home a $20,887 jackpot playing Wheel Progressive; and another lucky winner hit for $20,000 while playing Triple Double Bonus Poker.

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