Dragon Link keeps printing millionaires and I'm personally starting to take it as a sign.

Some anonymous hero hit $1,140,529 on a $1 Million Dragon Link machine at The Venetian Tuesday morning. The bet? $125 per spin. The return on investment? Roughly 9,124x their wager. The lesson? Sometimes the gambling gods just decide it's your day.

The Quick Hit

• The hit: $1,140,529 jackpot
• The machine: $1 Million Dragon Link
• The bet: $125 spin
• The location: The Venetian, Las Vegas Strip
• The winner: Chose to remain anonymous (smart move)

Dragon Link Stays Hot

This is at least the second seven-figure Dragon Link jackpot on the Strip in the past month. Back on Thanksgiving, someone at Fontainebleau turned a $25 bet into over $1 million on the same game.

Dragon Link has become the slot machine of choice for high-limit players chasing life-changing money. The progressive jackpots build across multiple linked machines, creating those massive pools that can pay out in the mid-seven figures.

The $125 spin puts this player firmly in the high-limit category. That's not casual slots play — that's someone who came ready to gamble. And on Christmas Eve, they're walking out with over a million dollars.

The Pre-Christmas Jackpot Rush

Vegas has been hot for jackpots leading into the holidays. Beyond this Venetian hit, the Strip saw a $224,000 table games jackpot at another property on Monday, plus a six-figure video poker hand at an off-Strip casino.

Something about December brings out both the gamblers and the luck. Maybe it's the holiday crowds driving more action. Maybe it's variance doing what variance does. Either way, slot machines across Vegas have been hitting larger than usual.

The Tax Reality Check

Before you get too excited imagining what you'd do with $1.14 million, remember the IRS gets their cut. Starting in 2026, the jackpot reporting threshold increases to $2,000, but for anything over $5,000, casinos withhold 24% for federal taxes automatically.

Our anonymous winner is looking at roughly $274,000 disappearing straight to the feds before they even leave the property. State taxes depend on where they're from. By the time they're done with tax season, they might net somewhere around $700,000-$800,000 depending on their situation.

Still not bad for pressing a button.

The Bottom Line

Dragon Link continues to be the machine that dreams are made of. A $125 bet turning into $1.14 million is the kind of story that keeps every degen spinning. If you're in Vegas for Christmas, maybe swing by the high-limit room at The Venetian. Lightning struck there once this week — who says it can't strike twice?