Yonkers Woman Hits 1st Six-Figure Jackpot of Year at Empire City Casino

A Yonkers woman turned a short trip to nearby Empire City Casino into a bonanza when “Nancy G.” hit a jackpot worth $190,860.89 on Saturday night (January 21).

A $4 wager on the penny-denomination Wheel of Fortune slot machine in the Gotham Palace at 8:57 PM pulled down the first six-figure jackpot of the year at the Yonkers casino. Last year, a dozen six-figure jackpots were hit at Empire City, including a near $1 million score by Linda H. of Thornwood who hit for $961,411 on the Wheel of Fortune on November 13, 2016.
A still-growing $1.1 million jackpot, which would be the second largest in history, is up for grabs on yet another Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Empire City. Howard G. of Suffolk County, Long Island, scored Empire City’s record-breaker, a mind-blower worth $1,473,503 on the Wheel of Fortune Triple Star slot machine on October 25, 2015.