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Casino Pauma Hosts Celebrity Charity Poker
hree days into 2005, Indio resident Regina pay o her house and car expenses with her
Rena Woods could already say that it was winnings. TO
Lucky Slot Machine Awards Two
MegaJackpotsTM in Two Weeks at the New TFantasy Springs Resort Casino!
ournament
n Sunday, February 13th Casino Pauma will host a Celebrity Charity Poker
a good year. One lucky visit to the new And they say that lightning never strikes the
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on January 3rd gave her something to celebrate when she hit a $573,361 MegaJackpotTM Award on a
Wheel of Fortune® 50-cent video slot machine. It was no surprise that the lucky winner was drawn to the game show-themed slot. A fan of the television show, Woods watches Wheel of Fortune often. A single parent, she said the money would help her family. She plans to
same place twice, but that wasn’t the case when two weeks later on January 16th another Indio resident, Johnny Vasquez, hit a $385,665 MegaJackpotTM Award on the very same lucky
Wheel of Fortune‚ 50-cent video slot machine! Knowing that this particular video slot
machine had recently hit a MegaJackpotTM, Vasquez hoped for a repeat win and decided to try his luck. His optimism really paid o when the lucky machine struck a second MegaJackpotTM in two weeks. Planning to relocate to San Francisco, the auspicious winner knows that his jackpot will help with his move. Vasquez said he also plans to share the excitement of spending his newfound fortune with his brother. See both very lucky
players on page 25!
Tournament at 2 p.m. Local sports celebrities will play and donate their winnings to a charity fund set up to aid the mud slide victims of La Conchita. Seating will be limited. Contact Casino Pauma at (760) 742-2177 for details.
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