Ever had a go at the airport pokies in Vegas?

[markis10]

Not as generous as downtown but they can pay out Lucky traveler wins $3.3M jackpot on 'Wheel of Fortune' slot machine at Harry Reid International Airport

Remember when they were at Sydney Airport?

 

[Scarlett]

Been through LAS a few times and haven’t bothered to waste my money.

Am I too cynical (peak capitalism?) to believe the story? The link going to Faux news probably doesn’t help…

In tin foil hat land the pokies company ensures that their ‘representative’ wins a multi million jackpot once every year or so to generate stories such as this and keep the mug punters spending up.
Pokies: a tax on stupid people.

 

[justinbrett]

Been through LAS a few times and haven’t bothered to waste my money.

Am I too cynical (peak capitalism?) to believe the story? The link going to Faux news probably doesn’t help…

In tin foil hat land the pokies company ensures that their ‘representative’ wins a multi million jackpot once every year or so to generate stories such as this and keep the mug punters spending up.
Pokies: a tax on stupid people.

It’s not that exceptional.

This slot machine operates with a network jackpot (a bit like Keno in Aus) and Nevada has a lot of slot machines.

Just luck of the draw it happened at the airport. It could have happened at the gas station, in a strip casino, in a rural highway stop…

3 million might have been won at the airport but I guarantee many more millions have been lost.

 

[andye]

I didn't know LAS had changed its name (5 years ago)

 

[Blackswan]

It’s not that exceptional.

This slot machine operates with a network jackpot (a bit like Keno in Aus) and Nevada has a lot of slot machines.

Just luck of the draw it happened at the airport. It could have happened at the gas station, in a strip casino, in a rural highway stop…

3 million might have been won at the airport but I guarantee many more millions have been lost.

He was also betting $10 a spin, which is pretty significant!