NEW BUFFALO, MI--(Marketwire - June 2, 2010) - Four Winds Casino Resort, the premier gaming destination in the Midwest, is pleased to announce that it was voted "Best Casino" by readers of The Times of Northwest Indiana in addition to winning six other awards. Separately, Four Winds announced that it will award two 2010 Chevrolet® Corvette™ Coupes, valued at over $50,000 each, plus a share of $10,000 on Saturday, June 26. Additionally, Louise L. won an incredible $1,771,619 MegaJackpot®, and more than $116,000 in cash and prizes were awarded to 236 W Club Members through Four Winds Casino Resort's W Club Jackpots, which are randomly awarded to players in May using their W Club card.
Four Winds Casino Resort received a total of 2,758 votes from readers of The Times of Northwest Indiana in the newspapers annual Best of the Region awards. This is the most votes ever cast for one business in the contest's history. Four Winds won seven first place awards including Best Casino, Best Place for a Bachelor/Bachelorette Party, Best Casino Slots, Best Casino Table Games, Best Casino Dining, Best Casino Poker and Best Hotel.
Win a Chevrolet Corvette Coupe and a Share of $10,000
W Club members at Four Winds Casino Resort are eligible to win either a black or torch-red Corvette Coupe. Each car comes equipped with a 6.2 liter V8 engine with 430 horsepower and a six-speed shift with paddle shifters.
On Saturday, June 26, 2010, W Club Members will be eligible to take part in hourly drawings between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern to win the Corvette Coupes and a share of $10,000. The Corvette Coupes will be awarded at 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. Hourly cash drawings for $1,000 will take place from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. W Club members can receive one free entry daily through Saturday, June 26, by visiting the W Club Players Club. Players can earn additional entries by playing slots or table games with their W Club Players Club card. More information is available at the W Club inside the casino.
Jackpots
On Sunday, May 9, Louise L. won an incredible $1,771,619 MegaJackpot on a Wheel of Fortune® Special Edition™ quarter machine. Four Winds Casino Resort has now awarded eleven MegaJackpot prizes totaling over $5 million in prize money since 2007. Four Winds Casino Resort, along with over 300 other Tribal casinos across the nation, belongs to a seventeen-state Native American progressive gaming network. Anytime a coin is played in a linked machine, anywhere in the network, the cumulative jackpot continues to grow until it is won.
Reservations
For more information on Four Winds Casino Resort or to make a reservation, please call 1-866-4WINDS1 (866-494-6371) or visit www.fourwindscasino.com.
Contact Information:
Media Contacts:
Joshua Taustein
Dresner Corporate Services
(312) 780-7219
jtaustein@dresnerco.com
David Gutierrez
Dresner Corporate Services
(312) 780-7204
dgutierrez@dresnerco.com