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The Lion’s Share slot machine has reached near-legendary status over the years. The machine was one of 50 such machines rolled out when the MGM Grand opened in 1993. Now, it’s the last of its kind.
The Lion’s Share is a progressive slot machine, and due to gaming regulations, the MGM Grand can’t remove it from the casino until it pays the big jackpot, currently clocking in at $2,334,838.64, give or take.
You will be ours someday, Lion’s Share. Oh, yes, you will be ours.
The Lion’s Share slot machine sits just outside the high limit slot area at MGM Grand, and is rarely vacant.
This blog has personally invested several hundred bucks in trying to snag not only the progressive jackpot, but also Vegas immortality.
Beyond its storied history, the Lion’s Share machine is unique in that the winner will get the jackpot and the slot machine itself.
The Lion’s Share has become a bit of an annoyance for the casino. When it breaks, custom parts have to be fabricated from scratch. Also, there’s no ticket-in/ticket-out, so every time customers cash out, they have to be paid by hand. Every time, no matter the amount.
Of course, the hand-pay thing isn’t too big a deal because this machine is excruciatingly tight!
Still, few who know the story of the Lion’s Share slot can pass by without making a little investment. Good luck with that.
Always listen to your wife. That’s the moral of this gambling story, which is centered on a legendary Las Vegas slot machine that finally paid off this weekend.
Walter and Linda Misco, a New Hampshire couple, were in Vegas for a three-day vacation that included a slot tournament. They stayed at the MGM Grand, home to the legendary Lion’s Share. The Lion’s Share 20-year old three-reel slot machine that hadn’t relinquished a jackpot in 15 years. In that time, the progressive jackpot grew to $2.4 million and attracted a cult-like following.
Gamblers came from all over to take a crack at the $3-max slot machine. There were often lines of people, waiting to play. The Lion’s Share even has its own Facebook page.
Walter, 66, had read a recent newspaper story about the Lion’s Share and mentioned it Linda. When they arrived at the Grand, Linda instructed her husband to play the machine.
“Of course, I was following orders,” said Walter during a Saturday phone interview.
Around 11 p.m., Friday, Linda had retired to the room. Walter told her he’d be up shortly. But, first, he strolled past the Lion’s Share. He had checked it out several times during his stay. There was always a wait to play. But this time it was vacant. Everyone had disappeared.
Walter inserted a $100 bill and began hitting the spin button, playing the $3 max. He gave up on pulling the arm, “after they put buttons on the machines,” he said. In approximately 15-20 spins, something happened. Three green lions lined up on the middle pay line. Jackpot. No one was really around.
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“I was actually a little confused, because I didn’t believe it,” Walter said. “I saw it happen, but didn’t believe it. Eventually someone from the MGM came over and assured me that I had won the 2.4 million dollars.”
Walter called Linda up in the room. He told her that she needed to come back downstairs, but didn’t tell her why. When Linda came down, Walter grabbed her by the hand and led her over to the Lion’s Share.
“There were a couple expletives,” said Walter with a chuckle. “I can tell you the first word out of her mouth was ‘holy,’ and you can figure out the rest of it. It was funny. And it was real. But she was very happy that I followed her instructions.”
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