Man Wins $922,000 on Quarter Slot Machine
Christmas came early Tuesday for a Santa Ana man who won a $922,184.12 jackpot at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland.
“I was just thinking about making a little bit of money before the holidays,” said Emilio Tapia, a construction foreman who played the Wheel of Fortune quarter slot machine. “I’m going to pay off my mortgage and send my children to college.”
Tapia is the second Santa Ana resident to win big at San Manuel this year. In August, Enrique Cordova won $1.6 million from a dollar slot machine.
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