Gambler bets $2.50 on slot machine — then hits big jackpot at Las Vegas casino

A gambler bet a couple of dollars and some quarters on a slot machine in Las Vegas.

Now, the player is over $138,000 richer.

The player sat at a Dollar Storm slot machine at Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel, the casino said in a Dec. 6 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Then the visitor bet $2.50, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared.

“Dollar Storm? More like $138,000 Dollar Storm!” the casino said in the post.

Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel is in downtown Las Vegas on Fremont Street.

Another Las Vegas gambler also got lucky at a slot machine.

This player bet $1.76 on a Dancing Drums game and won over $25,000 at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, the casino said in a Dec. 5 X post.

Helena Wegner

McClatchy DC

Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.