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Slots player connects for $492K on Las Vegas Strip

A Wheel of Fortune slot machine (John Locher/AP)

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By Tony Garcia / Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 28, 2019 - 3:28 pm

Updated October 28, 2019 - 3:57 pm

The wheels came up outstanding for a slots player on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday.

A player connected for $492,743.64 on a 25-cent Wheel of Fortune Triple Red Hot 7 machine at Park MGM.

Congrats to the lucky #IGTJackpots player who won a massive $492,743 Wheel of Fortune jackpot at @parkmgm! #ParkMGM

— #IGTJackpots (@IGTJackpots) October 28, 2019

The winner played five credits for the winning jackpot that hit just after 11 p.m.

No information was available on the identity of the winner.

Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on Twitter.

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