76-year-old Navy Vet Wins $3.2 Million Playing Penny Slots

A 76-year-old Navy veteran from Pacific Beach won a $3.2 million jackpot playing penny slots at Casino Pauma Monday afternoon.

Robert Wilkie Jr. won while playing a Star Wars progressive machine, which pools play from similar machines nationwide to generate the big jackpot. The jackpot was the biggest ever for penny slots in California, said a spokeswoman for International Game Technology, which provides most of the slot machines to Indian casinos in the state.

Despite what they are called, penny slots are usually played for more than a penny because machines allow for multiple bets on each spin.

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