Gambler from California bets $60 on slot — and hits jackpot at Las Vegas casino

A gambler visiting from California turned a bet into a big slot machine jackpot in Las Vegas.

The lucky visitor sat at a Huff N’ Even More Puff slot machine Sunday, Sept. 14, at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the casino said in news release.

She bet $60, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared.

The woman won $27,786.

Then the next day, another visitor hit a slot machine jackpot.

The man from Nevada was playing a Huff N’ Puff Grand Progressive slot machine when he bet 80 cents and won the $10,179.26 jackpot.

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is about a 2-mile drive southeast from the Las Vegas Strip.

This story was originally published September 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Gambler from California bets $60 on slot — and 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.