Casinos & Gaming

$437K slots jackpot hits on Las Vegas Strip

(The Cosmopolitan via Twitter)

More Stories

Tropicana’s implosion set for fall, making way for A’s ballpark

Off-Strip hotel-casino president stepping down

$1.3M slots jackpot hits at Las Vegas airport

Months after a strike deadline was set, why aren’t Virgin Hotels workers walking off the job?

By Tony Garcia Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 23, 2020 - 7:43 pm

Updated September 24, 2020 - 9:36 am

The Wheel of Fortune slots machine is heating up in the Silver State.

“After playing just 10 quarters before hitting a $437,540 jackpot, Christopher’s business trip turned into an unforgettable and life-changing visit to Las Vegas,” the Cosmopolitan stated in a news release.

Lady Luck visited one lucky guest today who won $437,540 on a 10 quarter bet playing “Wheel of Fortune” on his 60th spin. pic.twitter.com/a3S5pt2fxY

— The Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan_LV) September 24, 2020

This win comes on the heels of a slots player winning nearly $3.8 million Saturday at Grand Lodge Casino at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe on a Wheel of Fortune progressive machine.

Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on Twitter.

Tropicana’s implosion set for fall, making way for A’s ballpark

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 7:24 pm

Tropicana owner Bally’s Corp. filed for a commercial demolition permit with Clark County as preparations continue to build a ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.

Off-Strip hotel-casino president stepping down

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

April 23, 2024 - 5:39 pm

An executive with more than three decades of experience in Las Vegas is leaving his position once a successor is found.

$1.3M slots jackpot hits at Las Vegas airport

By Tony Garcia / RJ

April 23, 2024 - 2:09 pm

The win was one of several recently across the Las Vegas Valley.

Months after a strike deadline was set, why aren’t Virgin Hotels workers walking off the job?

By McKenna Ross / RJ

April 23, 2024 - 9:32 pm

Company and union officials say the property’s renovation from the Hard Rock Hotel to Virgin Hotels in 2021 has influenced the deal-making.

Do Nevadans support smoke-free casinos? New poll gives insight

By McKenna Ross / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 10:36 am

A new poll looks at whether voters would support a potential law that made all workplaces in Nevada, including casinos, completely smoke free while indoors. Unions also weigh in.

Station Casinos says property’s workers seek to decertify union

By McKenna Ross / RJ

April 22, 2024 - 7:40 pm

The company said a majority of Culinary Local 226 employees at the Henderson property signed an employee-led petition to decertify the labor union.

Fontainebleau opposes injunction sought by Wynn in poaching case

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

April 23, 2024 - 8:36 am

Clark County District Judge Mark Denton will hear arguments on Wynn Las Vegas’ allegations that rival Fontainebleau is poaching the resort’s executives.

MGM cyberattack again in the spotlight after lawsuit, broadcast

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

April 21, 2024 - 8:00 am

While MGM’s lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission and a “60 Minutes” story offered new details, there are still unanswered questions about last year’s cyberattack.