Two of the largest Indian casinos in California gave away two huge Christmas Day jackpots over the weekend.
One woman at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California, won a $300,000 jackpot on a slot machine Christmas morning. The woman, who’s from just outside Los Angeles, declined to give her name. She won the jackpot on the 5 Times Pay 10 Times Pay With Quick Hit Progressive slot machine.
Meanwhile, just north of Sacramento at Thunder Valley Casino Resort, one lucky gambler won $134,087 in the casino’s progressive Thunder Strike Jackpot on Christmas. The gambler, Michelle, won the jackpot on the Red Hot Enchiladas slot machine.
Thunder Valley called the jackpot a “stocking stuffer” in its Twitter announcement. That could stuff a whole lot of stockings.
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Now that's a stocking stuffer! Congratulations to Michelle on winning a $134,087 Thunder Strike Jackpot. pic.twitter.com/y3HRd9x8AT
— Thunder Valley Casino Resort (@Thunder_Valley) December 26, 2022
The Thunder Strike Jackpot is a progressive jackpot wired to all 3,400 slot machines in the casino. It ranges from $50,000 to $150,000, and it resets after a gambler wins. As of Tuesday morning, the jackpot was at $55,039.35.
Pechanga is the second-largest casino in California, behind only Yaamava’ Resort & Casino in Highland. Pechanga boasts 5,400 slot machines, 152 table games, a 38-table poker room, and 200,000 square feet of gaming space. It also features a hotel with more than 1,000 rooms and a 25,000-square-foot spa.
Thunder Valley is the fourth-largest casino in California and the biggest of the Northern California casinos. It offers guests 3,400 slot machines, 110 gaming tables, a 50-table poker room, and 270,000 square feet of gaming space. There’s also a 400-room hotel and 5,000-seat outdoor amphitheater.
Other California Casinos Jackpots
Some other recent jackpots handed out at California Indian casinos include:
- Rolling Hills Casino and Resort: $16,821 on Triple Gold Bars (Dec. 26)
- Spotlight 29 Casino: $10,000.20 on Dragon Links (Dec. 26)
- Yaamava’ Resort & Casino: $10,065.12 on 5 Dragons Grand (Dec. 26)
- Eagle Mountain Casino: $50,000 on 5 Times Pay 10 Times Pay (Dec. 25)
- Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino: $15,000 on Quick Strike Major (Dec. 25)
- Yaamava’ Resort & Casino: $26,944 on Jewel of the Dragon (Dec. 25)
- Pala Casino Spa & Resort: $45,250 on Lucky Tiger (Dec. 24)
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