Local player hits progressive jackpot at Coast casino, the third huge win in 3 days
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- Three South Mississippi casinos reported progressive jackpots within three days.
- Island View player won $364,350 on Mississippi Stud poker on Jan. 5.
- Beau Rivage posted $1,132,124 Wheel of Fortune win; Treasure Bay paid $194,768.
Luck came in threes this week as a third jackpot has hit at a third South Mississippi casino.
Along with huge jackpots won at two Biloxi casinos Monday and Wednesday, a local player added a massive win at the Mississippi Stud poker table at Island View Casino Resort on Jan. 5.
Steven A. (no last name given) of Gulfport was playing poker at the Island View on Monday.
He won the in-house progressive game that handed him a $364,350 jackpot on a royal flush of ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of hearts.
The in-house table game mega-progressive links Mississippi Stud Poker along with 3-Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold-em poker games at he Island View Casino on the north side of U.S. 90 and the smoke-free Beach View Casino on the south side of the highway.
Each linked game requires a minimum $5 bet per hand, and Steven A. had an additional $1 side bet to win the mega-progressive jackpot.
Three jackpots in three days is an amazing start to the year on the Coast. The first jackpot of $100,000 or more in 2025 wasn’t collected until Jan. 22, and there weren’t three jackpots on the books until Feb. 15.
In addition to the jackpot at Island View, the other two wins this week are:
- A player from Baton Rouge won the progressive jackpot playing Wheel of Fortune at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino on Monday. The person won $1,132,124.
- Two days later, a player from Mississippi sat down at a Triple Double Stars slot machine at Treasure Bay Casino in Biloxi and won a $194,768 jackpot.
This story was originally published January 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM.
