{"id":336347,"date":"2026-05-28T19:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/336347\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:37:07","slug":"gambler-wins-100677-on-10-cent-dragon-link-slot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/336347\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambler wins $100,677 on 10-cent Dragon Link slot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A longtime lottery player\u2019s luck finally changed in the Maryland Powerball, winning them a big prize.<\/p>\n

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A gambler at Thunder Valley Casino Resort near Sacramento hit a $100,677 jackpot on a 10-cent slot machine, casino officials reported.<\/p>\n

The player won a progressive jackpot on a $5 bet on a \u201cDragon Link: Panda Magic\u201d slot machine Wednesday, May 27, the casino said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery jackpot creates excitement on our casino floor, and it is always fun to see a guest experience that kind of unforgettable moment,\u201d said Dawn Clayton, general manager of Thunder Valley Casino Resort. \u201cWins like this are part of what makes Thunder Valley such a special place for our guests every day of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thunder Valley Casino Resort at 1200 Athens Ave. in Lincoln has 3,500 slot machines and 89 table games. It is about 35 miles northeast of 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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This story was originally published May 28, 2026 at 10:35 AM.<\/p>\n

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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 longtime lottery player\u2019s luck finally changed in the Maryland Powerball, winning them a big prize. Getty Images\/iStockphoto…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-336347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336347","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=336347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}