Gambler bets $125 on popular slot machine — then hits jackpot at Las Vegas casino

A gambler made a big bet on a slot machine in Las Vegas and ended up winning a big prize.

The lucky visitor sat at a Dragon Link slot machine at Palms Casino Resort, the casino said in a May 20 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The visitor bet $125, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared.

“Tamed the beast. Took the $24,375 treasure,” the casino said in the post.

Palms Casino Resort is just west of the Las Vegas Strip.

A Las Vegas gambler got lucky at a slot machine recently, winning two jackpots on the same game, McClatchy News reported.

The player sat at a Buffalo Link game at the Four Queens Hotel & Casino, bet $30 and won $5,285.96.

Then they bet $30 again on the same game and won the $12,145.77 jackpot.

This story was originally published May 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM with the headline "Gambler bets $125 on popular slot machine — then hits jackpot at Las Vegas casino."

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.