The Sky River Casino outside of Sacramento announced it had paid $142,327 on a $5 side bet to a local gambler.
German Rangel won the life-changing jackpot while playing Bonus Spin Xtreme Triple Diamond Progressive near the end of his visit to the Elk Grove casino on April 11, the casino said in a Friday news release.
“I was trying to process the fact that I hit that amount of money on a five-dollar bet,” Rangel said. “(My) first thought was, ‘What am I going to buy?’ It felt unreal.” Rangel, a Sky River Rewards member since September 2022 and current Gold Tier member, said he hopes to use his winnings to buy a classic car he has long admired…