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January 2010 Gaming News
Lucky Lady Wins $1.3 Million Jackpot TM
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE January 2010
Ton The Wizard of Oz Penny Slot
he Fantasy Springs Resort Casino oor was excited much more than usual on the night of Monday, November 30th. As bingo players lined up for the evening sessions, a very lucky player and her boyfriend played a penny The Wizard of
OzTM slot machine across the aisle from the Bingo Palace. Sue A. from Danville in the San Francisco Bay area (pictured left) said she had been playing the slot machine that reminded her of her childhood for about a half hour. She had already wagered about $50 and said she and her boyfriend were getting ready to leave. Her machine’s next spin, however, changed her life. She said she watched as the video reels stopped one by one on e Wizard of Oz progressive symbol, until ve of them lined up across the middle of the screen.
“ e music starting playing on the machine the song, ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow,’ but I didn’t know what I had won,” Sue recounted. “ en this message popped up on the screen. I thought to myself,‘Oh my God.’”
e message on the slot machine read that she had won the progressive jackpot amount of $1,331,195.84. Sue and her boyfriend had been in Southern California for the anksgiving holiday and came to the desert to play golf. ey had originally set out to golf on Monday, though later decided to spend the day playing at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.
“Ordinarily, I play video poker,” the ecstatic winner said. “I saw this machine as we walked by and thought of my family so I sat down. My mom used to dress me and my three sisters up for Halloween as characters from e Wizard of Oz. I was the Lion. My other sisters were the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and our youngest sister was Dorothy.”
She said she did not have any immediate plans for her winnings, though she did say she will live a little more comfortably and will help her kids.
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