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Photo of Trinadad Torres courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
Admit it. You have the same dream we do.
Everything conspires and you find yourself in the right place at the right time – seated in front of a Megabucks slot machine that’s primed and ready to hit. You push the button (of course, pulling a lever would be more dramatic, but this is 2015 and the one-armed bandit has gone the way of the horse and buggy). The logos on the reels all line up. And then the moment you’ve been waiting for finally arrives…you realize you’re a millionaire.
Correction: A multimillionaire.
IGT’s Megabucks has been paying out ginormous life-changing jackpots for almost 20 years. Its slogan is “Dream big. Win big.”
A network of slot machines linked throughout Nevada, Megabucks boasts a top prize that builds from a base amount of $10 million. To play it costs $1 a spin, but to quality for that top amount you’ll have to shell out $3. That sounds pretty steep, we know. But trust us, if you hit Megabucks with only a buck or two invested, you’ll leave with a jackpot in the thousands instead of millions. And just imagine trying to live with that.
As you’d expect, Megabucks lays claim to having paid the largest slot jackpots in Vegas history. It last hit here in mid March at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. The lucky winner was Trinadad Torres, a 78-year-old woman from Magna, Utah. She played $100 before netting the $10,744,292.71 jackpot. Her plans include traveling to the Philippines and buying a yellow Mustang.
While nothing to sneeze at, Torres’ windfall just misses placing her on our list below of the 10 biggest slot jackpots ever won in Sin City.
Photo of Excalibur courtesy of MGM Resorts International.
Jackpot amount: $39,710,826.36
When: March 21, 2003
Where:Excalibur
More than 12 years ago, a 25-year-old software engineer from Los Angeles, who wanted to remain anonymous (and who can blame him?), hit the city’s largest slot jackpot after playing $100 on a Megabucks machine. A C-note in return for nearly $40 million…now that’s what we’d call a damn good investment.
Photo of Cynthia Jay-Brennan at the Desert Inn courtesy of Ethan Miller / Las Vegas Sun.
Jackpot amount: $34,959,458.56
When: Jan. 26, 2000
Where: Desert Inn (imploded in phases in 2001 and 2004 to make room for Wynn Las Vegas)
Gobs bigger than any tip she’d received, cocktail waitress Cynthia Jay-Brennan, then 37 years old, hit the second largest Megabucks slot jackpot in Vegas (at that time it was the city’s highest Megabucks payout). But her story took a tragic turn when her car was rear-ended about six weeks later by a drunk driver. Her older sister Lela died in the accident, and Jay-Brennan was left paralyzed.
Photo of Palace Station courtesy of Station Casinos.
Jackpot amount: $27,580,879.60
When: Nov. 15, 1998
Where:Palace Station
Ignoring your budget isn’t always a bad thing. Just ask the then 67-year-old retired flight attendant from Vegas who racked up the city’s third largest Megabucks slot payout. She’d only intended to play $100 at Palace Station that day, but wound up putting $300 in…and we’re pretty she doesn’t regret overspending one bit.
Jackpot amount: $22,621,229.74
When: May 27, 2002
Where:Bally’s
How does that old expression go? The early bird catches…the $22.6 million slot jackpot. Well, that’s how Johanna Heundl (then 74 years old) of Covina, California, might remember it. She was on her way to breakfast when she decided to stop and play a Megabucks machine. Having looked away for a moment, she couldn’t believe her eyes when she turned back and saw all the logos aligned in the payline.
Photo of Caesars Palace courtesy of Caesars Entertainment.
Jackpot amount: $21,346,952.22
When: June 1, 1999
Where:Caesars Palace
An Illinois man, then 49 years old and described as a “self-employed business consultant,” put a $10 bill into a Megabucks machine at the Roman-themed property and hit this whopping multimillion-dollar slot jackpot on his first spin. Here’s what we want to know: Is he still consulting? Can we hire him to help us get into the business of being millionaires?
Jackpot amount: $21,147,947
When: Sept. 15, 2005
Where:Cannery Casino Hotel
One man, two times a Megabucks winner. What are the odds? They’ve got to be astronomical. Certainly, anyone would be happy to score a single multimillion-dollar slot jackpot. But not everyone is Elmer Sherwin. A frequent Vegas visitor, Sherwin hit his first Megabucks jackpot of $4.6 million at The Mirage back in 1989. It was a sign of even better things to come. Sixteen years later, at the age of 92, that lucky son of a gun (kidding, we’re not jealous…really) did it again, adding another $21.1 million to his bank account.
