Man wins $140K jackpot on Las Vegas Strip

By Rochelle Richards / Las Vegas Review-Journal

November 9, 2018 - 4:28 pm

Updated November 9, 2018 - 5:24 pm

The man, who was visiting from San Jose, won $140,000 on Friday while playing a Tarzan machine at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. (The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas)

A California man’s life has changed after only one day in Las Vegas.

The man, who was visiting from San Jose, won $140,000 on Friday while playing a Tarzan machine at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

According to a release from the Cosmopolitan, the man inserted $20 and won the jackpot off a $2 bet.

The last high-dollar jackpot win at the Cosmopolitan was $1.4 million off the Wheel of Fortune’s “Double Diamond” machine on Sept. 26.

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