Traveler turns $5 into $1.8M after hitting jackpot at Las Vegas airport

Las Vegas Review-Journal

4 months ago

A slots player hit a massive jackpot worth $1,816,404.94 on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Harry Reid ... — A slots player hit a massive jackpot worth $1,816,404.94 on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. (Harry Reid International Airport on X)

One lucky slots player spent the holiday weekend by becoming a millionaire at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport.

According to the airport, the unidentified slots player hit a massive jackpot worth $1,816,404.94.

IGT said in a post on Facebook that the winner, who had placed a $5 bet, was playing the Wheel of Fortune Triple Red Hot 7s Gold Spin slot machine in the D gates when they hit the jackpot on Friday.

No further information was immediately available.

Winner winner chicken dinner! A lucky traveler hit $1.8 MILLION jackpot on Wheel of Fortune in the D Gates over the weekend! 💸✈️ #lasvegas #jackpot #LASAirport pic.twitter.com/v2fZS3ULaR

— Harry Reid International Airport (@LASairport) May 27, 2025

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