Jackpot: Las Vegas Player Wins $12.1M on Megabucks Slot

Jackpot: Las Vegas Player Wins $12.1M on Megabucks Slot

 

The Excalibur Hotel & Casino
A mystery player hit it big last week at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The exact payout was $12,185,766.The Excalibur Hotel & Casino, pictured above. A player at the property won over $12M. (Image: Oyster.com)

The massive jackpot was won on Wednesday on a Megabucks Spitfire Multipliers Triple Red Hot 7s game, according to IGT Gaming. No details on the win were available—no word on how the lucky winner will spend the cash.

The win marks the fourth time a Megabucks machine paid out over $1M this year. It also was the second-largest Megabucks win in Nevada so far in 2023. It was the third million-dollar jackpot in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: If Your ID is Expired, Your Jackpot is Forfeited

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: If Your ID is Expired, Your Jackpot is Forfeited

 

Last week, a viral TikTok video showed a woman standing on a casino floor screaming bloody murder.A still from a misleading casino video that went viral on TikTok last week. (TikTok)

“Get me my money that I won!” she yells, pumping her fists and disturbing the players around her. Then a melodramatic voiceover worthy of the “in a world where” movie-trailer guy utters: “She won the jackpot, but expired ID equals no cash-out.”

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