Strictly Slots August 2022

WINNERS

SEVEN-FIGURE SCORE Idaho’s Clearwater River Casino was home to a massive jackpot in July when a lucky winner walked away with the biggest slot jackpot in the property’s history. Linda Jorgensen, of Lewiston, ID, made a $4.50 spin on a Wheel of Fortune Cash Link machine and won more than $1.5 million on July 21. “We are pleased to see one of our patrons win such a huge amount,” Clearwater River General Manager Dan Kane said in a Facebook post about the win. “Several years back, we had a winner for over $600,000, but this million-dollar win is considered a life-changing amount.”

SMILES FOR DAYS Lady luck is a gal’s best friend! This statement couldn’t be any more true for one lucky slot player who won $154,230.50 playing 88 Fortunes at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, MN, on Aug. 8.

TWICE IS NICE AT AQUA CALIENTE CASINO CATHEDRAL CITY Aqua Calliente Casino Cathedral City in Southern California has had two lucky winners of mega jackpots hit nearly one year apart. In 2021, Kari and Michael of Washington State took home $668,777.90 from the popular Wheel of Fortune slot machine when they hit the mega jackpot. Most recently, a “lucky but shy” winner took home $256,149.04 on another hot slot machine—Buffalo Legends. “Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City is the place to go to win,” said Darrel Kammeyer, vice president of marketing for Agua Caliente Casinos. “It’s very rare that life changing jackpots like these

VIDEO POKER PAYDAY We often don’t see big winners when it comes to video poker, but when they happen, it’s difficult to ignore a six figure score. A local Las Vegas player at Palace Station hit it big on a Hundred Play Draw Poker game on July 18 for a nice $100,000. Hundred Play allows a player to play 100 hands at once and the player was wagering $125 per hand. The lucky winner scored a Royal Flush on every hand on the board. This casino player has to be loving all those hearts.

happen in general, let alone at the same property, let alone one year apart. We love sharing in the winners’ excitement and always hope that these surprise earnings could really help them.” Kari and Michael had no idea when they placed

their $5 bet on the Mega Wheel of Fortune slot machine that their luck was about to change. “Just one more spin and then we will call it a night,” the couple said. The last reel on their last spin landed on the winning combination of the wide-area progressive slot machine, instantly making Kari and Michael mega jackpot winners—and extremely excited.

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