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December 2008 Gaming News
MonopolyTM Jackpot Station Player Wins $465,826 Jackpot at Barona Casino
Truman ompson collected a grand total of $465,826 after hitting the top wide-area progressive jackpot on a nickel WMS MonopolyTM Jackpot Station slot machine at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino on October 16th.
Mr. ompson, an accountant from the Spring Valley/Chula Vista area of San Diego, says playing at Barona is his favorite pastime, as he enjoys the people that the casino attracts. A Club Barona Diamond member, he said he was drawn to the WMS Monopoly Jackpot Station slot because he had never played the game before.
“We’re excited to add Mr. ompson’s win to our list of jackpot winners at Barona,” said Rick Salinas, general manager of Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino. “From rst-time players to Diamond Club members, such as Mr. ompson, we invite everyone to experience winning moments at Barona.”
In addition to a large wide-area progressive jackpot, the popular WMS Monopoly Jackpot Station slot combines ve mechanical reels with a transmissive video overlay to enhance the gaming experience and o ers multiple player options. is combination creates an exciting new dimension of game play and virtually unlimited bonus opportunities. Mr.
ompson’s win is the 24th jackpot so far this year on a WMS wide-area progressive slot machine. In total, WMS has paid more than $18 million in total jackpots in 2008.
Valley View Casino’s New Smoke-Free Casino Addition & Poker Room
OCpens December 19th
elebrate the grand opening of Valley View Casino’s new full- service, smoke-free casino addition and poker
room on December 19th! Simply enter
through the main casino entrance and you’ll be steps away from the new 25,000 square-foot smoke-free casino that includes its own Players Club, cashier, bar and restrooms, in addition to exciting slot and table games and a new state-of-the- art poker room.
And join San Diego celebrities Mark Grant, Jim Laslavic
of KNSD 7/39, Sam Bass of KyXy-FM, Madison of KPRI-FM’s morning show, Dave Mason of Walrus-FM and as well as other San Diego icons, as they compete in a live poker tournament in the new poker room to raise funds for the charity of their choice.
Valley View’s new revolutionary automated poker room, Poker at the View, is faster and more accurate than traditional poker rooms with exciting cash games, free roll tournaments and more. Six technologically-advanced tables are featured in the new room, the rst of
its kind in San Diego County. e dealer- free automated tables, created by PokerTek®,
allow poker fans to enjoy faster, more accurate games with ease. e new tables have the capability to feature various live poker games and have daily buy-in tournaments and weekly free rolls. Poker at the View features a $1,000,000 Bad Beat Jackpot exclusive to Valley View Casino, a prize awarded to a player that has a pre-designated hand that would ordinarily lose to a strong hand, such as a royal ush. At Valley View Casino, the $1,000,000 Bad Beat Jackpot will be awarded to a player with a four
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE December 2008
Hairstylist from Sweden Wins $506,701
Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpot® at
WMorongo Casino Resort & Spa
hile visiting his family in Southern California, Michel Erkin Iskandar, (pictured left) a hairstylist and business owner from Sweden, won a $506,701 Wheel of Fortune®
®
MegaJackpot early Monday morning, November 3rd at Morongo Casino Resort &
Spa. He hit the half-million-dollar MegaJackpot® on a Wheel of Fortune® dollar slot machine. Mr. Iskandar, 37, was thrilled to take home winnings that amount to nearly four million Swedish kronor. He plans to return to Sweden and apply some of his winnings toward his hairstyling business. Before he returns home, he said he’d like to buy a new car for himself and a diamond for his wife.
“ is can’t be happening to me. I’m just a regular guy,” said Mr. Iskandar. “I was moving down the row of machines and I decided to put an extra $20 in this one.”
All IGT MegaJackpots® are paid in annual installments upon veri cation, except MegaJackpots Instant Winners Jackpots® and Rapid Riches MegaJackpots® awards, which are paid in their entirety upon veri cation.
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