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Epic jackpot wins at Mississippi casinos this summer

Stories by Biloxi SunHerald journalists, with AI summarization

Gamblers at casinos in Mississippi experienced a wave of jackpot wins this summer. Some players struck gold with combined bets, leading to progressive jackpots, while other players secured large prizes at blackjack tables or slot machines.

One Florida player at IP Casino Resort in Biloxi won $233,519 with a $1 side bet on a Blazing 7s Blackjack table.

At Boomtown Casino in Biloxi, a player from Mobile hit a jackpot with three aces of hearts, winning $122,306.

Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D'Iberville also saw a win when a player from Alabama scored nearly $97,000 on a Lock It Link 10-cent Demon slot machine. Another player won a more than $390,000 jackpot at the casino with a 7-card straight flush. Lastly, a player from Millry, Alabama, won nearly $145,000 at the casino playing at the Blackjack Blazing 7s table.

Read the stories below:

An unidentified player hit the jackpot at Scarlet Pearl Casino. It’s the ninth jackpot of the year at Biloxi area casinos. By Courtesy of Scarlet Pearl Casino

NO. 1: AN ‘EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT’ AT THE BLACKJACK TABLE PAYS OFF AT MS COAST CASINO

Out of the nine jackpots so far this year at Coast casinos, nearly half were won on video poker or table games. Here the whole list of wins. | Published June 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez

Patrcia P. (no last name or state of residence given) was playing Fortune Pai Gow Poker table at Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville this week when she was dealt a hand worth a fortune. By Courtesy of Scarlet Pearl Casino

NO. 2: LIFE-CHANGING JACKPOT HITS AT SOUTH MISSISSIPPI CASINO. HERE ARE THE DETAILS

The Fourth of July weekend has started early with a massive win at one Biloxi-area casino. | Published July 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez

The second big jackpot of the month hit July 9 at Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville, this time on a slot machine. By Courtesy of Scarlet Pearl Casino

NO. 3: LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE AS SECOND JACKPOT OF JULY HITS AT ONE MS COAST CASINO

One week after a player won the second biggest jackpot of the year in South Mississippi, another player hit on a high-limit slot machine. Here’s what she bet. | Published July 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez

A player from Florida, Jeffrey (no last name provided) is the latest jackpot winner in South Mississippi. His win is the third to date in July and the 12th of $100,000 or more this year. By Courtesy of IP Casino Resort

NO. 4: ANOTHER HUGE WIN AT MS COAST CASINO AS $1 SIDE BET LEADS TO PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT

A blackjack player at a Biloxi casino’s side bet and scored a progressive jackpot. The 12 jackpots at South MS casinos this year were won about equally on slot and table games. | Published July 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez

A staff member at Boomtown Casino Biloxi holds the ceremonial check for the jackpot won by an unidentified player from Mobile. It’s the 15th jackpot of the year over $100,000 at casinos in South Mississippi. By Courtesy of Boomtown Casino Biloxi

NO. 5: BIG BLACKJACK JACKPOT HITS AT SOUTH MS CASINO. HERE’S THE WINNING HAND, PAYOUT

The jackpots keep coming this year at the rate of more than two a month for lucky players at Biloxi area casinos. | Published August 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.