$5 bet wins $10M jackpot at South Point in Las Vegas

A lucky tourist from New Mexico became a multimillionaire after they hit a $10 million Megabucks jackpot early Monday at South Point Casino in Las Vegas.

You heard it here first…we had a lucky customer hit a $10 MILLION JACKPOT playing Megabucks over the weekend! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/mZsJnDJstK
— South Point Hotel (@southpointlv) April 26, 2021

The tourist won the $10 million on a $5 wager. According to South Point, it’s the largest Megabucks jackpot in Nevada in 2021 so far.

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There was also another big winner in Las Vegas during the last few days.

Monopoly Millionaire lived up to its name when a lucky guest from Alaska hit for 2.1 million dollars Sunday evening after inserting only $40. pic.twitter.com/TUkAgVIC3V
— The Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan_LV) April 26, 2021

On Sunday, a tourist from Alaska won $2.1 million on a $40 bet in a slot machine at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

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