Gambler from Michigan bets $4.80 on slot machine, hits jackpot at Vegas casino

An out-of-state visitor went to a casino in Las Vegas and scored a big slot machine jackpot.

Now, the player is $546,206.50 richer.

The gambler from Michigan sat at a “Wizard of Oz” slot machine at the Four Queens Hotel & Casino, the casino said in an April 14 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Then the visitor bet $4.80, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared.

“Congratulations to the lucky player from Michigan who followed the yellow brick road and hit a $546,000 jackpot on the Wizard of Oz slot machine! Nothing ‘Wicked’ about that win!” the casino said in the post.

The Four Queens Hotel & Casino is in downtown Las Vegas within the Fremont Street Experience.

This story was originally published April 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM with the headline "Gambler from Michigan bets $4.80 on slot machine, hits jackpot at Vegas casino."

Helena Wegner

McClatchy DC

Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.