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of Vista. e car giveaway was the result of
a month-long promotion that also awarded cash, free slot play, hotel stays and more.
Two $25,000 Winners at
Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa and Spa Resort Casino
Paradise Rewards Club members played and earned entries for the thrilling $275,000 Treasure Hunt promotion to win up to $25,000 cash at both casinos during June and July. On drawing days, members could even earn an additional 100 entries by playing between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. e Grand Finale Drawings were held on July 20th at Spa Resort Casino, and on July 27th, at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa. Winners got to play the Live Treasure Hunt Game to win from $500 to $25,000 cash. John E. won the top $25,000 cash prize at Spa Resort Casino, and Charles C. was the lucky $25,000 cash winner at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa.
Jeep Patriot Winners at
Sycuan Casino
In May, Club Sycuan players could win a share of $100,000 in cash and prizes during Sycuan’s Table Games $100,000 Blackjack Extravaganza by earning entries with qualifying hands into weekly drawings. Each week there were 20 winners and each received an entry into the 2014 Jeep Patriot drawing on May 25th. Plus all tournament participants were eligible for a Second 2014 Jeep Patriot Drawing on Sunday, June 1st. Leizle A. was one of the lucky Jeep Patriot winners. And in Sycuan Bingo’s Drive Me Wild promotion during early August, Wilfredo T. also won a 2014 Jeep Patriot.
Ventura Man Wins $1 Million Jackpot at Chumash Casino Resort
Ventura resident, Jesse C., hit the jackpot of a lifetime on July 8th, at Chumash Casino Resort, winning more than $1 million on a slot machine. He bet the maximum of three credits on a $5 Ten Times Pay progressive slot in the high-limit room, and hit the 10-10-10 jackpot, which had been building for about nine months, to win $1,021,730. “It took a couple of days to really sink in,” Castillo said of his jackpot. “I’ve played that machine a lot. It’s a progressive, and I was playing it when the jackpot was $270,000. People have ocked to that machine, dreaming of hitting the big payout. It was open, so I sat down and was only looking to win the $5,000 mini jackpot. Instead, I hit that 10-10-10. It was a serious surprise.”
And Gary C. from Santa Maria, who spent the past two years battling a serious heart condition, outlasted 490 other competitors to claim rst place in the 2014 Central Coast Poker Championship, and more than $15,000 on Saturday, May 3rd, at Chumash Casino Resort.
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