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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.

A lucky Dragon Cash slot machine paid out the 22nd jackpot of the year at a South Mississippi casino. The winner asked to remain anonymous.
A lucky Dragon Cash slot machine paid out the 22nd jackpot of the year at a South Mississippi casino. The winner asked to remain anonymous. Courtesy of 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.

Mary Perez
Sun Herald
Mary has won numerous awards for her business and casino articles for the Sun Herald. She also writes about Biloxi, jobs and the new restaurants and development coming to the Coast. She is a fourth-generation journalist. 
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