A Las Vegas tourist scored a massive payout this week at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
The gambler from Atlanta hit a $10.3 million jackpot on just a $5 wager while playing IGT Megabucks Wolf Run. The lucky player hit the mega-payout on Wednesday after playing the slot machine for only about three minutes, according to KSNV.
“Las Vegas is built on unforgettable moments, and it doesn’t get much more memorable than turning a $5 bet into more than $10 million,” Westgate President and GM Cami Christensen said.
“We’re thrilled for our guest from Atlanta and love seeing these legendary stories happen at Westgate.”
Uncle Sam Takes A Big Share
After scoring the big win, the jackpot winner reportedly celebrated with other guests at the off-Strip property as well as with casino staff.
After taxes, the winner will take home around $6 million, according to reporting by Vital Vegas. They decided to take a lump-sum payment as opposed to an annual annuity.
“Nobody really does the annuity option,” Vital Vegas wrote on X/Twitter. “Opinions about a tip vary widely. My suggestion is always ‘more than zero,’ which is the average for million-plus wins.”
TEN. MILLION. DOLLARS. 💰🎰 That’s not a typo.
One lucky winner turned a $5 bet into a $10,292,912.32 IGT Megabucks™ jackpot this morning at Westgate Las Vegas while playing Megabucks™ Wolf Run Eclipse™.
Congratulations to our newest multimillionaire. Around here, winners… pic.twitter.com/qZ3nmZi610
— Westgate Las Vegas (@WestgateVegas) June 16, 2026
Westgate Once Housed ‘Royalty’
The Westgate sits behind the Las Vegas Convention Center just off the north end of the Strip and is famous for being the home of Elvis Presley for more than seven years. “The King” performed 636 consecutive sold-out shows at the property from 1969 to 1976.
The casino also is home to the SuperBook, one of the largest sports betting venues in the world. Westgate announced in April that Caesars would be taking over management of the famed sportsbook.
In other slot machine news, an Illinois gambler was denied a $1,200 jackpot in January at Bally’s temporary casino in Chicago over his immigration status. The company ultimately reversed that decision and paid out the winnings.
In December, the IRS announced that the threshold requiring slot players to instantly file their winnings at a casino was increasing to $2,000 this year. In 2024, a woman filed a lawsuit against Bally’s casino in Atlantic City, alleging that the property refused to pay out a $12 million jackpot.
