May happened to be a great month for visitors at Pennsylvania casinos as many guests hit jackpots for more than $100,000.
The Pennsylvania casinos that reported April jackpots did not have a $100,000 winner. However, in May, plenty of guests hit big.
Rivers Casino Philadelphia distributed more than $1.2 million in May slot jackpots
A lucky guest at Rivers Casino Philadelphia headlined the jackpot winners of May by earning $210,104 on a royal flush playing Ultimate Texas Hold’em. That doesn’t count the $1.2 million in slot jackpots the casino dished out, too.
One player hit for $56,000 on a Keno machine; it was one of 15 jackpots over $20,000. Additionally, a lucky player’s 88-cent bet earned them nearly $21,000 playing Fortune Harmony.
In total, 61 slot jackpots of $10,000 or higher were won last month at Rivers.
Live! Casino Philadelphia has two six-figure winners
The largest winner at Live! Casino Philadelphia in April won $70,000. Last month, the South Philadelphia casino reported to PlayPennsylvania that two guests earned at least $125,000 on slot games. The property disclosed the following slot wins:
- $125,362 on Huff n’ More Puff
- $125,000 on Huff n’ More Puff
- $50,100 on Dollar Storm Caribbean Gold
- $42,500 on Lightning Cash Moon Race
- $40,125 on Dollar Storm Ninja Moon
Janine de Blois, Director of Slots & Guest Services at Live! Casino Philadelphia, told PlayPennsylvania:
“The slots were hot in May with two lucky guests taking home six-figure jackpots while playing ‘Huff n’ More Puff’ last month. Both guests won jackpots of over $125,000, which is incredibly rare to have such similar winnings on the same game during the calendar month. We love when our guests get Lucky at Live! and we’re gearing up for a summer full of winning.”
Two lucky guests also won sizable blackjack prizes. The top guest took home $65,748 while the other hit for $64,295.
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh doles out record jackpots for single day
Visitors of Rivers Casino Pittsburgh hit for prizes left and right on May 11. So much so, the property told PlayPennsylvania it paid out more than $1.6 million that day, which is the largest single-day total in the casino’s history.
The biggest slot jackpot went for $141,042, with the second highest closely following at $127,570. Both were hit on Huff n’ More Puff machines. The third-highest payout was $63,151, won playing Dancing Drums.
The largest table games jackpot earned a player $31,483 on Ultimate Texas Hold’em. Another Ultimate Texas Hold’em won $30,398 while a 4 Card Poker player hit for $30,710.
Throughout May, 216 jackpots of $10,000 or higher were awarded to guests, with 31 of them being $20,000 or higher.
Live! Casino Pittsburgh awards top jackpot of $240,000
The biggest winner at Live! Casino Pittsburgh went home a lot richer than they were entering the casino. A lucky guest, playing Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em Royal Flush, cashed out for $240,991. It was the largest jackpot earned at the property last month.
The beginning of May was jackpot galore for multiple guests. Live! Casino Pittsburgh reported that through May 15, guests hit 520 jackpots totaling $1.6 million.
From May 8, there were 12 jackpots totaling $172,500. On Mother’s Day, one player hit the jackpot twice, totaling $36,255.65. Casino general manager, Sean Sullivan, said in a statement:
“It’s great to hear the jackpot celebration announcement going off what seems to be every hour. We enjoy watching the faces of our guests light up when they hit the big winnings.”
The rest of the way winners all hit big on slots, which include:
- $74,246.78 playing Huff N’ Puff
- $38,829.05 playing Dragon Cash
- $35,339.56 playing Dragon Cash
- $33,750 playing Triple Gold Bars
- $33,750 plating Triple Gold Bars
- $28,844.28 playing Dragon Cash: Golden Century
No winner placed more than a $25 bet.
