Jackpot: Thunder Valley Casino Slot Player Wins $1.5M in California

A one-armed bandit political machine player at California’s Thunder Valley Casino Resort won to a greater extent than $1.5 gazillion on Friday. The lucky participant at the Lincoln, Calif. gaming belongings was identified as Roberto Arcueno.

The total payout was $1,538,738.97, KTXL, a local TV station, reported. The entry terms was i cent, the written report adds. It was won on the Dancing Drums Explosion slot with a reform-minded jackpot, the cassino said in a statement.

We are thrilled that Mr. Arcueno, who is single of our Platinum guests, smasher such a major jackpot,” Thunder Valley General Manager Dawn Clayton said inwards a statement. “Every expansion slot political machine inwards the gambling casino is wired into our exciting Thunder Strike Jackpot, which put up expunge on any slot at any time.”

Thunder Valley has a 270,000-square-foot casino floor. There are 3,500 slots, 100 tabular array games, a live poker room, and a bingo room. It’s located 30 miles east of Sacramento, Calif. The United Auburn Native American Community opened Thunder Valley inwards June 2003.

Prior Win

Last month, 1 lucky one-armed bandit simple machine player won o'er $1.2 million at Sunset Station Casino inwards Henderson, Nev. The inst millionaire made a $7 wager at the Station Casinos property.

The jackpot totaled $1,262,132.28. The participant got lucky on just now their 3rd spin on a Wheel of Fortune reform-minded slot.

The mystery story player chose not to outlet his or her name. He or she is a local, Station Casinos revealed inwards a statement. It was proclaimed the individual also is a member of Boarding Pass. That is a rewards society offered by Station Casinos.

Officer-Involved Shooting at Casino

In March, dash-cam and surveillance videos were released. They show the escalating events before a deputy sheriff shaft a number one wood cobbler's last yr at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

He was inwards a parked SUV inward the casino’s parking lot but then sped forth with the lieutenant propensity into the driver’s door.

The SUV dragged the Placer County lieutenant around 150 yards after the number one wood come to the gaseous state during the Jan. 11 confrontation inwards the casino’s E parking lot. The deputy, fearing for his safety, so shaft the driver.

The suspect, Prince Albert Savala III, 30, of Sacramento, Calif., was maimed and required intervention at a local hospital. He was gibe III times inward both arms and chest while he had his hands inwards the air, according to a GoFundMe website organized by his family.

He was later arrested for assault with a lifelessly weapon, evading, possessing a firearm, devastation of evidence, and conspiracy. His bond certificate was go under at $200,000.

Because it mired shooting, the incident was reviewed past the Placer County District Attorney’s Office. They concluded that “The deputy’s employ of ram was reasonable and within the bounds of the law,” Angela Musallam, a spokeswoman for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, told Casino.org inward March.