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Two lucky visitors each won hundreds of thousands of dollars at California’s Sky River Casino in the days leading up to Christmas.
While at the Elk Grove tribal gaming property, an unnamed Stockton, Calif. resident hit about $748K on a slot machine. That guest was playing the Monopoly Cash Wheel slot on Monday.
In addition, last Thursday, at the same casino, an unspecified Sacramento resident won $239,818. That visitor was playing Texas Hold’em, and hit with a royal flush.
No word on how either lucky winner will spend their newly-found fortune.
The casino, operated by the Wilton Rancheria tribe, features more than 2K slot machines, 80 table games, as well as 18 restaurants and bars.
Another two jackpots were won recently at Tachi Palace Casino Resort, also in California, the property announced on December 18.
One mystery winner hit $498,662. That guest won with a Blackjack Match STAX progressive jackpot. The second unidentified guest won $80,038 on a Bonus Spin Extreme Double Diamond jackpot while playing Spanish 21. The wager was for $5.
One of the winners said they will use the jackpot to “improve my life for the better.”
At Las Vegas’ Rio Hotel & Casino, an unnamed player won $411,589 on December 16.
The guest was playing Kong: Skull Island, a slot machine that was recently acquired at the gaming property. The bet was for $18.75.
The payout was the largest jackpot at the casino since 2023, the Rio revealed.
California’s Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel gave out $1M to a lucky player on December 16.
The event was part of the property’s “Million Dollar Moment” yearly promotion.
Mario Lopez, the celebrity and actor, presented the payout to the unnamed Southern Californian resident.
The theme this year recognized the 85th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz movie.
Partnering with the Wizard of Oz to lead us down the yellow brick road to a million dollars has been electrifying at both Yaamava’ and the Palms [in Las Vegas],” Kenji Hall, general manager at the Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel, said in a statement.
The winner is an Emerald-level Club Serrano member.
Last week, casino influencer Brian Christopher revealed he won his largest jackpot ever while at the MGM Grand Detroit.
He was at the Michigan gaming property as part of a promotion involving his Rudies fan club last Wednesday. He was filming while he was trying his luck at slot machines.
He sat down at a Crazy Chickens slot machine. He bet $37 and won $79,589. But his luck continued. He continued to win jackpots, and walked away with over $100K in total payouts.
“It was unbelievable, as I’m waiting to get paid out, I hit another five or six jackpots on the same game. It just kept going,” he was quoted by MLive, a regional news site.
Christopher has some 708,000 YouTube subscribers. He’s also a BetMGM ambassador.
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