Page 18 - August 2010 • Southern California Gaming Guide

by Maya Winkler
There’s hot play at Southern California’s cool casinos this summer—so hot that there have been an amazing number of sizzling summer winners. rilling million dollar slot jackpots and fantastic cash and vehicle giveaways all combine with the summer’s incredible casino dining, exciting outdoor entertainment, fun
lounges and bars, gorgeous cool-down pools, fantastic spas, and award-winning golf courses to create an incredible entertaining experience. Southern California casinos are great summer destinations for a day or weekend of entertainment. And who knows? You may just end up a hot winner! Here are just a few sizzling summer winners at Southern California Gaming GuideTM featured casinos.
Getting a jump on the summer on Wednesday, May 12th, Barona Resort & Casino awarded an incredible $1,258,856 MegaJackpot® on a penny Star WarsTM slot. Club Barona Diamond Card member Frederick H. from San Diego pushed max bet, and on his third spin, after betting only nine dollars, became San Diego’s newest slot jackpot millionaire! e winner said he is a regular visitor to Barona and chose the winning machine because he is a fan of Star
WarsTM movies.
Barona has had an exciting run of really
big winners. On Tuesday, June 28th, a lucky guest won $526,625 playing a Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpot® one-dollar machine. e winner, who asked to remain anonymous, said she is a regular visitor to Barona. She was excited to share news of her win with her son, but wasn’t sure how she would spend her winnings, saying she would “put it in the bank and think about it.”
And in May, Sheila M. won a $638,383 jackpot on a five-cent The Wizard of OzTM slot at Barona. The Wizard of OzTM slots have brought rainbows of riches to Southern California casino players the past year. The exciting penny slot is a huge favorite with Southern California casino players. On Friday, June 25th, at the Quechan Casino Resort, a Yuma woman won a $942,000 jackpot on The Wizard of OzTM slot. It was the largest jackpot in the casino's history. And according to the casino, the 40-year-old winner, who has remained anonymous, said she plans to continue working and use the money to pay off her home and student loans and purchase a new car.
And here’s an amazing payo we love. Club Barona Platinum Card member, Prince G. visited Barona’s Off-Track Betting in June and placed a $1 Superfecta bet—a bet where you choose the rst four nishers in
order—and won $101,284! Prince’s motto is,“ e next big jackpot could be a day away.”
In June and July, Sycuan Casino’s guests followed the yellow brick road to cash, cars and fun in the casino’s $350,000 Growing Green promotion. Each Monday, eleven winners picked lucky apples to win a brand new Ford Escape Hybrid suv or a share of $350,000 in cash and prizes. On June 7th,
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
August 2010