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One tourist has plenty to be thankful for this holiday season after scoring big playing slot machines on the Las Vegas Strip.
On Thursday, November 27, a visitor was playing the Dragon Link slot machine at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas Resort and Casino.
The guest placed a $25 bet on the high limit game, winning a whopping amount of over $1,152,000, according to KSNV News 3.
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The lucky winner has chosen to remain anonymous.
Tourism in Vegas continued to decline, with just over 3 million visitors in September, down 8.8% from the same period last year, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCA).
An anonymous visitor got rich at a Las Vegas resort, turning a $25 bet into a jackpot exceeding $1,152,000 on Thanksgiving Day. (George Rose/Getty Images)
Despite the drop in visitor numbers, gaming revenues on the Strip rose 5.5%, according to KSNV.
Downtown saw an increase in gaming revenue of more than 8%.
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Fox News Digital spoke with tourists this fall to reflect on Sin City’s declining visitor numbers. Many pointed to the region’s high prices.
Despite declining visitor numbers, gaming revenues on the Las Vegas Strip increased by 5.5%. (Ashley J. DiMella/Fox News Digital)
A couple from the United Kingdom said they took a road trip through the United States and were just finishing their trip in Vegas.
“We found it a little more expensive than other places we’ve been in the United States,” noted husband Ben.
The couple spent “$20 on two coffees this morning,” he said. “I thought it was a lot.”
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Katherine from College Station, Texas, along with her daughter Cammie, were celebrating the teen’s 16th birthday in Vegas when Fox News Digital caught up with them.
“Drinking a $14 coffee was crazy,” Katherine said. “I wasn’t expecting that. It was just a latte with a few extra flavors,” she added.
Many visitors believe that high prices are to blame for the decline of tourism in Las Vegas. (Ashley J. DiMella/Fox News Digital)
“I had a drink this morning. It was like $12 for a lemonade or something,” Cammie said. “And bottled water is so expensive.”
A father joined his son’s 21st birthday trip, saying he paid $25 at the pool for a gin and tonic and $13 for a cup of coffee.
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One of the younger men on the trip also said he heard about $95 ATM fees on the Strip, which surprised him.
