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Empire City player hits nearly $3M jackpot on slot machine

Barnett T. hit a jackpot of nearly $3 million on Thursday while playing the Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Yonkers casino.

News 12 Staff

Oct 1, 2025, 6:09 AM

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The biggest jackpot in Empire City Casino’s history is going to a New Rochelle man.

Barnett T. hit a jackpot of nearly $3 million on Thursday while playing the Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Yonkers casino.

It wasn’t his first win — Barnett also previously won more than $46,000 on another machine at Empire City.

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