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June 2007 Gaming News
Chula Vista Woman Celebrates Mother’s Day with a $A122,764 MegaJackpots® Award at Barona Valley Ranch
lucky grandmother received a Mother’s Day gift she wasn’t expecting on May 13th when she hit a $122,764 MegaJackpots® top award on a Wheel of Fortune® quarter slot machine at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino.
eresa Miller of Chula Vista was celebrating Mother’s Day with her daughter and granddaughter when the jackpot hit. Miller plans to share her winnings with her son and daughter, remodel her bathroom and put the rest in the bank.
“My granddaughter was doing well on this machine, so I decided to give it a try when she left,” said Mrs. Miller.“I didn’t realize how much I had won until my daughter told me I won the progressive amount!”
“What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than with a MegaJackpots® win by a mother and grandmother!” said Linda Devine, assistant general
Sycuan Casino Celebrates New Parking Garage wSith Special Giveaway
ycuan Casino opened its spectacular new ve-story parking garage on Memorial Day weekend. With 2,200 parking spaces, the garage provides ample, convenient parking for guests, and easy access to the casino via a
covered bridge from the third oor of the garage. Valet or self-parking is available and transport for guests to any location within the garage. In addition to the 2,200 parking spaces, there are also 1,700 surface parking spaces on property.
To celebrate the opening of the new garage, Sycuan is giving one lucky Club Sycuan member a VIP parking space just steps away from the casino for one year.
e VIP Parking Space Giveaway runs from May 28th through July 6th. Club Sycuan members simply swipe their players club cards every day of the promotion for a free entry and can earn additional entries with slot, table game and bingo play. ere’s
Valley View Casino Opens BOlack&Blue Steakhouse
no cap on entries. e winner’s name will be randomly drawn by computer in an electronic “virtual drawing” and will be announced Saturday, July 7th at 2 p.m.
Ultimate Blackjack Tour—Third $100,000
Elimination Tournament t Barona Valley Ranch
rom June 8th–10th join some of the best blackjack players in Southern California in the third “Road to Barona” UBT Elimination Tour where the winner will advance to the nal
$3 million UBT Tournament of Champions on November 30th– December 2nd 2007. e rst place winner of the nal will walk away with a guaranteed $1 million in cash from a prize pool estimated at $3 million, the largest prize pool in blackjack history. You could be playing next to members of Team UBT who include poker legends Phil Helmuth, Annie Duke, Jennifer Tilley, Phil Laak (“ e Unabomber”), Johnny Chan and others.
To take away $50,000 plus a seat valued at $10,000 for the UBT Tournament of Champions in December 2007 at Barona Valley Ranch call the VIP line at 1-877-737-4847 or visit www.RoadtoBarona.com for complete details to qualify.
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manager of sales and marketing at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino. “We’re so happy for Mrs. Miller’sgoodfortuneandlookforwardtomanymore jackpots here at Barona.”
All IGT MegaJackpots® top awards are paid in annual installments upon veri cation, except MegaJackpots Instant Winners®, which are paid in their entirety upon veri cation.
Pictured right: Theresa Miller of Chula Vista with her $122,764 Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpots® check.
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n June 1st, Valley View Casino is opening the doors to its new Black&Blue Steakhouse. Black&Blue, “ e Place for Steak,” is a contemporary American steakhouse with Las Vegas air and San Diego attitude, featuring Southern California’s nest steaks and freshest
seafood, as well as an innovative wine list and creative cocktails.
e room has been designed with deep woods, rich granites and sensual style to transport every
guest into a world of indulgence and taste. Along with prime cuts of let mignon, New York strip and Porterhouse steaks, Black&Blue also features fresh salmon and halibut, unique appetizers and decadent homemade desserts as well as a signature Surf & Turf presentation with a casino twist— should a guest desire, he or she can choose to gamble for the price of their meal.
e Black&Blue Steakhouse and Lounge is open seven days a week. e lounge opens daily at 2 p.m. and the restaurant is open nightly from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30p.m.Sundayto ursday(10:30p.m.Fridayand Saturday). For reservations call (760) 291-2130.
Black&Blue is overseen by chef James Montejano, formerly of Café Japengo in La Jolla. Chef Montejano has worked with some of the top restaurants in California including Aqua in San Francisco, Paci ca Del Mar, Pamplemousse Grill in Solana Beach and the Four Seasons Carlsbad.
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