Gambler turns $30 bet into ‘incredible’ slot machine jackpot at Florida casino

A gambler walked away from a Florida casino with an “incredible” jackpot prize.

The visitor sat at a Buffalo Link slot machine at the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee, the casino said in a June 27 Facebook post.

The player bet $30, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen.

Then a jackpot message appeared saying the gambler had won $151,000.

More than a dozen people commented on the Facebook post congratulating the winner.

“I hope I’m this lucky when I go to the casino. Congratulations,” one person wrote.

“Woohoo!!!” another person said.

“Congratulations on hitting the jackpot! That’s incredible!” someone else said.

This wasn’t the only big win at the casino.

Another player hit a Buffalo Link slot machine with a $15 bet, winning more than $109,000.

Immokalee is an unincorporated community in Collier County. It’s about a 35-mile drive southeast from Fort Myers.

This story was originally published July 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM with the headline "Gambler turns $30 bet into ‘incredible’ slot machine jackpot at Florida casino."

Helena Wegner

McClatchy DC

Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.