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Cars, Bikes & Cash!
SJoCal Casino Players Win Big in Promotion Giveaways
uly was a great month for Southern California casino players who joined in players club Each of the 42 nalists approached the game stage
promotions and won big. ere were Harley, Mazda SUV and BMW winners who had their lucky days. One player even got lucky twice!
and chose a key chain at random. Each key chain bore a number on it, corresponding to the numbers on the giant prize wheel on the stage. As the game’s emcee spun the prize wheel, each contestant clutched their key chain, hoping luck would stop on his or her number.
e wheel clicked through to the Number 20 spot and Carmen Alvidrez shrieked. “I’m speechless!” she exclaimed. “I can’t believe it. I am so happy, I could cry.” Carmen said the biggest thing she ever won was a $4,000 jackpot at Fantasy Springs a few years ago. She drove home in the brand new, $45,000 luxury car, but said she will give the car to her daughter.“She works so hard and needs a reliable car,” explained Carmen. Her daughter manages a local medical clinic and according to Carmen, needs to drive to San Diego twice a month for her job.
e BMW will still be in the family so Carmen said she will be able to drive it once in a while.
Mazda CX-7 SUV Winner at
Valley View Casino & Hotel
Valley View Casino & Hotel recently awarded one lucky guest a brand-new Mazda CX-7 SUV. Joyce Huska, the lucky winner, beat out thousands of guests vying for the Mazda. Valley View Casino & Hotel partnered with Penske Automotive’s Mazda of Escondido dealership to award the SUV. roughout May, guests could pick up entries by visiting Mazda of Escondido showroom. en in June, guests could continue to receive entries by visiting the dealership or by using their Players Club card while playing their favorite slot or table game at Valley View Casino & Hotel. e giveaway was a culmination of a two-month long promotion that awarded over $45,000 in cash and prizes. Huska, an Escondido resident and regular guest at the North County casino said that winning the brand new SUV was more than she could have ever imagined. Congratulations to Joyce!
Four Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle Giveaway at Spotlight 29 Casino
What could be more all-American than winning a brand new Harley-Davidson® motorcycle over the 4th of July weekend? How about winning two?
One lucky winner walked away with not one, but two, brand new Harley-Davidson’s during the Four Harley Giveaway in the 4 on the 4th All American Weekend at Spotlight 29 Casino. e casino gave away a new Harley four straight nights over the holiday weekend. Ramon V. heard his name called on Saturday, July 2nd, and again on Monday, July 4th, to win two motorcycles!
e weekend winners included Tom N., from Irvine, who won a 2011 Dyna Fat Bob on July 1st. On July 2nd, Ramon V. from Los Angeles won a 2011 Softail Fat Boy Lo. On July 3rd, Duc H. from Midway City won a 2011 Softail Deluxe. And on July 4th, lucky Ramon V. from Los Angeles won again—this time a 2011 Softail Blackline. e casino’s Club 29 players quali ed to win one of the four new Harley’s by earning entries during the month of June.
Palm Desert Woman Wins Ultimate Driving Machine at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Hundreds of people gathered inside Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and crowded around the game stage on Saturday night, July 9th. At question: who would win the brand new BMW 328i the resort/casino was giving away that night.
It was the culmination of the Drive in Style BMW 328i Giveaway, just one of many luxury car giveaways the casino has become famous for. To be quali ed to win the ultimate driving machine, Fantasy Spring Resort Casino guests could receive free entries from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday to Friday for each week’s quali er drawings through Friday, July 8th, by swiping their Fantasy Rewards club card at the kiosks once daily. Players had to activate entries on Saturdays, July 2nd and 9th, to nd out if their name was called as a nalist to play for the luxury car.
Finalist Carmen Alvidrez of Palm Desert had a big need for a new car, and she had a good feeling that night.
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