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Wheel of Fortune jackpot tops $1M again at new Strip resort

Open less than a month, Fountainbleau Las Vegas has had its second $1 million slots jackpot winner. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A social media post Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, from Fountainbleau Las Vegas. (X)
A social media post Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, from Fountainbleau Las Vegas. (X)
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By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
January 5, 2024 - 6:32 pm
 
Updated January 6, 2024 - 3:05 pm

Open less than a month, Fountainbleau Las Vegas has had its second $1 million slots jackpot winner.

A Friday post on X said an unidentified Wheel of Fortune player hit a jackpot for $1,149,236.53.

“Double the Jackpot Joy at Fontainebleau Las Vegas! First, a $1.2 Million celebration just days after opening — talk about a grand entrance! Then, BAM! Another jackpot within only weeks for $1.1 Million. Lucky players at Fontainebleau!”

The resort, nearly 20 years in the making opened Dec. 13. The first jackpot was won Dec. 23 and the second was on Jan. 5.

The winners have not been identified.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @VegasMarvRJ on X.

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