{"id":448417,"date":"2026-08-30T23:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/448417\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T23:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:54:12","slug":"player-lands-exciting-six-figure-jackpot-on-1-bet-at-sacramento-area-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/448417\/","title":{"rendered":"Player lands \u2018exciting\u2019 six-figure jackpot on $1 bet at Sacramento-area casino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Lodi player hit a $583,824 progressive slot machine jackpot on a $1 bet at Sky River Casino in Elk Grove.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The win came Aug. 26 on a 2-cent Dollar Storm Mega Grand Link Buccaneer slot machine game, the casino said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We couldn&#8217;t think of a better way to kick off our fifth year than by celebrating a jackpot of this size,&#8221; said Michael J. Facenda, president and general manager of Sky River Casino. &#8220;His story is an exciting reminder that you never know what might happen when you walk through the doors at Sky River Casino.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Lodi resident plans to use the winnings to pay off his vehicles. He also is considering using the money to start a small business or make a down payment on a home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The casino, which opened in 2022, spans 100,000 square feet with more than 2,500 slot machines and more than 80 table games. It has 18 restaurants and bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Owned by the Wilton Rancheria in partnership with Boyd Gaming Corporation, the casino is located at 1 Sky River Parkway in Elk Grove, about a 15-mile drive southeast from downtown Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 or visiting the <a data-ylk=\"slk:National Council on Problem Gambling website.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncpgambling.org\/help-treatment\/national-helpline-1-800-522-4700\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">National Council on Problem Gambling website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Lodi player hit a $583,824 progressive slot machine jackpot on a $1 bet at Sky River Casino&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448418,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[157831,4106,5706,177552,121,123,122,96843],"class_list":["post-448417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-boyd-gaming-corporation","tag-elk-grove","tag-lodi","tag-michael-j-facenda","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-sky-river-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448417","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=448417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}