Casino City’s Friday Five: Illegal gambling, jackpots and openings edition 2m5qt

11 April 2025

By Dan Ippolito

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A new casino officially opened its doors today. But before we get into those details, there are some other stories from this week that need our attention. A six-figure jackpot cashes in Connecticut, a California resort is expanding its gaming floor, and the Dutch Gaming Authority and Michigan Gaming Control Board are cracking down on illegal operators.

Let’s start with a life-changing jackpot win:

5. Mohegan Sun guest wins $484,268
A Mohegan Sun guest struck it big on a jackpot. On 28 March, a Monopoly Cash Wheel Blazing 777 Triple Double Jackpot Wild slot machine, located in the Connecticut casino, sent the guest home with $484,268.

The guest was playing $5 per spin when they spun three Monopoly Jackpot symbols on line five, which triggered the progressive jackpot.

One lucky winner collected way more than $200 for ing GO — check out this huge $484,293.96 win on Monopoly Jackpot! pic.twitter.com/U3VQMSs0DI
— Mohegan Sun ?? (@MoheganSun) April 7, 2025

Dan Ippolito

As Casino City's associate editor, Dan produces and edits all of our weekly newsletters, and writes about the gaming industry for our websites and the GPWA Times Magazine. Dan graduated from Marist College in 2017 with a degree in Communications and a concentration in Sports. Email him at [email protected], or follow him at @casinocity_dan on Twitter.