Many people have won big in Las Vegas that is why we see millions flocking to Vegas every year in the hopes of being part of the big win stories. Be it at the slots, blackjack, roulette or poker tables there have been life changing big wins in Vegas. One particularly outstanding story is of a man who won nearly $5 million on the first day of a casino opening! We will look at more incredible stories of major wins in Vegas and explore some tips that may improve your odds too.
What’s the Most Anyone Has Won in Vegas?
The most anyone has ever won in Las Vegas is over $39 million in 2002 at Las Vegas’ Excalibur casino. The 25-year-old software engineer placed a $100 bet in a Megabucks slot machine and walked away with Las Vegas’ biggest jackpot to date – $39,710,826.36!
In the year 2000 92-year-old Elmer Sherwin won over $21 million in a Megabucks jackpot. While his $21,147,947 jackpot is not the highest it is remarkable because of his age, and because this was the second time, he was winning a multi-million-dollar jackpot. His first big win in Vegas was in 1989 at the Mirage on it’s opening day. He was 76 years old and won just over $4.6 million.
There are more stories of multi-million-dollar jackpot winners in Vegas. Most of them seem to place substantial bets of either $100 bucks or a couple of hundred and walk away with a life changing sum. A good thing to remember when you feel like playing penny slots.
Most Recent Vegas Jackpot
The most recent big win in Vegas was in December 2020 at the Suncoast casino. A man only identified as “Kevin” played with just $40 and won a whopping $15,491,103 jackpot. Again, this was off the Megabucks Jackpot Slot. His win also happens to be the biggest jackpot won in Nevada in the last 8 years.
What Slot Machines Hit the Most in Vegas?
In most of the multimillion jackpot win stories although the casinos vary there seems to be one slot that is common in most of these stories. The Megabucks Slot Machine seems to hit the most and the biggest.
Tips to Win Big on Slots
- Play the bigger denomination slots.
It may be tempting to feel like you can make more small bets than a few big ones but higher denomination slots have bigger potential payouts- case in point Megabucks.
- Bet the Maximum
Bet the maximum coin value and paylines. The more paylines are active the bigger your potential payout will be.
- Stick to a Budget
The last thing you want is go broke trying to force a win at the slot machines. All the big wins we have talked about here are all pure luck. The tips here only improve the odds and potential payout they do not actually alter how the slots will spin and where they will stop. So set a budget and stick to it then come back another time. Treat the slots like the games they are not a retirement plan.
