An anonymous player scooped a huge $1.2m Jackpot on Wheel of Fortune slots at New York New York last Sunday, the second player to win more than $1m from the progressive jackpot on the slot in Las Vegas this year according to manufacturer IGT.
Wheel of Fortune has been a fixture in many Vegas casinos for over 20 years, and has seen several big jackpots being won:
Jan 29 2017 – $1.2 million – New York-New York
Jan 14 2017 – $1.2 million – MGM Grand
May 2 2017 – $1.05 million – New York-New York
According to IGT spokeperson Michelle Schenk: “Wheel of Fortune slot machines have been good both to players and the gaming industry…the slot has been in casinos for 20 years and over that time has paid out more than $3 billion in jackpots and created more than 1,000 millionaires.”