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It’s the new normal at Southern California casinos where guests and employees are required to wear face-coverings and have their temperatures checked before they enter the casino. Plus in many casinos, 30–50% of slot machines have been taken out of service to comply with social distancing guidelines. You would think that reducing the number of slots on a casino floor would naturally lead to fewer jackpots and fewer big winners. But think again. Take look at the winning players on these pages who played slots and won big slot jackpots — some really big — and a new luxury car in a monthly casino promotion. You’ll also see a couple of “Lucky But Shy” photos showing machines with winning payouts. All players and jackpots were won in the last part of May, and in June and July. Wide Area Progressive Slot Jackpots Check out the local casino guest at Valley View Casino & Hotel who won $101,140.57 on May 31st, playing a Wheel of Fortune® Wild Red SevensTM 3D slot machine. Francisco A. was playing $1.25 when he hit the Wide Area Progressive jackpot. His initial reaction was shock at winning over $100,000. “I can’t explain the feeling when I realized I won,” Francisco said. “I love everything about Valley View, and I can’t wait to go back there again.” And on June 12th, another guest at Valley View Casino & Hotel won a big jackpot. This time for $292,417.90! That made thesecondbigjackpotwinnerinamonthatValleyViewCasino. Jose C. was playing the Scientific Games/Bally Dancing Drums ExplosionTM slot machine when he hit the Wide Area Progressive jackpot. He was so excited, that he, and his wife who was with him, immediately called their daughter.“I was so happy when I won, I thanked God first,” Jose said. And see the Wheel of Fortune® machine payout photo of Lucky But Shy (below) who won a whopping $247,050 at Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs. Plus, don’t miss the photo of the winning Willie Nelson Slot machine from Everi Games. The Lucky But Shy winner at Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage bagged a $156,475 Wide Area Progressive jackpot playing the slot game of one of the most iconic American singer-songwriters of all time. Massive Slot Jackpots & Big Keno Wins More big slot jackpot winners include Garry K. from Vista, who won a huge $251,380 jackpot playing IGT’s Triple Double Butterfly 7sTM on June 8th at Pala Casino Resort Spa. And Luis M. from San Diego won a $64,155 PAGE 10 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE AUGUST 2020