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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
Celebrate Mother’s YDay at the Casino!
our favorite casino has special Mother’s Day celebrations in their restaurants and bingo halls. Treat mom to a fun time at the casinos
this Mother’s Day (May 9th)!
Surpassing Industry Legends, Barona Creek Golf Club Named #4 in California Gby Golfweek Magazine
TLucky Soboba Casino House Winner!
wo years ago Terrie Hebron of Temecula, CA won $176,000 on a Betty Boop® slot machine at Soboba Casino. And on April 15th lucky
Terrie was another winner. is time she won Soboba
Casino’s $250,000 fully furnished home in Hemet,
CA! Her name was drawn from over 515,243 tickets
deposited by over 24,000 Club Soboba players. One
of the largest promotions in the casino’s history drew
a standing-room only crowd. e promotion began
in November and culminated in the incredible house
give-away. Soboba player’s club members were able to
earn house promotion tickets based on their casino play
during the promotion period. Player’s club membership
in all casinos is free. And, can you believe it, before she left Soboba Casino that night, she won another prize — $1000 — part of an additional $250,000 that Soboba Casino gave away during the entire promotion! Terrie works for a Temecula rm that manufactures cardiovascular medical products. Her husband of 28
$2,500atGolden CAcorn Casino!
an you outsmart a chicken at Tic-Tac-Toe? Now you can test your skills against Ginger in the “Chicken Challenge” at Golden
Acorn Casino. e Chicken Challenge, running until the end of May at Golden Acorn, has been wildly popular at major casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas over the last year. Now Ginger and her Tic-Tac-Toe expertise is in San Diego County, and Golden Acorn Casino invites guests to come out and try to beat Ginger and win $2,500.
alley View Casino!
olfweek Magazine has rated Barona Creek Golf Club up one spot in two categories in its latest rankings. Barona Creek Golf Club is now rated the 4th best golf course in California—edging out Torrey Pines for a place in California’s top ve, close behind the distinguished Pebble Beach,
Spyglass Hill and Pasatiempo courses.
Barona Creek Golf Club received numerous accolades including one of Golf Magazine’s “ Top 10 New Golf Courses
in the Nation,” the 2nd best golf course in San Diego by Tod Leonard of e San Diego Union-Tribune, and the prestigious Bronze Signature Sanctuary Certi cation from Audubon International for its conservation, environmental quality and land management e orts.
Barona Creek Golf Club is a par 72 course that is 7,088 yards with nearly 100 multi- ngered bunkers and a series of lakes and ponds that are connected to the area’s naturally fed streams. e golf course also has more than 170 mature native oak trees transplanted from other regions of the Barona Indian Reservation. Making use of the subtly undulating terrain, prominent rock outcroppings and gentle elevation changes preserve the land’s unique characteristics.
e combination of both natural and strategic elements of the design make Barona Creek Golf Club one of the most challenging and thought-provoking golf courses in San Diego. Call for information at 1-888-722-7662.
Beat the Chicken at Tic-Tac-Toe for
$1.6 Million Wheel of Fortune® Winnerat
View Casino in the early hours of Wednesday, April
e Chicken Challenge is a free game, where a live chicken is housed inside a Tic-Tac-Toe game. Guests attempt to beat the chicken at Tic-Tac-Toe. If they succeed in beating Ginger, they win $2,500.
“ e Chicken Challenge has been a huge hit with audiences all over the United States. Major destinations like the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City and Las Vegas have entertained thousandsofvisitorswiththebattleofmanversusfowl.WearethrilledtohaveGingerinSouthern California,” said Ed Sites, director of marketing at Golden Acorn Casino & Travel Center.
Although Ginger is the star player, a team of 14 other backup chickens is rotated throughout the day so the chickens are rested and comfortable.
Stephen beat Ginger and won $2,500 on April 5!
21st as he slid a $20 bill into a 5 Times Pay $1 Wheel of Fortune® slot machine and won a $1,608,985 MegaJackpotsTM top award! Barron is a longtime Valley View Casino player, who said “I come to this casino because it’s close to home, has great people, and I like the machines. I was due for a win!” A palm tree broker, Barron has three daughters he plans to help, and hopes to nance a new home. His advice to casino players: “Playing slots is the luck of the draw. Just remember to have fun and don’t go overboard!” Look for a very happy omas pictured on page 22 of this issue!
Valley View Casino has had three large Wheel of Fortune winners in the last year. Wheel of Fortune dollar slot machines are part of the Native American Progressive Systems network that links slot machines from various casinos to a single large progressive jackpot. So far this year, California players have won more than $19 million on Wheel of Fortune slot machines.
homas Ray Barron, of Vista, CA tested his luck at Valley VT
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