Two Golden Nugget players win slot jackpots

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Two lucky guests discovered how beautiful life is when winning the jackpot progressives on the wide-area progressive jackpot and wildly popular IGT Wheel of Fortune game.

The most recent winner, James from Olean, New York, took home $219,000 Nov. 9, 2015. In previous months, another guest claimed $1,172,147 with a $10 bet. This is the largest jackpot paid this year at the Golden Nugget - Las Vegas. This jackpot winner has chosen to remain anonymous.

IGT’s Wheel of Fortune is the most popular slot theme of all time and has paid out more than $3 billion in life-changing jackpots to winners in casinos across the U.S. since 1997. IGT recently celebrated a gaming industry milestone by paying the 1,000th jackpot of more than a million dollars on Wheel of Fortune slots.

Golden Nugget - Las Vegas has paid out over 24.8 million in jackpots through Sept. 28, 2015. As the jewel of downtown, the Golden Nugget has received several accolades including Best Downtown Hotel by the Las Vegas Review Journal and, most recently, Best Overall Gaming Resort by Casino Player Magazine.