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Amy won a $75,000 VIPick’em jackpot playing Chhoeuth won a $13,401 Double Diamond®
Dolores won a $10,000 Five Times Pay® Jackpot at Soboba Casino on October 18th.
when you play, and you could win up to $150,000 on one lucky slot machine.
James M. from San Diego was playing a dollar Blazing 7’s slot on November 16th when he won a $205,229 Mega Power Payout jackpot at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino. e Barona Power Payout is a three-level casino-wide progressive that rewards Club Barona players for their play. For each level of the Barona Power Payout, any quali ed Club Barona player actively playing with their Club Barona Card is eligible to win. e Barona Power Payout can hit any day, any time, on any machine. e multi-level mystery progressive includes the Mega Power Payout, a progressive that begins at $150,000 and is guaranteed to hit by $250,000. e Super Power Payout is a progressive that begins at $10,000 and is guaranteed to hit by $25,000. And the Power Payout Blitz is a progressive that begins at $250 and is guaranteed to hit by $500. Be sure you always play with your Club Barona card.
And a lucky Viejas Casino player won a big $49,209 treat just before Halloween, on October 26th, when she hit the October GonnaHit! Jackpot. Pearl Adams, a resident of Imperial Beach, says she’s played at Viejas Casino for almost ten years, and enjoys the openness and atmosphere of the casino, and the variety of slot machines. One of her favorite games is Wheel of Fortune®, but she said the sounds and music that come from di erent machines are really what
Sharon J. won $42,201 at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino on December 1st.
draws her to them, and drew her to the machine that awarded her the "GonnaHit!" Jackpot. With her winnings, Ms. Adams says that she plans to make some home improvements, invest and hopefully take a vacation.
And calling all bingo players! A San Diego area woman claimed a big bingo prize when she successfully hit all eight numbers in the VIPick’em Jackpot at Viejas Casino. e winner, Imelda "Amy" Gonzales, won $75,849! Ms. Gonzales, a regular at Viejas Casino and an avid bingo player, says she’s played at Viejas for 17 years and enjoys the friendliness and hospitality of the Viejas team members. To win the VIPick’em Jackpot, players must pick eight numbers, either themselves or by computer. Twenty numbers are randomly called, and all eight numbers picked must be part of the 20 to win. Ms. Gonzales won with a computer- generated quick pick.
Pearl won a $49,209 GonnaHit! Jackpot at Viejas Casino on October 26th.
Perla won $11,566 playing $1 Blazing 7s® at Barona Valley Ranch on December 4th.
Bingo at Viejas Casino on November 3rd.
61 years old, says he always plays Wheel
of Fortune® dollar slot machines when he visits San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino. No Wheel of Fortune® machines were available when he arrived on Sunday, so he politely approached another casino guest who was occupying two machines. "I asked if I could use one since all the other machines were in use," said Martinez. e lucky winner said he will use his winnings to take care of some of his expenses and do something special for his wife.
On October 16th, Truman ompson went to Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino, where he likes to play, and said that day he was drawn to a nickel WMS Monopoly® Jackpot Station slot because he had never played the slot before. Mr. ompson, an accountant from Spring Valley, played and won the top wide- area progressive jackpot: a grand total of $465,826! e excitement of Monopoly
James M. from San Diego won a $205,229 Mega Power Payout Jackpot at Barona Valley Ranch.
jackpot at Casino Pauma on December 7th. Jackpot Station comes from a combination
of ve mechanical reels with a transmissive video overlay, like a 3-d e ect. With lots of bonuses, the slot has lots of payouts— including a top jackpot progressive like the one Mr. ompson won.
And on the morning of ursday, September 4th, a forklift operator hauled away a hefty $466,430 MegaJackpot® on a Wheel of Fortune® dollar slot machine at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino.
"It was the only machine available," said winner, Esekia Penu Satele, from Bell ower in Los Angeles County. " e guy at the next machine told me it was a good one." Mr. Satele took the man’s advice and after playing only $40 on the Wheel of Fortune® machine, he found himself nearly halfmilliondollarsricher. e52-year-old winner said he planned to buy a house with his winnings and will continue to workathiscurrentjob.
And lest you think all big jackpots are on Wheel of Fortune®, Monopoly or Wizard of Oz® slots, read on for some big winners of
casino-wide progressives.
Alicia R. became a big Colossal Coin
winner at Valley View Casino in October. She won a $91,849 Colossal Coin jackpot playing a Mr. Woo slot. Valley View Casino’s exclusive Colossal Coin jackpot has awarded guests with over $6.1 million just for using their Players Club cards. So when you visit Valley View Casino be certain to use your Players Club card
Alicia won a $91,849 Colossal Coin Jackpot at Gregory won a $11,370 jackpot playing 3-Alarm Hua won a $25,000 jackpot playing Quick Hit at Valley View Casino. Fire at Sycuan Casino on September 16th. Valley View Casino.
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