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July 2014 Gaming News
MJega-Sized $3.6 Million Jackpot Winner at Barona Resort & Casino
une 8th was a day to remember for a lucky slot player who won a colossal $3,617,318 jackpot on the IGT millionaire-minting slot machine, Megabucks®, which was launched more than 25 years ago as the world’s rst wide-area progressive slot system.
e mega-sized jackpot was awarded at Barona Resort & Casino, and marks the largest win in California on a MegaJackpots® game this year, and the 16th largest MegaJackpots win of all time in the Golden State. It is also one of the largest jackpots in Barona’s history.
e winner, omas K. of San Pedro, was visiting Barona with his wife when his luck became legendary. Parents of eight children, the couple was enjoying a weekend getaway at the award-winning resort. ey are regular guests at Barona and members of Club Barona. A fan of Megabucks after initially discovering the progressive slot in Las Vegas, while at Barona, omas waited until he nally found an open seat on the Megabucks machine and decided to test his luck. e payo was unbelievable. e gracious winner does not yet have speci c plans for the jackpot winnings.
“A summer of fun at Barona is just heating up and we’ve already had one of the biggest jackpot winners in our history,” said Rick Salinas, General Manager of Barona Resort & Casino.“We are proud to o er the loosest slots in Southern California so it was a thrill to see omas win millions.”
IGT launched MegaJackpots progressives in 1986, and has since paid out more than 1,500 million-plus jackpots, totaling nearly $6 billion. For more information on IGT’s MegaJackpots please visit IGT on Facebook at facebook.com/IGT.
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