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TValley View Casino Guest Wins $172,724 Colossal Coin Jackpot!
any time, on any slot machine and it is guaranteed to that ursday, February 11th would be a day that would change her life forever. It started hit randomly on any amount up to $1,000,000. Plus,
here was no way that June Wickham of Cherry Valley (pictured below) could have known
out like a normal day. She and a few of her friends made their monthly visit to Valley View Casino to try their luck and enjoy the award-winning bu et. She had her pick of Valley View Casino’s 2,000 exciting slot machines, and as she sat down and inserted her Players Club card on a Super Times Pay penny machine, she hoped she might win a few bucks. However, June won more then a little extra spending money. Her spin set o Valley View Casino’s exclusive Colossal Coin mystery jackpot, awarding her $172,724 and changing her life forever.
“I called my daughter as soon as I won,” said Wickham. “She didn’t believe me! I’ve never won anything before. is is so exciting!” Upon winning the giant jackpot, Wickham said when her slot machine froze up, she thought that she had broken it, and actually moved to the machine next to it to continue playing while she waited for the slot attendant to come. She soon found out that she, in fact, had won the largest Colossal Coin jackpot to date. When asked if she had plans for her winnings, Wickham said that she wants
to build a new kitchen and pay o her house.
e Colossal Coin jackpot is Valley View Casino’s exclusive in-house mystery progressive that can hit at
Valley View Casino pays out their Colossal Coin jackpot in one lump sum—not an annuity like many other casinos.
All Valley View Casino Players Club members are eligible to win the Colossal Coin jackpot by simply inserting their Valley View Casino Players Club card to the slot machine card while playing. Signing up for a Players Club card at Valley View Casino is free. In the last ve years Valley View Casino has awarded over $7,500,000 to its guests through the Colossal Coin jackpot.
“We are so happy for Ms. Wickham, our rst Colossal Coin winner since we raised the Colossal Coin jackpot to $1,000,000 this year. And the fact that she gets to walk away with all her money in one lump sum makes it even more exciting,” said Bruce Howard, General Manager at Valley View Casino.
“ ese bigger Colossal Coin jackpots truly make winning a life-changing event!”
Barona Shuffles the Deck withCNew Chipless Blackjack Game
TGrab the Green on St. Patrick’s Day!
ry your luck—you don’t have to be Irish—on win a brand new car! Table games players have a shot Wednesday, March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, at the at another $6,000 in cash during Hot Table drawings casino! And don’t miss these fun events at our starting at 4:30 p.m., and bingo players receive green
brought to the prize board where he or she will have three chances to turn over cards that contain half images. If the player is able to match two cards that complete a full image, they will win a prize that is predetermined to correspond with that image. Prizes include a $1,000 cash prize. Ten winners, one prize per winner.
And every Monday through Friday in March, Casino Pauma is giving away a Pauma Pat Hot Seat of $500 eight times a day! Just play with your Palm Club card and at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.,
5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. you could be in the Hot Seat and have the opportunity to choose from four lucky clovers for a chance to win $250 in cash and $250 in Pauma Play. Every clover is a winner!
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favorite casinos.
Join in on Sycuan Casino’s St. Patrick’s Day
Celebration for the luck of the Irish with $10,000 in cash drawings starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17th. Club Sycuan mem-
bers are eligible for
one free entry, and can earn additional entries with every 50 points. And don’t forget to get your free hat and beads.
Also, drop by the Poker Room for the nale of the Ford Mustang Giveaway, where one poker player will
daubers for all sessions (must have bingo buy-in, avail- able while supplies last). Give the Blarney Stone a kiss for luck and join Sycuan for an evening of Irish fun.
At Spotlight 29 Casino check out the St. Patrick’s Day Pot of Gold Prize Board on
St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., where one Hot Seat winner will be selected every
hour to play the prize board to win one of 10 prizes. When selected through the Hot Seat, a player will be
ombining the excitement of the traditional blackjack table game with state-of-the-art technology, Barona Resort & Casino’s blackjack dealers are dealing chipless hands and o ering new side bet options with its newly unveiled electronic i-Table game. Developed
by gaming manufacturer Shu e Master, live dealers and standard casino playing cards are used in this easy version of the classic casino card game. But there are no chips to worry about, as all wagers are made on individual touchscreens and results are veri ed electronically. Additionally, players can place side bets with higher odds on each hand, including “Bet the Set 21” and “Royal Match 21”.
“ is all results in a less intimidating and faster game, without chips and with instant payo s,” said Mike Patterson, Vice President of Table Games Operations. According to Patterson, once a hand has been dealt, all players also have the option to place an “odds bet,” essentially the probability that they are going to win or lose the round.
e fast-paced action also means gamers can make lower minimum bets on blackjack games at Barona. Just as with the other chipless games introduced at the casino earlier this year, Patterson thinks i-Table Blackjack is going to be “a big hit with table game players.”
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