71 Year-Old Woman Wins $1.5 Million Jackpot At Pechanga Entertainment Center.Business Editors/Gaming Writers TEMECULA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2001 California's Second Largest Jackpot Hits On International Game Technology (IGT IGT impaired glucose tolerance. ) Wheel of Fortune(R) Dollar Slot Machine "Friday the 13th Friday the 13th regarded as unlucky day. [Western Folklore: Misc.] See : Luck, Bad turned out to be my lucky day!" said a 71 year-old Menifee, California Menifee is an unincorporated area of Riverside County, California, United States. Menifee is one of the three primary communities that make up the greater Menifee Valley. Other communities include Sun City, California and Quail Valley, California. resident who won a $1,570,680 jackpot on the evening of Friday, July 13, 2001 at Pechanga Entertainment Center in Temecula. The lucky winner, who asked to remain anonymous, has been visiting Pechanga since it opened in 1994 and says, "It pays to play at Pechanga!" When asked what she will do with her winnings, she said, "This will give me a chance to take some time off, start my retirement and take a trip to visit my 91 year-old mother." Anthony Miranda, president of Pechanga Development Corp., commented, "We are pleased and excited that one of our players hit the Wheel of Fortune(R) progressive jackpot A progressive jackpot is a jackpot (highest payoff) for a gaming machine (usually a slot machine or video poker machine) where the value of the jackpot increases a small amount for every game played. . Because of the high volume of play we enjoy, Pechanga pays about 10,000 jackpots each week, but not in the $1.5 million league. Congratulations to our lucky winner and our thanks to her for her comment that 'It pays to play at Pechanga.'" The $1.57 million jackpot at Pechanga is the second largest MegaJackpot(TM) that has been awarded in California. Pechanga Entertainment Center, located in Temecula on 45000 Pala Road, just off I-15, has 2,000 of the latest Vegas-style slots, 37 Blackjack blackjack, one of the world's most widely played gambling card games; also known as twenty-one or vingt-et-un. Despite contesting claims between the French and Italians, its origins are unknown. tables and a 13-table Poker Room. In addition to its current facilities, Pechanga has a new 14-story hotel and casino under construction with an opening scheduled for next summer. The new property will feature 522 luxury rooms & suites, a 75,000 square feet casino, 7 restaurants, and 40,000 square feet of conference space. For more information about Pechanga Entertainment Center visit www.pechanga.com. Wheel of Fortune(R) was developed by IGT(R) of Reno, Nev., the world leader in the manufacture of gaming machines See video game console. and proprietary software for progressive gaming systems. Sodak Gaming Inc. is the leading distributor of IGT(R) slot machines and progressive systems on tribal lands and manages the Native American Progressive Systems from its headquarters in Rapid City, South Dakota Rapid City is a city located in the western part of South Dakota and is the second largest city in the state of South Dakota after Sioux Falls. Set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills, Rapid City is in the county of PenningtonGR6 USA. . For more information on IGT, visit the company web site at www.IGT.com. |
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