Slots player turns $25 bet into $1.2M at Nevada casino

A lucky slots player turned a $25 bet into a record-setting jackpot at a casino in Nevada. (Courtesy Peppermill Resort Spa Casino)

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A lucky slots player turned a $25 bet into a record-setting jackpot at a casino in Nevada on Wednesday afternoon.

According to a news release, the unidentified guest hit a jackpot worth $1,206,622 after placing a $25 bet while playing Aristocrat’s million dollar Golden Century Dragon Link slot machine at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno.

The property noted that the massive win marked the largest jackpot payout in the history of the Peppermill.

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