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October 2012 Gaming News (Continued)
VIrvine Guest Wins BMW 328i at Valley View Casino & Hotel
alley View Casino & Hotel has done it again with another amazing giveaway. e most recent car giveaway, a brand-new BMW 328i, was awarded to Lourdes H. from Irvine (pictured right) on August 29th. Valley View Casino & Hotel partnered with Penske Automotive’s BMW of San
Diego and Mini of San Diego dealerships to award the car to Lourdes, who was presented with the BMW 328i at the nale of a two-month long promotion that included cash, free slot play, hotel stays, the BMW
and more.
“Everyone at Valley View is doing such an excellent job. I am so grateful for the BMW, and I can’t wait to
pass along the message about the great service at the casino to all of my friends,” Lourdes said. She said she was shocked and elated as she claimed her car. Lourdes will now cruise the town in her new BMW, making a few stops at Valley View Casino & Hotel along the way.
HF a l l o w e e n F u n a t t h e C a s i n o
or fun treats on Halloween, Southern California casinos are hosting a variety of events including free play giveaways, hot seats, parties, a costume contest—and even a pumpkin- carving contest! Read on for these Halloween-themed fun times we learned about at press time.
Carving Contest, also on October 31st, bring your carved pumpkin from home (use a real pumpkin or a styrofoam pumpkin). See Palm Club for details.
At Sycuan Casino, calling all ghosts and goblins! It’s time to celebrate Halloween at Sycuan on Wednesday, October 31st with Freaky FREEplay.
Beginning at 10 p.m., visit any Club Sycuan kiosk to play the Freaky FREEplay Halloween game where everyone wins a freeplay prize! Win up to $1,000 freeplay. No tricks, only treat. Get your goodie bag while supplies last. Join Sycuan for a
spooktacular Halloween party!
At Barona Resort & Casino, on ursdays, October 11th
and October 25th, join in the Party Pit. On October 11th, the theme is Pirate’s Booty; and on October 25th is Monster Bash. From 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., players are invited to Pit 10 to enjoy games, giveaways and lots more. And The Funk Experience will play live from the casino oor. Come dressed up and have some groovy pirate and monster fun!
At Pechanga Resort & Casino, you can get in the fall season spirit playing Pick’em Pumpkin Patch right at your favorite slot machine! The Club members who earn 750 points on Wednesday October 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th, have a chance to choose a lucky pumpkin on their favorite slot game to win up to $1,000 easyplay®! Once you qualify, your slot machine will automatically show the Pumpkin Bonus Game either on the game or on the iView display. Select from three pumpkins and reveal your prize.
Casino Pauma is celebrating Halloween with lots of fun events. In the Spooktacular Hot Seat Bonus, every Friday in October, from noon to 9 p.m., two Palm Club members will be selected every hour and given the choice of envelopes where they could win up to $250 cash. And on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31st, take a look at these awesome events. In Pumpkin Pick, One Palm Club member will be randomly selected every 15 minutes from
12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at’s 25 players who will each get to pick a prize envelope containing from $5
to $500 cash from Casino Pauma’s
Pumpkin.
And join in the Halloween Costume
Contest on October 31st, open to all
Palm Club members. Registration for
the contest will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
in the promotions area. ree winners
will be selected in each of the three categories: Best Male Costume wins $500 in cash, Best Female Costume wins $500 in cash, Best Couple or Group wins $500 in cash, and one runner up in each category will win $250 in cash. All entrants will be called to the Red Parrot Lounge area for judging by 8:15 p.m. Winners will be selected by 8:30 p.m. Please contact the Palm Club for costume rules before going to the casino. And at Casino Pauma’s Pumpkin
Forty-Cent Bet Turns intoM$127,482 Jackpot on Barona’s Penny Slots
esa, Arizona resident, Michael E. (pictured left) turned 40 cents into more than $127,000 at Barona Resort & Casino over Labor Day weekend while playing a penny slot machine. Michael E. was at Barona with his girlfriend to celebrate her birthday when he made a 40-cent bet on a Cash Spin penny slot machine and hit
the $127,482 jackpot. e couple had been staying in San Diego as Michael awaited treatment for a serious medical condition. Both were shocked by the win, which was a great surprise. It was, as anyone can imagine, astonishing, as the couple had recently faced challenging times.
“At Barona we are all about creating special moments for our players, and it really was an amazing moment on our casino oor when Michael hit a jackpot he never expected to win,” said Rick Salinas, General Manager of Barona Resort & Casino.
“ e enthusiasm of the couple and everyone around them was exactly the kind of feeling we strive to give our guests.”
VOiejas Casino Sets Guinness Record for World’s Largest Blackjack Table
n September 13th, Viejas Casino set a new Guinness Record for the World’s was on hand to con rm the measurements and witness the hand of blackjack, and the Largest Blackjack Table. e record was set at 9:45 a.m., as six guests sat at new record was o cially certi ed with a rousing cheers and applause from Viejas team a massive blackjack table measuring just over 2,226 square feet and played a members and guests in the DreamCatcher at Viejas Casino.
hand of blackjack with chips and cards that were ten times the size of the actual Viejas
blackjack chips and cards. Philip Robertson, an o cial “Adjudicator” for Guinness ...Gaming News Continues on page 21
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