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Over the years we’ve heard great stories about casino players going to their favorite casinos and ending up amazing winners. Anniversaries and birthdays figure big.
“I thought about going to the casino on the day that I realized it was my brother’s birthday. He loved playing slots and had a great attitude, win or lose,” said Ginny D. from San Diego. “When I also realized that this year his birth date had symmetry — 1/19/19 — I decided I had to go. And within twenty-five minutes of playing, I was a $12,000 jackpot winner!”
Limo driver, Marty P. of Los Angeles dreamed of winning a jackpot on his wedding anniversary before it happened. He ended his shift early on the day after his dream and went to his favorite casino in the Coachella Valley where he won $42,850 playing blackjack. Was it a prophecy or just pure luck?
The casino players in these photos certainly had the best of 2019 Best Slots, Dragon Link Video Slots.
luck when they hit a variety of big jackpots or won thrilling casino promotions. Being a jackpot winner can happen anywhere, anytime at the casino on a standalone slot, a huge wide-area progressive, playing table games or poker or during an exciting luxury vehicle or cash promotion.
And what’s big? Well, big is relative, especially in the world of casino wins. We all would be thrilled to win a $1,000 jackpot at the casino. But all of the casino players on these pages won at least a $10,000 jackpot or fantastic new vehicles. Southern California casinos have big winners all the time. Here are some lucky casino guests who became big winners in the past several months at featured Southern California casinos and shared a photo record of their lucky day.
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At Barona Resort & Casino, players had luck on their side. Yolanda won a $24,158 jackpot on one of the Reader’s Choice
And Brandon won a $10,000 Three Card Poker jackpot. At Valley View Casino & Hotel, Keiji played Buffalo Stampede, another Best Slots award-winner, and
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
SEPTEMBER 2019