Viejas Casino offers a number of special promotions for members of the military every month. “We’ve had other active and retired members of the military hit big jackpots and it always adds even more excitement to the casino floor because we have a special place in our hearts for our military guests,” said Viejas Casino General Manager Chris Kelley. It didn’t take long before he hit the big jackpot and his retirement nest egg instantly grew by over a half-million dollars. He had been playing on another slot machine – one of his favorites –but spotted the Wheel of Fortune slot machine when he got a bottle of water from a server.and decided to try his luck. The lucky veteran is a V Club member who said that he has six months until his scheduled retirement from the service. He hit the early-retirement jackpot while playing a $1 Wheel of Fortune progressive slot machine on Saturday morning, October 13, at Viejas Casino.

The winner, who is from San Diego, chose to remain anonymous. Navy veteran planning to retire soon hit a jackpot worth $501,430.49 on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Viejas Casino. Facebook Journalism Project covid-19 reporting.

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