Despite having shut down its poker room a mere few months ago, Resorts World Las Vegas is not short on ways of handing out big paydays to its patrons, with the most recent coming in the form of a slot jackpot.
A vacationer in from Texas had quite the visit to the strip casino, having played for just eight minutes before walking away with a life-changing score of $1,896,388.88.
The Winning Spin
The lucky player was sitting at a Dragon Link Happy and Prosperous slot machine, and was making $250 spins when a miraculous six orbs landed, enough to trigger the machine’s bonus feature.
It wasn’t all said and done, however, as in order for the grand jackpot to be paid out, a total of 15 orbs must then be hit in the bonus round, as seen in a previous Grand jackpot hit below.
Lo and behold, the orbs kept hitting and hitting, until the reels were full and the “attendant will return shortly” message was displayed. The attendant did indeed return, alongside the massive $1.89 million prize that was ready to be awarded.
Dragon Link on Fire
Dragon Link slots are no stranger to giving out seven-figure scores, with these jackpots becoming more and more frequent across the United States. In 2024, a player scored one of the biggest handpays in Reno casino history by playing a Golden Century Dragon Link slot.
The same slot also paid out the biggest-ever jackpot in the history of MGM Grand Detroit, as well as an over $2 million score to a player in Tampa last November
| Dragon Link Game | US Release Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Moon | 2017 |
| Golden Century | 2017 |
| Happy & Prosperous | 2017 |
| Panda Magic | 2017 |
| Peacock Princess | 2018 |
| Spring Festival | 2018 |
| Genghis Khan | 2019 |
| Peace & Long Life | 2019 |
| Golden Gong | 2021 |
| Silk Road | 2021 |
What is a Progressive Jackpot?
This particular mammoth win came in the form of a progressive jackpot. Slots with a progressive jackpot attached to them, although offering the biggest wins, are often the most expensive. This contrast makes them extremely swingy to play, as demonstrated by poker players Chino Rheem, Sam Soverel, and ‘Scum’.
The massive scores won recently on Dragon Link slots don’t just get generated by a single machine, but rather bets are pooled together from a multitude of machines throughout the country. A small percentage of every spin goes directly to the ‘Grand’ Prize, meaning the number only increases until it has been won.
Many casinos across the country employ the same jackpot format across a whole host of table games, including blackjack, ultimate hold’em, and most notably pai gow, which saw a whopping $6.4 million prize won by poker pro Thomas Zanot a few years ago.
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