a Las Vegas local stopped by The Orleans and hit big money on a Triple Hot Ice. Gaming officials said that he will return to Vegas to collect his overdue prize. According to casino officials, 14 lucky jackpot winners combined to take home more than 29 million last month. Robert Taylor was already back home when he was notified of his winnings last week, according to the release. “I commend the agents of the Enforcement Division, particularly Agent Dan Nuqui, for ensuring that the public trust in the gaming industry remains strong by spending countless hours over two weeks to ensure that a patron is awarded winnings owed to him,” Taylor said. “The Nevada Gaming Control Board is charged with the strict regulation of the gaming industry, the protection of the gaming public, and ensuring that the industry benefits the State of Nevada,” said James Taylor, chief of the board’s enforcement division, in the news release. The jackpot winner was determined to be Taylor, a tourist from Arizona. To identify the winner, gaming officials combed through hours of surveillance videos from several casinos, interviewed witnesses, shifted through electronic purchase records and even analyzed ride share data provided by the Nevada Transportation Authority and a rideshare company, according to a news release.

The gaming board took on an exhaustive search to make sure the man would be awarded his prize. He wound up winning $100Kīy the time the error was noticed, casino personnel were unable to identify the man, who was from out of state. She sent her husband to the store for a precooked chicken.