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UK tourist wins $1M slot jackpot on Christmas Eve in Las Vegas

Tourist Wins $1M Jackpot in Vegas on Christmas Eve
By Joy Johnston, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Dec 25, 2018

A tourist from the United Kingdom will have a Christmas to remember, after winning a $1 million jackpot while playing slots on the Las Vegas Strip on Christmas Eve.

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The lucky woman was playing a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Cosmopolitan, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. On her 960th spin, the woman hit the jackpot, which totaled $1,023,743.22, the Cosmopolitan said on its Twitter account.

"Santa came early," the casino said.

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