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Players Club card member sometime between now and its climb to $1,000,000.
And unlike other casino progressive jackpots, Valley View Casino & Hotel awards the Colossal Coin jackpot in one lump sum—not as an annuity—which means Stanley and Sabrina are now enjoying some life-changing cash! Stanley was awarded the $733,501 bundled in stacks of $10,000, in a media event at the casino on March 4th. General Manager Bruce Howard counted out some of the cash from a metal suitcase handcu ed to a
From nearby Palm
was one of 24 Fantasy Rewards Club  nalists vying for the new set of wheels. On the evening of February 26th, each  nalist was called to the game stage and asked to select a keychain at random. Each keychain was numbered corresponding to a space on the prize wheel on the stage. After each contestant had selected a keychain, the game’s emcee gave the wheel a big spin.  e crowd watched to see where the wheel would stop. All of a sudden, a scream came from the audience. It was Elizabeth.
“Oh my gosh! I’ve never won anything, andnowtowinaMercedes!”shesaid.She will certainly look good driving down the streets of the Palm Springs area in her luxury prize.
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino loves giving away luxury cars. Starting this month, get ready for the Picture Perfect Porsche Giveaway. On May 21st, one lucky Fantasy Rewards Club member will drive o  from Fantasy Springs Resort in a brandnewPorscheBoxster.
Robert B. of Palm Desert, the winner of the Fifth Annual Coachella Valley Poker Championship (CVPC), used his poker skill and was helped with some luck to win $28,000. Held on March 11th–13th,, at
Spotlight 29 Casino, the Texas Hold’em Deepstack Tournament was played in the casino’s new poker room which features a smoke-free environment and an in-room lounge with drinks, snacks and additional seating. See Gaming News on page 22 for more cvpc 2011 winners.
Peter was a $10,000 winner in Sycuan Casino's Sweet Tooth promotion, which ran from January 4th to February 7th, and Consuelo was the winner of the Chevy Avalanche on March 21st in Sycuan’s Avalanche of Cash. Club Sycuan members swiped their cards daily at Club Sycuan kiosks to receive one free electronic drawing entry.  ey could also earn additional entries for playing slots, table games, poker and bingo.  en, each Monday night from February 15th to March 21st, eleven lucky winners had a chance to choose an envelope to reveal up to $5,000 cash and be entered for a chance to win the $50,000 suv.
We can all dream, visualize and wish for a big casino win. (And make sure we all play with our players club cards!) Will youbeabigjackpotbigmoneywinner?I’d love to see your smiling photo here. Check out even more winners on page 34.
“I’m not usually at a loss for words, but I ValleyViewCasino&Hotelsecurityguard. amlike,‘Wow,’”Stanleysaid,sittingbeside
Desert, Elizabeth
his wife Sabrina, his eyes welling up in tears. Stanley and Sabrina have been players at Valley View since it opened in 2001, and
although he owns a home in Vancouver, Canada, they call Escondido home. And what’s the  rst thing he’ll buy with his lucky winnings?
“When we told our kids, our 15-year-old son asked for a brand new iPad, so that’s probably the  rst thing we’ll buy. And I think my wife's ready for a new car,” he said. As for his semi-retired status? He said,“Imayconsiderretirementsoon.”
Big Money Winners
All these Southern California casino winners since the beginning of 2011 went to the casino with the dream of winning, and that’s what they did, including Elizabeth W.  e next time she pulls up to the valet entrance at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, she’ll step out of her brand new, luxury E350 Mercedes Benz. Elizabeth drove away from Fantasy Springs with the $60,000 vehicle on Saturday, February 26th, as the grand prize winner in the Romance the Road Mercedes Benz Cash & Prize Giveaway.
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