{"id":276168,"date":"2023-06-05T18:29:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T23:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=276168"},"modified":"2023-06-06T12:43:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T17:43:37","slug":"jackpot-live-philadelphia-casino-player-wins-record-937k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/jackpot-live-philadelphia-casino-player-wins-record-937k\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackpot: Live! Philadelphia Casino Player Wins Record $937K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Pennsylvania man recently won almost $937K while playing <em>Ultimate Texas Hold \u2018Em <\/em>at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/live-casino-philadelphia-celebrates-anniversary-donates-750k\/\"> <strong>Live! Casino &amp; Hotel Philadelphia.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_276181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-276181\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-276181 size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Live-858x676.jpg\" alt=\"A sign for Live!\" width=\"858\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Live-858x676.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Live-430x339.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Live.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-276181\"class=\"text-description\">A sign for Live!, at the Live! Casino &amp; Hotel Philadelphia. The casino was the site of a recent record jackpot. (Image: <em>South Philly Review<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pete Mitchell of Narbeth, Pa. won the record-setting jackpot of $936,996 with a royal flush on Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The win is the largest progressive jackpot ever at slots or table games at the casino, according to Philadelphia TV station <em>WTXF<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mitchell had wagered $300, according to local news reports.<\/p>\n<p>Live! Casino is owned and operated by an affiliate of the Cordish Companies.<\/p>\n<h2>Close to $2.2M Won on Aria Slot<\/h2>\n<p>A lucky slot machine player won $2,198,173 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/aria-resort-casino-hit-with-vaccine-suit-by-former-employee\/\"><strong>Aria Resort &amp; Casino<\/strong><\/a> in Las Vegas on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The mystery winner hit the jackpot on a <em>Wheel of Fortune Gold Spin Triple Gold MegaTower<\/em> slot machine, according to the <em>Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wheel of Fortune slots are made by IGT. The winner had wagered $7, an IGT spokesperson told the <em>Review-Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Grandpa Wins $556K at Chumash Casino Resort<\/h2>\n<p>An unnamed grandfather hit a $556,120 jackpot on May 25 at the <strong>Chumash Casino Resort<\/strong> in Santa Ynez, Calif. The payout was won on a bonus times progressive machine in a high-limit room, the casino announced on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The winner regularly plays that machine when he visits the casino, according to the <em>Ventura County Star<\/em> newspaper. He visits the gaming property about once a month.<\/p>\n<p>The money was won on the man&#8217;s second spin during his latest visit. He wagered his money and then three 10s appeared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>The winner says he will use some of the money to buy a new car for his granddaughter, and that his other two grandchildren will get money for college tuition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The casino is owned and operated by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.<\/p>\n<h2>Caesars Palace Multiple Jackpots<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A mystery player won $100,625 while playing video poker at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/jackpot-caesars-palace-player-wins-over-1m-on-slot-machine\/\"><strong>Caesars Palace<\/strong><\/a> in Las Vegas on Friday.<\/li>\n<li>On Thursday, an unidentified player won $100K on a video poker machine also at Caesars Palace.<\/li>\n<li>Another unnamed player won $200K on Wednesday, also at Caesars Palace. He was playing <em>Ultimate X<\/em> video poker when he hit four aces with a kicker, according to a Caesars Entertainment spokesperson.<\/li>\n<li>Another mystery guest won $100K on a slot machine on Tuesday, also at Caesars Palace. He had made a $50 bet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pennsylvania man recently won almost $937K while playing Ultimate Texas Hold \u2018Em at Live! Casino &#038; Hotel Philadelphia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":276173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83771,69293],"tags":[82508,81907,81890],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jackpot: Live! 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