Texas man hits $1.8 million jackpot at Laughlin casino

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Golden Nugget Laughlin

Ernest Lopez of San Antonio was playing a 1,000,000 Degrees slot machine with girlfriend Linda Boelter when he hit a $1,824,943 jackpot on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at the Golden Nugget Laughlin.

Wed, Nov 25, 2015 (2:18 p.m.)

A Texas man hit a $1,824,943 jackpot at the Golden Nugget Laughlin while playing a 1,000,000 Degrees slot machine.

Ernest Lopez and his girlfriend, Linda Boelter, were vacationing from San Antonio and stopped at the Golden Nugget on Monday for breakfast, according to the casino.

Lopez had been playing the machine for only five minutes before hitting the jackpot. He was playing the maximum bet of $3 on the 1-cent, 300-coin game when he hit the progressive payout at noon, the casino said.

The 1,000,000 Degrees slot machine features a $1 million progressive jackpot opportunity that players trigger when nine 1,000,000 Degrees symbols appear with a max bet. The game features a top progressive jackpot award that resets at a base of $999,999.99 and increases with game play.

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