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‘Regular player’ wins slot jackpot of $1.3M at Lake Tahoe casino

IGT's 25-cent progressive "Wheel of Fortune" game. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Daniel Behringer Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 20, 2018 - 1:27 pm

A visitor to the MontBleu casino in Northern Nevada recently won an IGT jackpot valued at about $1.3 million.

The winner made a $2 wager on the three-reel, one-line Wheel of Fortune 5X Pay machine on March 10 to win the prize, an IGT spokeswoman said in an email.

The spokeswoman also said the winner elected to remain anonymous. But Sadina Corea, a slot supervisor at the hotel, described the winner as a “regular player.”

The jackpot for the game was reset at $1 million.

IGT progressive jackpots typically offer a lump sum payment less than the actual jackpot or they can be paid out in annual installments over a number of years.

MontBleu is in Stateline, one block from Lake Tahoe, and is owned by Tropicana Entertainment. It was formerly known as Caesars Tahoe and rebranded as MontBleu in 2006.

Contact Daniel Behringer at dbehringer@reviewjournal.com or (702) 383-0296. Follow @DanBehringer221 on Twitter

Valley of Fire building new visitor center

By Taylor Lane / RJ

April 22, 2024 - 4:22 pm

Nevada officials say the new visitor center at Valley of Fire State Park will feature “state of the art” exhibits that explain the park’s cultural and geological history.

A ‘historical moment’: Brightline West starts work on Vegas-to-LA high-speed rail

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 22, 2024 - 7:36 pm

Brightline West and federal, state and local officials broke ground on the long-discussed high-speed rail system linking Las Vegas and Southern California.

Decades in the making: New Laughlin-Bullhead City bridge set to open this summer

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 22, 2024 - 7:29 pm

A new connection between Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona — decades in the making — is nearing completion.

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By Alan Halaly / RJ

April 20, 2024 - 5:19 pm

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2024 GOP Senate race: Where the candidates stand on the border

By Jessica Hill / RJ

April 20, 2024 - 3:04 pm

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By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

April 20, 2024 - 7:30 am

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Nevada prisoner accused of threat to have judge; family killed, complaint says

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

April 20, 2024 - 7:48 am

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Sen. Cortez Masto grieves loss of staffer killed in hit-and-run

By Jessica Hill / RJ

April 19, 2024 - 5:14 pm

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A’s file to intervene in teacher-union backed stadium funding lawsuit

By Mick Akers / RJ

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The Oakland Athletics filed a motion to intervene in a teachers union-backed lawsuit aimed at halting the team’s public stadium financing.

‘A beautiful soul was taken’: Father mourns Creech airman killed by suspected impaired driver

By Taylor Lane / RJ

April 19, 2024 - 7:22 pm

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