A visitor from Atlanta turned a brief stop at a Las Vegas casino into a life-changing payday after winning more than $10 million on a slot machine just minutes after sitting down to play.<\/p>\n
The guest won the jackpot on June 16 while playing a slot machine at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino<\/a>, officials said in a news release<\/a>. The jackpot ranks among the largest slot machine payouts ever awarded at the resort, which sits just off the Las Vegas Strip. The winner’s identity has not been publicly released.<\/p>\n See Powerball and Mega Millions winners who hit the jackpot<\/p>\n 1 of 17<\/p>\n Tennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul, left, walks with an excited Janis Goodwin, middle and Frances Davenport as they prepare to pick up their million-dollar Powerball check at the lottery headquarters in Nashville on Oct. 3, 2005.<\/p>\n (Sanford Myers, The Tennessean via USA TODAY Network)<\/p>\n More lottery news: Walmart employee arrested for allegedly hiding winning lottery ticket<\/a><\/p>\n $5 bet leads to $10 million prize<\/p>\n Westgate said the guest was playing an IGT Megabucks<\/a> progressive slot machine when the winning spin hit. The final jackpot totaled $10,292,912.32, turning a single $5 wager into one of the biggest payouts at the property in recent years.<\/p>\n “Las Vegas is built on unforgettable moments, and it doesn’t get much more memorable than turning a $5 bet into more than $10 million,” Cami Christensen, president and general manager of Westgate Las Vegas, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled for our guest from Atlanta and love seeing these legendary stories happen at Westgate.”<\/p>\n Casino officials said the winner celebrated alongside other guests and employees as news of the jackpot spread across the casino floor.<\/p>\n How rare are Megabucks jackpots?<\/p>\n The Atlanta visitor’s $10.29 million jackpot ranks as the second-largest slot jackpot in the history of Westgate Las Vegas, according to PlayUSA<\/a>. The resort’s largest jackpot came in March 2015, when Trinidad Torres, a 78-year-old woman from Magna, Utah, won $10.7 million while playing a Megabucks slot machine.<\/p>\n The IGT Megabucks progressive slot machine is one of Nevada’s best-known jackpot systems<\/a>. Unlike traditional slot machines, Megabucks jackpots are linked across casinos throughout the state, allowing the top prize to grow as players place wagers.<\/p>\n The game has long been associated with life-changing wins, though jackpots of this size remain rare. Similar Megabucks jackpots<\/a> have created multimillionaires across Nevada, including a more than $12.3 million jackpot won in February 2025 and an $11 million Megabucks payout in November 2025.<\/p>\n Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@usatodayco.com, or on X @athompsonUSAT<\/p>\n