Big bet on MS Coast slot machine with $2 minimum leads to six-figure payout
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- Scarlet Pearl paid $107,077.46 on a $250 Dragon Cash spin in D’Iberville.
- This marked Scarlet Pearl’s fifth six-figure win and the 22nd regional jackpot.
- South Mississippi casinos logged 22 jackpots in 2025 totaling about $5 million.
“You have won a jackpot,” was the message that appeared Thursday on a slot machine at the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville.
The winner, whose name and state of residence remain anonymous, won $107,077.46. The bet for the spin was $250, on a game with a minimum wager of $2.
The 22nd jackpot of $100,000 or more this year in South Mississippi came on the popular Dragon Cash game in the high limits Orchid Room.
This is the fifth jackpot of $100,000 or more won this year at Scarlet Pearl Casino.
The 22 winners so far in 2025 have a total winning of $5 million. They include:
$1.28 million — Won Aug. 1 by a Louisiana player at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino on a demon Panda Magic slot machine.
$402,411 —Won May 9 by Santigo S. at Golden Nugget Casino on the 21+3 Blackjack Progressive game.
$392,638 — Won July 2 at Scarlet Pearl Casino by unidentified person playing Fortune Pai Gow Poker
$300,000 — Won Feb. 15 by a player from Birmingham, Alabama, at Beau Rivage Resort and Casino 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 during a rare snowstorm by a South Carolina player on a Triple Double Stars slot machine.
$233,519 — Won July 10 at IP Casino Biloxi by Jeffrey from Florida on a Light & Wonder’s Blazing 7s Blackjack table.
$211,961 — Won June 16 at Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi by Jayne from Texas, on a DJ Poker game.
$204,273 — Won Aug. 15 at Palace Casino Biloxi by Charles H. from Robertsdale, Alabama on a Lightning Buffalo Link.
$150,000 — Won Feb. 12 by a player from Gulfport at Beau Rivage Casino on a Triple Double Stars machine.
$150,000 — Won March 21 at Hard Rock Casino Biloxi. A Georgia player won $1000,000 and $50,000 just minutes apart on Triple Triple Bonus video poker.
$144,563 — Won June 13 at Scarlet Pearl Casino by an unidentified woman playing at the Blackjack Blazing 7s table.
$144,000 — Won Oct. 11 at Beau Rivage Casino by Anita Tomlinson of Columbus, Georgia, who placed a $200 bet on $100 denomination Triple Double Diamond
$142,551 — Won March 7 at Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi by Shawn of Mobile on Lightning Buffalo Link slot machine
$122,306 — Won Aug. 1 at Boomtown Casino Biloxi by a player from Mobile on blackjack
$117,467 — Won Sept. 26 by an unidentified player from Norcross, Georgia, at Beau Rivage Casino on a Buffalo Cash slot machine
$112,098 — Won May 15 by an unidentified player at Scarlet Pearl Casino on an Aristocrat Lightning Cash machine
$107,077 — Won Oct. 23 by an unidentified player at Scarlet Pearl Casino on a Dragon Cash slot machine
$100,000 — Won March 6 by an unidentified player from Kentucky at Hard Rock Casino Biloxi on Game King Triple Double Bonus Poker
$100,000 — Won July 19 by unidentified man at Harrah’s Gulf Coast playing Double Top Dollar slot machine
$100,000 — Won Aug. 25 by an unidentified player at Scarlet Pearl Casino on a Double Double Bonus video poker machine
$100,000 — Won Aug. 31 at Beau Rivage Casino by a player from Daphne, Alabama, on Luxury Line slot machine.
$100,000 — Won Sept. 3 at Beau Rivage Casino by Indiana man playing Double Double Bonus video poker
This story was originally published October 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM.