Lucky gambler strikes it rich with big bet on South Mississippi slot machine
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- Beau Rivage Casino saw five $100K+ jackpots in August, including a $1.28M win.
- Four Biloxi casinos awarded major wins in August, spanning slots, poker, and blackjack.
- South Mississippi casinos recorded 18 jackpots above $100K so far in 2025.
August started with a $1 million-plus win at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino and the wins kept coming at Biloxi-area casinos through the last day of the month.
The latest jackpot hit on Aug. 31, also at the Beau Rivage. It was the 5th jackpot of $100,000 or more at South Mississippi casinos in August.
Labor Day Weekend was lucky for the player from Daphne, Alabama, who was playing a $1 denomination Luxury Line slot machinein the high limits room.
The player, who chose not to be identified, turned a $75 bet into a $172,085.12 win. The jackpot hit at 12:37 a.m.
The five wins in August came at four separate casinos. The other four wins were:
- $1.28 million — Won Aug. 1 by an unidentified player from Louisiana at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi. The person won with a $50 bet on a $2 demon Panda Magic slot machine.
- $122,306 — Won Aug. 1 at Boomtown Casino Biloxi. The unidentified player from Mobile, Alabama, was playing blackjack and won the progressive jackpot with a side bet and 3 aces of hearts.
- $204,273 — Won Aug. 15 at Palace Casino Biloxi by Charles H. (no last name provided) and his wife from Robertsdale, Alabama who hit the jackpot on the 10 cent Lightning Buffalo Link.
- $100,000 — Won Aug. 25 by an unidentified player in Scarlet Pearl’s high-limits Orchid Room on a Double Double Bonus video poker machine.
This is the 18th jackpot won at South Mississippi casinos this year and the fifth won at the Beau Rivage.
For many years, most of the jackpots were won on slot machines. This year, nearly as many jackpots were won on table games and video poker.
The other winners of $100,000 or more so far this year are:
$402,411 —Won May 9 by Santigo S. (no last name provided) at Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi. He played blackjack for about an hour and 20 minutes when he hit the jackpot on a side bet on the casino’s 21+3 Blackjack Progressive game.
$392,638 — Won July 2 at Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville by Patricia P. (no last name or state of residence provided). She way playing Fortune Pai Gow Poker and won with a 7-card straight flush.
$300,000 — Won Feb. 15 by a player from Birmingham, Alabama, at Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi on a 2-credit bet. It was on the same $100 denomination Triple Double Stars slot machine that hit a jackpot on Feb. 12.
$270,000 — Won Jan. 22 at Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi during a rare snowstorm. A South Carolina player was playing a $100 Triple Double Stars slot machine and won on a $200 bet.
$233,519 — Won July 10 at IP Casino Biloxi by Jeffrey from Florida (no last name or hometown disclosed). He placed a $10 standard bet plus a $1 side bet to win the progressive jackpot on Light & Wonder’s Blazing 7s Blackjack table.
$211,961 — Won June 16 at Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi by Jayne (no last name provided) from Texas, She was playing a DJ Poker game.
$150,000 — Won Feb. 12 by a player from Gulfport at Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi playing a $100 denomination Triple Double Stars machine with a 1-credit bet.
$150,000 — Won March 21 at Hard Rock Casino Biloxi. The unidentified player from Georgia was playing Triple Triple Bonus video poker game when, just minutes apart, she won $100,000 and $50,000.
$144,563 — Won June 13 at Scarlet Pearl Casino by an unidentified woman playing at the Blackjack Blazing 7s table.
$142,551 — Won March 7 at Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi by Shawn (no last name provided), of Mobile, Ala, while playing the Lightning Buffalo Link slot machine.
$112,098 — Won May 15 by an unidentified player in Scarlet Pearl’s high-limits Orchid Room on an Aristocrat Lightning Cash machine and a 50-cent demon. The player bet $12.50.
$100,000 — Won March 6 by an unidentified player from Kentucky at Hard Rock Casino Biloxi. He was playing a Game King video poker machine, betting $125 per spin on the $25 Triple Double Bonus Poker.
$100,000 — Won July 19 by unidentified man at Harrah’s Gulf Coast playing Double Top Dollar slot machine.
This story was originally published September 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM.
