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KPOT! ...will you be next?
$15 million of progressive slot jackpots in Southern like a lot of our readers, you probably gaze longingly at your photo there, holding an over-sized check, imaging ne.” It has to be great!
up players in almost every Southern California casino. At press time we had news of another Twilight Zone winner at Viejas Casino. is time the jackpot was a very exciting $506,998 won by Cecilia Gomez Bach from Chula Vista. On November 19th Ms. Bach went to Viejas to redeem a turkey coupon as part of the casino’s player’s club perks. She said she decided to play the penny slot as a treat for her birthday a few days later. Half a million dollars later, we’re sure she’s had a very happy birthday!
Star WarsTM: A New Hope Video Slots
Based on the 1977 lm, Star Wars: A New Hope, Star WarsTM is a fantastic slot, complete with Death Star top box. e ve- reel, 30-line, 300-coin penny game, is a MegaJackpots Instant
WinnersTM slot that o ers a top jackpot of $1 million. It brings to life the original lm and audio clips — in addition to classic characters, light saber duels and battling starships — that are integrated into the game’s bonus rounds. e 3D-like video and theater-style audio plus a galaxy’s worth of special features, Star WarsTM: A New Hope Video Slots delivers amazing fun,
and we’re looking forward to reporting on its rst Southern California winner!
Winning Stories—A Recurring Theme
Many big jackpot winners’ stories have a recurring theme: Short play, big pay! Here are some winners’ story excerpts from our
past issues.
“February 24th was a very lucky day for Lindy Rae
Hanika of Lakeside, CA e interior designer had played only nine dollars on The Beverly
Hillbillies® MegaJackpotTM penny TV HitsTM progressive at Sycuan Resort & Casino, when she won the top prize of $789,788!”
“On her rst trip to Pala Casino Resort and Spa, Vicki Lynn McAllister, a medical records technician, waited patiently in line for 25 minutes to play her favorite
slot machine, a quarter Wheel of Fortune®. Once she sat down, it took only minutes for her to hit the
top $464,613 jackpot!”
“A very lucky San Juan Capistrano
woman won a $4,919,019 MegaBucks® MegaJackpotsTM Award at Pala Casino Resort
& Spa on the morning of April 2nd. Gail Habash was visiting the casino with her husband and had played only $9 when she won the California Megabucks® progressive.”
“On April 17th Alice Kane of El Cajon, CA hit the jackpot for $1,325,278.85 on a Millionaire 777s® progressive slot machine at Sycuan Resort & Casino. Ms. Kane usually plays slots at Sycuan at least a couple of times a month, making sure to play Millionaire 777s during each visit. is time her play paid o handsomely. She had put just $21 in a Millionaire 777s machine before hitting the million-dollar super progressive!”
“Deborah Morales told her husband many times that she would win on her favorite slot machine, Wheel of Fortune quarters. On July 7th she hit the $283,864 MegaJackpot® Award at Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort. She had played only $20 on the winning machine before lining up the three famous symbols. Ms Morales, a receiving clerk from Oceanside, said she plans to help her family with bills.”
“On July 31st, Michael Lee Kennedy became Golden Acorn Casino’s largest jackpot winner ever. He was driving toTucsontohelpafriendwhenhedecidedtostopatGolden Acorn Casino for lunch. e unplanned rest stop paid o handsomely when the retired city of Bakers eld employee played only $20 for 20 minutes and hit a $1,995,158 MegaJackpot® AwardTM on a Wheel of Gold® twenty- ve centslotmachine.”
Above All, Keep it Fun!
As a parting word, a bit of progressive slot play advice: don’t chase a progressive jackpot. Like all slot machines, they are ruled by random number generators, which means you never know when they will hit! Luck has everything to do with being a big slot jackpot winner!
Vicki McAllister won $474,613.95 on a 25¢ Wheel of Fortune® slot at Pala Casino Resort & Spa.
Alice Kane won $1,325,278 on a $1 Millionaire 777s® slot at Sycuan Resort & Casino.
Tommy Cunningham won $209,312 on a $1 Monopoly MoneyTM slot at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino.
Cecilia Gomez Bach won $506,998.91 on a 1¢ The Twilight Zone® slot at Viejas Casino.
Sandra Apfeld won $319,586.07 on a 25¢ Wheel of Fortune® slot at Pala Casino Resort & Spa.
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