Middletown >> On August 3 a lucky patron at Twin Pine Casino & Hotel hit a slot machine jackpot of $3,060,857. The jackpot came on an IGT progressive “Mega Bucks” machine.
The lucky winner was from the East Bay. According to casino staff, he and his wife had only been playing for a short time when fortune came calling. The gentleman, who wished to remain anonymous, repeatedly asked staff members “is all of this real?”
Once reality settled in, he said with a big smile “my daughter is going to college and I will be paying her tuition.”
This big payday is coming off of a July which reportedly was the third highest jackpot payout month at Twin Pine Casino & Hotel. This is also the second time that a “Mega Bucks” machine at Twin Pine has created an instant Millionaire.
Back in December 2012, a lucky guest hit a staggering $8.4 million jackpot. In the last five years alone there have been three winners of up to $8 million and three of up to $600,000.
Twin Pine celebrates its 20th Anniversary in November. The facility is owned and operated by the Middletown Rancheria of
Pomo Indians of California, located in Middletown.
