{"id":231463,"date":"2026-03-22T17:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/231463\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T17:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:35:07","slug":"gambler-wins-100125-jackpot-at-thunder-valley-casino-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/231463\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambler wins $100,125 jackpot at Thunder Valley Casino Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"

A gambler at Thunder Valley Casino Resort near Sacramento hit a $100,125 jackpot on a $250 slot machine bet Friday, casino officials reported.<\/p>\n

The player won the jackpot on a \u201cBuffalo Link\u201d slot machine\u201d slot machine, the casino said in a news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone loves a Friday, but what an incredible way to start your Friday morning by winning over $100,000,\u201d said Dawn Clayton, general manager at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. \u201cThe best part about Thunder Valley is you never know what time of day you could win it big.\u201d<\/p>\n

The win marks the eighth jackpot of more than $100,000 in 2026 at the resort.<\/p>\n

Thunder Valley Casino Resort at 1200 Athens Ave. in Lincoln has 3,500 slot machines and 89 table games. It is about a 35-mile drive northeast from Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.<\/p>\n

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700<\/a> or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n

Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A gambler at Thunder Valley Casino Resort near Sacramento hit a $100,125 jackpot on a $250 slot machine…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231464,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[7,1501,228,121,123,122,31012,58922],"class_list":["post-231463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-california","tag-casino","tag-jackpot","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-slot-machine","tag-thunder-valley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}