A Las Vegas gambler is starting the new year out with a big jackpot win. The man sat at a Lightning Link slot machine at the Rampart Casino, the casino said in a Jan. 2 post on X, formerly known as Twitter. He put $75 into the machine, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen.

A lucky gambler rang in the new year with a life-changing jackpot at a Northern California casino. The player sat at a Buffalo Link slot machine on Jan. 1 at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort in Lincoln, the casino said in a news release. The visitor hit the $250,650 jackpot.

There are few better ways to start the New Year than winning more than a quarter-million dollars. A player at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Placer County did just that when they hit a $250,650 progressive jackpot early on New Year’s Day,

The windfall was one of two multi-million-dollar jackpots won ahead of the new year, according to the Georgia Lottery. Someone in Warner Robins snagged the top prize in the Monopoly $10,000 A Week for Life scratcher — and took home a $6 million lump sum.

William V., visiting from California hit the jackpot at the start of 2025, transforming a $75 gaming session into a six-figure payday at the Rampart Casino.Will