Photo courtesy of the M Resort.
Jackpot amount: $17,329,817.80
When: Dec. 14, 2012
Where:M Resort
Oh, the best things in life are free…especially when they lead to a $17.3 million jackpot. A Las Vegas woman stopped by the M Resort in Henderson to gamble with her “free play” credits and enjoy a meal with some dining vouchers. Before she knew it, she’d become a multimillionaire.
Photo of “Rampart Lucky Local” courtesy of the Rampart Casino.
Jackpot amount: $14,282,544.21
When: Nov. 30, 2014
Where: Rampart Casino
Late last year a Las Vegas man put $20 in a Megabucks slot machine at the Summerlin-area Rampart Casino. Within five minutes he’d hit a jackpot worth $14.2 million. His plans were altruistic (unlike ours). The man, dubbed the “Rampart Lucky Local,” said he would make a donation to his church. The church, which had been holding services in a high school gym, can now have its own location built.
Photo of Aria courtesy of MGM Resorts International.
Jackpot amount: $12,769,933
When: Jan. 21, 2011
Where:Aria
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A woman visiting her niece in Vegas decided to drop $6 in a Megabucks slot machine before heading back to her room. Her reaction when the winning symbols lined up: “The machine broke.” Luckily, her niece was there to clarify things. We think we should book a room at Aria because about four months after that jackpot occurred, another Megabucks jackpot hit at the resort for $10,636,897. Talk about lightning striking twice!
Photo of New York-New York courtesy of MGM Resorts International.
Jackpot amount: $12,510,549.90
When: April 14, 1997
Where:New York-New York
New York-New York opened its doors on Jan. 3, 1997. Perhaps due to a little of the “city that never sleeps” magic, Vegas resident Suzanne Henley made her fortune at the Big Apple-themed megaresort just a few months later. On her way home from work, she stopped in to play a Megabucks machine – one that she’d had an inkling might hit. Henley waited in line an hour before she could play. And at 1:44 a.m., after putting $100 in, her diligence paid off…to the tune of more than $12.5 million.
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There is a new factor to consider in Las Vegas: The gambling revenue is less and less important to Hotel/Casinos, they now make more money on Shows, food and rooms. The slots are getting more and more tight as the other revenues increase.
Westgate Las Vegas slot Machine pays big, more than 10.7 million. We’re thrilled that she won on our property,” said David Siegel, CEO of Westgate Resorts.Vintage Slot Machine pays off at MGM Walter and Linda Misco of Chester, N.H., were playing the one-armed bandit about 11 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2014 when three long-awaited green emblems lined up horizontally on the jackpot center pay line.
A Texas woman hit a $2,832,044.74 jackpot December 28, 2012 while playing a Bombs Away Bombshells slot machine at Caesars Palace. Monica B. was playing a Money Madness MegaJackpots progressive machine. | 500 dollar slots at MGM Grand |
On October 26, 2013, Mellissa, from Dallas, Texas won 1.036 million playing Wheel of Fortune Double Diamond Slot Machine.
In July of 2013, Seifu hit a 3.1 million jackpot playing the Wheel of Fortune at the Palms.
In July of 2013 a player hit a 17.3 million jackpot playing the megabucks slot machine at MResort in Henderson (Just minutes from the far south end of the Las Vegas Strip)
Trinidad was paid 10.7 million by Westgate Casino in March 2015
Rampart Casino paid out big in the fall of 2014, where a local man who was visiting the casino with a friend from out of town hit a $14,282,544 jackpot
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March 21, 2003: A 25-year-old software engineer from Los Angeles won $39.7 million after putting in $100 in the Megabucks slot machine at the Excalibur to win the largest jackpot in Las Vegas history. He beat odds at the time of one in 16.7 million. Total: $39,710,826.36
Keep in mind that playing mega bucks and progressive machines might snag a huge jackpot, the odds are absolutely terrible that You will. And while playing those machines the routine 100 dollar jackpots will payout far less than a single machine.
Can You win at Slots? You have almost 200,000 chances in Las Vegas. At last count Las Vegas was just a couple thousand short of 200,000 slot machines. You only need one, if its a lucky one.
