The $402,108 progressive jackpot won at The Nash in Nashua illustrates two features of New Hampshire’s casino market: large shared prizes and a charitable-gaming system that directs part of casino revenue to nonprofits. The state’s gambling options have expanded in recent years, with sports betting, higher-priced scratch tickets and a dozen casinos statewide, according to New Hampshire Public Radio.
The jackpot was awarded Sept. 6 at The Nash Casino to a Marblehead, Massachusetts, player identified as R.B., according to MassLive. The player had placed a $5 optional side wager at a three-card poker table before being dealt a four-five-six straight flush in spades.
MassLive reported that the hand qualified R.B. for a Bonus Spin Xtreme wheel, where the player landed on the top-tier Triple Diamond prize. That award paid the entire progressive pool, producing what the casino and the outlet described as New Hampshire’s largest progressive jackpot. The available reporting does not independently establish a state regulatory record, and the winner’s full identity has not been disclosed.
A record in a fast-changing casino market
The payout surpassed The Nash’s previously reported progressive jackpot of $233,490, which was won by Lowell, Massachusetts, resident Anthony Hom in February 2026, according to MassLive’s account. Because those figures come from media and casino reporting rather than a publicly cited statewide regulator database, the record should be understood as reported, not independently audited here.
The Nash opened at Pheasant Lane Mall in March 2025. Its progressive games are part of a broader New Hampshire gambling industry that has grown as the state adds venues and gambling products. The succession of large reported wins shows that jackpots can change quickly, but it does not by itself demonstrate that such payouts are becoming more frequent.
The charitable-gaming connection
The Nash’s business model links gaming activity to nonprofit funding. New Hampshire rules set aside 35% of games-of-chance revenue and 8.75% of historical horse-racing-machine revenue for two nonprofits assigned to each week of gaming, according to Nashua, NH Patch.
That same Patch report said The Nash presented $2.4 million to 12 New Hampshire nonprofits on July 21, 2026, calling it the largest recorded charitable contribution in state history. Recipients said the money would support services including uncompensated mental-health care, staff and program growth, transportation equity and education. Those distributions provide context for the venue’s public role, but they are separate from the amount paid to R.B.
For now, the Marblehead player’s win remains a single reported jackpot event: a $5 side wager, a qualifying straight flush and a top-tier progressive award. Whether the $402,108 figure remains the state’s highest payout will depend on future jackpots and on how such records are formally documented.
