Casino Gambling

Local player beats 1-in-700,000 odds to hit jackpot at South Mississippi casino

An Ocean Springs video poker player beat odds of 1-in-700,000 and walked away with a $100,000 jackpot at Harrah’s Gulf Coast casino in Biloxi.

The lucky local struck it rich on Friday, June 19, with a $125 play on the $5 denomination 5 Play Video Poker machine, which allows the playing of five hands at once. The odds for hitting a royal flush on a video poker machine are about 1-in-45,000. In this case, this guest was dealt the royal flush in the initial draw, the odds of which are 1-in-700,000.

A player from Ocean Springs won $100,000 when they were dealt a royal flush on a video poker machine at Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi
A player from Ocean Springs won $100,000 when they were dealt a royal flush on a video poker machine at Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi Harrah’s Gulf Coast

This is the year’s 25th jackpot of $100,000 or more at South Mississippi casinos, while there were 31 for all of 2025.

The total of these jackpots now stands at more than $5.4 million, with the top prize of more than $1 million paid at the Beau Rivage in January.

Here are the jackpots won year to date at Coast casinos:

More than $5.4 million in jackpots of $100,000 or more have been won this year at South Mississippi casinos
More than $5.4 million in jackpots of $100,000 or more have been won this year at South Mississippi casinos Sun Herald
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Tim Thorsen
Sun Herald
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