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Small-town player wins big-time jackpot at Mississippi Coast casino

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  • A Tallassee, Alabama resident hit a $106,105 jackpot at IP Casino on May 12.
  • The win came on Light & Wonder’s Blazing 777 Triple Double Jackpot Wild Nudging Stacks.
  • South Mississippi casinos have paid 16 jackpots of $100,000+ so far this year.

Someone in a town of less than 5,000 residents is celebrating after hitting the jackpot at IP Casino Resort in Biloxi.

The winner from Tallassee, Alabama, a small town northeast of Montgomery, was visiting the IP Casino on Tuesday, May 12.

Playing Light & Wonder’s Blazing 777 Triple Double Jackpot Wild Nudging Stacks slot machine, the person placed a $90 bet at 5:32 p.m. and hit the jackpot for $106,105.

This is the 16th jackpot of $100,000 or more at a South Mississippi casino this year and the second at IP Casino. Another player from Alabama won nearly $138,000 at the IP in February.

It’s been a winning May at the IP Casino, where a Biloxi resident was among the big winners. On May 6, the local player made a $5 wager on the Dragon Cash slot machine by Aristocrat Gaming and hit for a $54,614 win.

Five months into the year, players at South Mississippi casinos scoring jackpots of $100,000 or more have collected $4.2 million in winnings.

More than $4.2 million in jackpots of over $100,000 have been won at Mississippi Coast casinos in 2026.
More than $4.2 million in jackpots of over $100,000 have been won at Mississippi Coast casinos in 2026. Sun Herald
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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