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Valley man hits jackpot at Eagle Mountain Casino
Comments 0 | Recommend 0Win: Payout a cool $25k.
TULE RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION — An elderly Bakersfield man hit the largest jackpot of his life recently at Eagle Mountain Casino, taking home a cool $25,000.
Jack Smith, 84, was floating on cloud nine after hitting a three reel slot machine, according to Jim Valencia, public relations coordinator for the Porterville-area casino.
“I am completely shocked,” Smith said in a prepared statement. “I kept looking at the slot machine. I just can’t believe that I won this much money.”
Smith said he plans on helping his family and buying a vintage car with his winnings.
Valencia said in the first two days of August there were two $25,000 jackpot winners at Eagle Mountain Casino.
“Better odds and more winners isn’t just a slogan at Eagle Mountain Casino,” general manager Tom Stewart said in a prepared release. “It is a way of life.”
The casino, operated by the Tule River Indian Tribe, offers a wide variety of entertainment options.
Eagle Mountain Casino has more than 1,400 slots; 13 table games including poker, pai gow and blackjack; a bingo hall; top named entertainment; two restaurants and a five outlet food court.
The casino is located at 681 S. Tule Road.
-- Contact Glen Faison at 784-5000, Ext. 1040, or gfaison@portervillerecorder.com.
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