You cannot win millions on a slot machine that isn't part of a Progressive pool of machines, meaning many machines are adding to the total every second, sometimes many in that casino and sometimes many from a group of casinos. But This isn't about winning a progressive multi million dollar payout. Its about wining at slots, hundreds or thousands of dollars at a time.
Play slots at Paris Las Vegas and feel like You are playing outside. | Can You Win at Slots? One of the most asked questions in Vegas is Can You Win at Slots? You can ask any slot director at any Casino and They all will tell You that You can and Their Casino is the best place to do so. I think it is best to give You the facts behind the Slot Industry instead of the lies. Slot machines typically pay out 88 to 98 percent. But there are some that are set to return way less for many reasons. |
A childhood friend of mine is in His third location on the strip as the slot director. He has managed the Slots differently at each Casino and when He talks with others around Him They too have different strategies.
A general rule to follow is this:A Casino that has You Trapped has no reason to have loose slots. That would be maybe a luxury Resort that doesn't have a another Casino in walking distance, a place where maybe You never leave that resort. So maybe They have a few loose machines just to get some people excited and keep you interested but overall, They will keep a higher percentage of Your money than one with competition in walking distance.
If You ask around Las Vegas to the Slot directors and customers a place that is always mentioned as having loose slots is Sunset Station in Henderson.
Typically the Downtown Casinos are going to be more loose than the Luxury Casinos at Center Strip.
Some of the tricks used by Slot directors is to put the best paying slots on the end of a row near a major entrance. Hoping that They will get emotional players on those machines and as They win it will attract players to that same area, maybe in the middle of that row where He has His poorly paying Slot Machines. Unfortunately, its not that easy. Another Slot director has the thinking that no matter what He will get players on the outside of a row. Just like on an airplane no one wants to be stuck in the middle where people will crowd them on each side so no matter what that outside machine is most popular, so His thinking is put the loose machines in the middle and the poorly paying machines on the ends where People will play no matter what.
Another thing to remember is this:Lets say there is a Huge boxing match on Saturday night at the MGM. The Casino is so crowded You have to stand behind People and wait for Them to leave to get a machine so guess what? They have no reason to have high paying slot machines so all the strategies are out the window.
Remember this about the payouts in Slots:The chip on the computer board inside the slot machine controls the percentage that this machine will payout. In order for a Casino to change a slot machine's percentage of payout They have to physically move that machine to another location or They take out that computer board and exchange it with another so those two machines are 'swapped out'. No machine is controlled by a computer in a slot director's office, The Gaming Commission will not allow that.
Things to think about but never are set in stone are:Luxury Casinos will not payout as well as non Luxury Casinos. So Downtown is a better option to the Strip for the most part. But there are Casinos on the strip that will give you loose slots.
This group of Casinos is either super Luxury or super Trendy, either way They care nothing about Slots and really don't care if Slot players visit.
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These Blue Collar Casinos are more likely to have loose slots and They really want slot players.
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Remember, the more You play at one machine the more it matters if Your payout is 50 or 98 percent. A machine that is set for 70 percent can payout two times in a row and not pay again for the rest of the day. So in the end its still all about luck. But if You like to play for hours and hours its best that You at least make Your odds to win a little more in Your favor. The longer You play one machine the more likely You will get that machine's intended payout percentage.
The worst paying slots machines in the world are at the Airport. Slot players know that but they have to get a few more spins in before boarding their flight. I have even seen People on arriving flights play 10 minutes on the airport slots knowing their bags will not be immediately ready. That's addiction. But on the flip side of that stupidity, even airport slot machines have to payout occasionally but the odds are very much in favor of the airport NOT YOU!
UPDATE: A Person won 933,080 at the Las Vegas Airport playing Wheel of Fortune, March 2016. So is it stupid to play at the Airport? It's never stupid if You win, right?
The best thing about playing slots vs table games or sports betting
Casinos give perks like free food, drinks or even rooms to slot players at a much faster rate than they do for gamblers that prefer table games like blackjack, craps or roulette. And Sports betting is the lowest return for perks of all gambling. If You checkout one of the special rooms that are only available to top ranked players You will probably see that it is full of slot players. So like all gambling, never, ever play without using your players card.
Above, players are getting some last minute slot play in before boarding their flights at the Las Vegas Airport.
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