A tourist ended their Vegas getaway as a millionaire after they won the $1.3 million jackpot playing a Wheel of Fortune slot machine game at Harry Reid International Airport.
Another tourist posted a video showing the winner hit the lucky combo at a “Wheel of Fortune Triple Double Emeralds” game in the Terminal 1 Esplanade.
A user named Derek Nicoletto shared the footage on Twitter, writing, "Someone just won the 1.3 million jackpot on the slot machine at the airport!"
It's unclear who the tourist was or where they were from, but a few days later, the airport officially congratulated the winner and confirmed the news.
They wrote, "CONFIRMED!! One lucky player cashed in BIG at LAS — winning $1.3 million playing Wheel of Fortune Triple Double Emeralds in the Terminal 1 Esplanade. That’s one way to end a vacation — as a MILLIONAIRE!"
The slot machines at Harry Reid International Airport have hit a new landmark, generating more than $1 billion in revenue over the 36 years the concession has been in place, representatives of Michael Gaughan’s Airport Slot Concession Inc., according to the Las-Vegas Review Journal.
The company operates 1,430 slot machines at the local airport.
“We are happy that the slot machines located inside Harry Reid International Airport not only provide Las Vegas visitors the opportunity to spend a few minutes at one of our slot machines while they wait for their flight but that the revenue generated also helps lower the operating costs for airlines at the airport and those lower rates trickle down to tourists who plan on visiting Las Vegas,” Patricia Ross, general manager of Michael Gaughan’s Airport Slot Concession Inc., said in a news release.
“Non-aviation revenue is beneficial in that it helps to lessen our costs for air carriers,” added Scott Kichline, the airport’s assistant director for business. “Having slots in the airport is an amenity travellers largely enjoy and have come to expect. Seeing and hearing slots the moment they arrive sets the tone for an ‘Only Vegas’ experience, and on their way out, many also enjoy the opportunity to pursue one last jackpot.”
