{"id":250429,"date":"2022-12-29T21:29:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T03:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=250429"},"modified":"2022-12-30T14:21:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:21:28","slug":"jackpot-horseshoe-las-vegas-player-wins-almost-500k-retires-as-rodeo-clown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/jackpot-horseshoe-las-vegas-player-wins-almost-500k-retires-as-rodeo-clown\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackpot: Horseshoe Las Vegas Player Wins Almost $500K, Retires as Rodeo Clown"},"content":{"rendered":"

A retiring rodeo clown won almost $500,000 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas casino on Thursday. It was the first major jackpot at the recently rebranded gaming property.<\/p>\n

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The former Bally’s Las Vegas, pictured above. The Horseshoe Las Vegas was Bally\u2019s Las Vegas until December 15. On Thursday, a player won a jackpot at the rebranded casino. (Image: KSNV<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jeff Reeves of Cortez, Colo., won $499,763 while playing Three Card Poker. He hit a royal flush of hearts at the Las Vegas Strip gaming property.<\/p>\n

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He was a rodeo clown for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Thursday was his last day in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The 2022 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo took place December 1-10 at Las Vegas\u2019s Thomas & Mack Center.<\/p>\n

Reeves said he will enjoy his retirement with the jackpot. Reeves is a Lucky Caesars Rewards member.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/HorseshoeVegas\/status\/1608591463734022146?s=20&t=GM4b7FHf01YhEul7E7H-OQ<\/p>\n

The Horseshoe has nearly 70,000 square feet of casino space, including more than 1,500 gaming machines. Nearly every guest room has been renovated within the last four years.<\/p>\n

The Horseshoe Las Vegas is a Caesars Entertainment property.<\/p>\n

Prior Jackpots<\/h2>\n

Caesars Entertainment has announced other recent jackpots at its Las Vegas properties.<\/p>\n

For instance, on Monday Caesars Palace<\/a> said that two players won six-figure jackpots playing video poker.<\/p>\n

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One lucky winner hit a $400K jackpot with a royal flush of spades. Another player won a draw poker jackpot worth $103,125.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Both are Caesars Rewards members.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, two other players at Caesars Palace won $100K each. One was playing a slot machine, while the other won while hitting a royal flush while playing video poker.<\/p>\n

Both of these winners are also Caesars Rewards members. Caesars Palace is operated by Caesars Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Atlantic City Jackpot<\/h2>\n

Across the nation in Atlantic City, a player recently won nearly $1.7 million betting $5 on progressive poker at Harrah\u2019s Resort<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The winner, described as a Monmouth County, N.J. woman and \u201clongtime customer,\u201d hit a $1,681,458.40 jackpot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The win is the largest jackpot on a progressive poker game at a Caesars Entertainment property in Atlantic City.<\/p>\n

The woman tipped her dealers $77K, casino officials revealed. That\u2019s a 4.5% tip.<\/p>\n

Casino Rebranding<\/h2>\n

The Horseshoe Las Vegas was Bally\u2019s Las Vegas<\/a> until December 15.<\/p>\n

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Caesars Entertainment revealed earlier this year it would apply the Horseshoe name to the well-known casino resort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Two years ago, Caesars sold the Bally\u2019s brand to a company previously known as Twin River Worldwide Holdings (TRWH) for a reported $20 million. Prior to that, TRWH purchased Bally\u2019s Atlantic City.<\/p>\n

Under the terms of agreement, the buyer provides a perpetual license to Caesars to use the Bally\u2019s name in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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