Man Hits $1.19 Million Slots Jackpot at The Meadows

A man from Morgantown, W.Va. hit The Meadows Casino jackpot that had been building for months.

Posted Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 1:01 pm ET|Updated Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 11:40 pm ET

A West Virginia man is leaving the state $1.19 million happier tonight.

A spokesman for confirmed Thursday afternoon that a "frequent visitor" to the venue struck the slots jackpot, which was $1,192,562 to be exact.

The winner did not want his name released, according to the spokesman, who added that the jackpot had been building for months.

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