Gambler bets $10 on slot machine — then wins big jackpot at Florida casino

A gambler scored a big jackpot after betting $10 on a slot machine in Florida.

Now, the player is $122,200.18 richer.

The visitor sat at a Buffalo Link slot machine at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, the casino said in a March 30 Facebook post.

The player made a bet, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared.

“Congratulations to this lucky winner who multiplied their bet by roughly 12,000!” the casino said in the post.

“What’s the first thing you’re doing with a win this big?” the casino wrote.

Another gambler recently won a life-changing prize at the same casino.

The woman bet $500 on a Dragon Link slot machine and won just over $1.5 million, McClatchy News reported March 5.

This story was originally published April 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM with the headline "Gambler bets $10 on slot machine — then wins big jackpot at Florida casino."

Helena Wegner

McClatchy DC

Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.