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Friday the 13th jackpot winner at The Venetian

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 13, 2021 - 2:25 pm

Friday the 13th has turned out to be a lucky day for one Texas visitor.

Nora Davila from Pharr, Texas, became a millionaire early Friday morning at The Venetian after turning a $2 bet into $1,021,166 on IGT’s Wheel of Fortune Double 3X4X5X Pay game.

She became the resort’s second guest in a week to win over a million while playing a popular Wheel of Fortune slot machine.

On Wednesday, an anonymous guest won $1,578,584 while playing IGT’s Wheel of Fortune Wild Red Sevens.

The Review-Journal is owned by the family of Dr. Miriam Adelson, the majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Las Vegas Sands operates The Venetian.

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