{"id":455827,"date":"2026-09-07T00:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T00:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/455827\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T00:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T00:32:14","slug":"player-lands-phenomenal-six-figure-jackpot-on-2-bet-at-sacramento-area-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/455827\/","title":{"rendered":"Player lands \u2018phenomenal\u2019 six-figure jackpot on $2 bet at Sacramento-area casino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Stockton player hit a $130,812 progressive slot machine jackpot on a $2 bet at Sky River Casino in Elk Grove.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The win came Saturday 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\">The jackpot came just days after a Lodi player won a nearly $600,000 jackpot on the same game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;To see another six-figure jackpot awarded just days after this same game produced a Mega Grand jackpot is phenomenal,&#8221; said Michael J. Facenda, president and general manager of Sky River Casino. &#8220;Since the start of 2026, we have awarded more than $190 million in cumulative slot machine payouts, and we look forward to celebrating many more winning moments with our guests.&#8221;<\/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 Stockton player hit a $130,812 progressive slot machine jackpot on a $2 bet at Sky River Casino&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[15294,179903,2975,179904,157831,4106,5706,179901,177552,179902,121,123,122,595,96843,483],"class_list":["post-455827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-15294","tag-179903","tag-2975","tag-179904","tag-boyd-gaming-corporation","tag-elk-grove","tag-lodi","tag-mega-grand","tag-michael-j-facenda","tag-nearly-600","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-saturday","tag-sky-river-casino","tag-stockton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455827","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=455827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}