Progressive jackpot hits after only 10 minutes for lucky South MS casino player
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- Alabama player hit $137,590 on a $10 Dollar Storm Caribbean Gold slot.
- South Mississippi recorded five $100,000+ jackpots early in 2026.
- Busy holiday stretch fueled multiple large payouts at Biloxi casinos and poker events.
Mardi Gras season had just ended when a player celebrated a huge jackpot at IP Casino Resort in Biloxi.
Less than two hours after Carnival season closed, the unidentified player from Alabama placed a $10 bet on Dollar Storm Caribbean Gold progressive slot machine by Aristocrat Gaming.
The customer had played for just 10 minutes, according to the casino, when the machine paid out a $137,590 jackpot at around 1:50 a.m.
The jackpot hit on Wednesday, Feb. 18, after casinos were packed for days with people celebrating Valentine’s Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Mardi Gras and in town for a Presidents’ Day Weekend getaway. It’s the busiest time of year at Coast casinos.
This jackpot at the Boyd Gaming casino is the fifth jackpot of $100,000 or more in South Mississippi this year.
These are the big casino jackpots six weeks into 2026:
Jan. 5: A player from Baton Rouge won $1,132,124 on Wheel of Fortune at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi
Jan. 5: A Gulfport man won $364,350 playing MS Stud poker at Island View Casino in Gulfport
Jan. 7: A player from Mississippi won $194,768 playing Triple double stars at Treasure Bay Casino in Biloxi
Jan. 18: A player from Florida won $100,000 playing Top Dollar slot machine at Beau Rivage Casino.
Jan. 31-Feb. 1: A player from Wisconsin won $104,250 on a weekend winning spree at Beau Rivage Casino
Feb. 18: An Alabama resident won $137,590 playing Dollar Storm slot machine at IP Casino Resort in Biloxi.
Another million in jackpots over $100,000 was paid out at the Beau Rivage poker tournament in January.
