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What’s luck got to do with it? ...Everything!
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Do You Need to be Good at Math to Succeed at Video Poker?
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Country Comfort at Golden Acorn Casino’s Golden Grill
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From the Publisher... YAlways Play for Fun!
es, we all want to hit “ e “Big One!” In our 2003 Reader’s Poll we asked what you wanted to see in the Southern California Gaming Guide, and many of you
said “ I want to see my photo on your Winners’ page!” While we can’t do that for you, we can let you know what it is like to win that big jackpot! So here is our big winners issue, featuring some of the biggest jackpot winners at Southern California casinos over the last year! Many thanks to all the winners who took time from counting their luck to answer our questions and let us know what it’s like to be a big jackpot winner!
So what does it take to win “ e Big One?” Some will tell you intuition or faith; but the overwhelming response is sheer luck! Slots are not a game of skill. It is simple luck to sit down at a slot machine, put in a few bills, push the spin button or crank a handle and ka-ching! e jackpot symbols line up and your life has changed!
And what a change! Read on page 14 one gaming professional’s view of how becoming instantly rich can a ect your life — in many ways. And not in all the ways you think. Cee Stewart reports a view we may not always think about when it comes to winning. ere’s no telling when or where
“ e Big One” will hit. So always play for fun! Don’t chase a jackpot. If it’s meant to be in your life, it will come — in any number of ways. You just have to be in right place at the right time. at’s luck! Meanwhile, wager wisely and always have fun at the casinos!
So You Want to Win A Million?
Fir , consider this...
Can You Change Your Luck?
...It’s All In How You ink!
Volume 3, Number 3 • March 2004
Publisher/Editor
Théon Banos Cross
Publication Design
Burk Design Group
Art Direction
Kevin Burk
Distribution
Fenn Cross
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T. B. Cross • Carolyn C. Vargas
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Billie Lee Bartell • Bob Dancer Gus Pappas • Cee Stuart
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