Jackpot: Slot Players Keep Winning at Harry Reid Airport, Caesars Palace

Posted on: July 20, 2023, 07:39h. 

Last updated on: July 20, 2023, 05:03h.

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Lucky players continue to hit payouts at Caesars Palace Las Vegas and at Harry Reid International Airport. Within the last month, slot machines at the two Las Vegas locations paid out several sizable jackpots.

Slot machines at Harry Reid International Airport
Slot machines at Harry Reid International Airport, pictured above. Travelers continue to hit jackpots on the Las Vegas airport’s slots. (Image: Airport World)

On June 27, a mystery player won more than $1.3M on the IGT Wheel of Fortune Triple Double Emeralds machine, located in Harry Reid’s Terminal 1 Esplanade.

It appears the winner was on their way home when stopping to try their luck on the machine.

That’s one way to end a vacation — as a MILLIONAIRE,” a tweet from Harry Reid airport said.

The total win worked out to $1,330,133.04.

News of the win was first announced on Twitter by Derek Nicoletto, who posted a video of the slot machine after the payout.

https://twitter.com/LASairport/status/1674168713770307584?s=20

No other details were provided on the payout.

$1B In Revenue

Over 36 years, the slots at Harry Reid (previously named McCarran International Airport) have generated more than $1 billion in revenue, according to Michael Gaughan’s Airport Slot Concession. The Las Vegas-based firm operates the slots at the busy airport.

In recent years, the airport slots generate about $39.8 million in gross revenue each year. That leads to about $34.4 million in average revenue for the airport.

In total, there are 1,430 slot machines at Harry Reid Airport.

“The slot machines located inside Harry Reid International Airport not only provide Las Vegas visitors … the opportunity to spend a few minutes at one of our slot machines while they wait for their flight, but … the revenue generated also helps lower the operating costs for airlines at the airport and those lower rates trickle down to tourists who plan on visiting Las Vegas,” Patricia Ross, general manager of Michael Gaughan’s Airport Slot Concession, said in a statement last October.

Prior Airport Wins

In March 2022, a traveler from California, identified as “William J.” won $328,655 on a slot at Harry Reid Airport. He was also playing a Wheel of Fortune machine.

On Feb. 25, 2021, a woman identified as “Megan H.” of Flower Mound, Texas, won more than $302,000. She also was playing a Wheel of Fortune slot in the B Concourse. In July 2020, “Kaoru H.,” a woman from Torrance, Calif., played a Wheel of Fortune 4D penny slot, located inside the airport’s C Concourse. After landing, she tested her luck with a $5 spin on the slot and won $873,511.

The largest jackpot believed to have ever been won at the Las Vegas airport was in 2005, when a player won $3,961,585.14.

Only Harry Reid and Reno-Tahoe International Airport provide U.S. travelers the chance to play slots. No other U.S. airports offer this amenity.

Caesars Palace Jackpots

Elsewhere in Las Vegas, Caesars Palace has seen several winners this month.

On July 14, an unnamed player won $200K on a video poker machine. Later that same day, another mystery player won $100K on a slot machine at the same Caesars Entertainment gaming property. On July 15, a third player at Caesars Palace won $100K while playing video poker.

All three Caesars Palace winners were Caesars Rewards members.

Live! Casino Pittsburgh Win

Across the country, on July 1, Zachary Kuvinka of Monessen, Pa., won $30,878 at Live! Casino Pittsburgh.

The progressive payout was won on a Lock It Link slot machine. No details were provided on the jackpot.