NORTHRIDGE WOMAN WINS OVER $400,000 PLAYING BLACKJACK AT CHUMASH CASINO RESORT
SANTA YNEZ, CA, FEBRUARY 22, 2022 — A woman from Northridge, Calif., who prefers to remain anonymous, hit the Chumash Casino Resort’s Bonus Spin Blackjack progressive jackpot for $415,666 on Saturday night.
It’s the largest payout from a table game in the resort’s history, surpassing the previous record of $168,187, which was won by a guest from Oxnard who hit the Chumash Casino Resort’s multi-progressive jackpot on an Ultimate Texas Hold’em table on December 1, 2021.
The Bonus Spin Blackjack debuted in the Chumash Casino Resort table games pit in the spring of 2019. It offers a $5 side bet that rewards guests who are dealt a Blackjack (an ace with a 10 or face card) in their first two cards. The Blackjack winner then presses a button and watches a virtual wheel spin until it lands on one of 12 cash prizes, ranging from $40 to the progressive jackpot.
The resort has three of these special tables in its table games pit, and all are linked to the growing grand prize. The progressive jackpot had been building since it last hit on New Year’s Eve in 2019, when a guest won a jackpot of $104,651.
At 9 p.m. on Saturday, the lucky guest from Northridge played the $5 side wager on a Bonus Spin Blackjack table and was dealt a Blackjack. When she pressed the button, the virtual wheel landed on the progressive jackpot for the first time in over two years to trigger the massive payday.
Located on Highway 246 in Santa Ynez, California, the Chumash Casino Resort is a 21-and-over facility that is owned and operated by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The casino’s gaming floor is open 24/7 and features 2,400 slot machines, nearly 50 table games, bingo, poker and weekly car giveaways.
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