Casino Gambling

Player fed slot machine well before it returned a big jackpot at Biloxi casino

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  • Destin player won $120,000 on Double Gold after a $150 bet at Beau Rivage.
  • Beau Rivage recorded four $100,000-plus casino-floor jackpots so far in 2026.
  • Seven casino-floor jackpots this year total $2,153,082 across South Mississippi.

The seventh jackpot of $100,000 or more at South Mississippi casinos hit over the weekend for a very determined player.

The unidentified player from Destin, Florida, was at Beau Rivage Resort and Casino early Saturday. The person played from 5:13-8:58 a.m.

After 3 hours and 45 minutes, the player placed a $150 bet on a $50 denomination Double Gold slot machine. The machine paid a $120,000 jackpot.

This is the fourth $100,000-plus jackpot at the Beau Rivage so far this year, in addition to another million in jackpots over $100,000 paid out at the Beau Rivage poker tournament in January.

The seven jackpots on the casino floor so far this year total $2,153,082.

These are the big casino jackpots seven weeks into the year:

Jan. 5: A player from Baton Rouge won $1,132,124 on Wheel of Fortune at the Beau Rivage Casino 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.

Feb. 21: A Florida resident won $120,000 on a Double Gold slot machine at Beau Rivage Casino.

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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