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CNew $5,026,176 Millionaire Minted at Spa Resort Casino
ould it be that a lucky star hangs over Spa Resort Casino? On Saturday night, February 11th, the casino in the heart of downtown Palm Springs minted Southern California’s next millionaire.
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Imaginethethrillthatoneluckywinnerexperienced as he watched the IGT Megabucks® symbol lock into place across his slot machine reels and he become an instant millionaire, with a $5,026,176.18 jackpot! Jose S. caught the winning combo at Spa Resort Casino while playing the Pink Ice® game on the IGT Megabucks slot machine. While Megabucks slotmachinesarefoundthroughoutthecountry,it was at Spa Resort Casino where Jose S. hit his millionaire-making jackpot.
is jackpot continues IGT Megabucks’ mega-payout history, now totaling more than $1 billion since its inception in 1986. e world record in slot
jackpots was won
on IGT Megabucks
and paid out
$39 million in March 2003.
“We are proud to have created Southern California’s next millionaire at Spa Resort Casino,” General Manager Kari Stout- Smith said. “We invite everyone
to join the excitement here in beautiful downtown Palm Springs. Ourguestsseemtobeonahotstreak!”
Downtown Palm Springs is where the big wins are happening. And, it all adds up to 24/7 action with the hottest slots, plus a variety of
table games, high-limit gaming, casual ne dining, and premium entertainment, making it easy to imagine that in the sparkling desert sky above
Spa Resort Casino, there’s at least one
lucky star.
Spa Resort Casino is located in downtown in Palm Springs, California and o ers the newest slots, a variety of table games and high- limit gaming, plus ne dining all in a friendly, comfortable setting. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, located in Rancho Mirage, California, and Spa Resort Casino are owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which also owns the world-renowned Indian Canyons and Tahquitz Canyon hiking trails, and Indian Canyons Golf Resort.
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month: Three SoCal TCasinos Awarded Annual Responsible Gaming Certifications
he California Council on Problem Gambling (CCPG) has awarded annual through tty. Text support is also available by
responsible gaming silver certi cations to three California casinos: Viejas Casino
texting the word “support” to 53342.
CCPG also o ers a heartfelt “ ank You” to
& Resort (tenth consecutive year), San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino (tenth consecutive year) and Pechanga Resort & Casino.
its community of supporters, without whom it would not be able to provide many of the services it does. ese supporters include: the United Auburn Indian Community, the Barona Band of Mission Indians, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the California Lottery, and Blueworld360.
CCPG is a non-pro t organization, founded in 1986, dedicated to assisting problem gamblers and their families by promoting awareness, education, research, prevention and treatment for problem gambling. CCPG is one of 36 state a liates of the National Council on Problem Gambling.
Certi cation is awarded to casinos that demonstrate a commitment to responsible gaming practices by adopting a comprehensive program of policies and procedures and ensuring that patrons have access to available help and prevention resources for problem gambling. ese practices help to reduce the chance of patrons developing a gambling problem.
“More than one million adults in California have experienced problems resulting from their gambling,” said Robert Jacobson, Executive Director of CCPG. “We applaud these casinos, and their operators, for continuing to promote a responsible gaming atmosphere and for working to provide help to those a ected by problem gambling.”
Gambling addiction is a treatable condition that manifests as the inability to control gambling for a period of time, or to control the urge to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire
to stop. Yet if untreated, it can have devastating consequences to the gambler’s and their loved ones’ nances, relationships and even physical health.
e state of California provides no-cost treatment programs for those a ected by problem gambling—for both the gambler and their loved ones. e problem gambling helpline, 1-800-GAMBLER, is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and provides con dential crisis intervention and referral services in English and Spanish, with translation services available for more than 240 languages. e hearing impaired can access services
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON PROBLEM
GAMBLING
A statewide, non-profit organization helping people affected by
problem gambling
March 2017 Gaming News (Continued)