Barona Resort & Casino's TGI Thursdays Are Back With the Barona Lottery and a Chance to Win a Jackpot Starting at $20,000


SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 13, 2014) - With the return of the Barona Lottery, Barona Resort & Casino is the place to be in February and March. Beginning on Valentine's Day, players can start earning points to win lottery tickets for jackpot drawings that will be held at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Thursdays in February and March. The lottery jackpot will start at $20,000 on Thursday, February 20 and will increase $10,000 each time it's not hit! 

"TGI Thursdays are back and better than ever," said Rick Salinas, general manager of Barona Resort & Casino. "We're always looking for more ways to make fun happen at Barona, so now even a ticket with only two matching numbers will put some cash in your wallet. Thousands of players will win instant prizes and of course some will walk away with the big jackpot!"

Club Barona members can make their daily picks at any promotional kiosk once they have earned 250 points. Players can select five lucky numbers themselves or opt for "quick pick" numbers. A ticket with four matching numbers will win the jackpot, three matching numbers will win $500 and players with two matching numbers will win $50. The Barona Lottery jackpot drawings will begin on Thursday, February 20 and also take place on February 27, March 6, March 13, March 20 and March 27. A generous second chance drawing will take place at 9 p.m. on March 27 for a minimum $20,000 jackpot. Every lottery ticket throughout the promotion will still be alive and has a chance to win in the second chance drawing.

For complete details about the Barona Lottery, visit www.barona.com or Barona Resort & Casino on Facebook.

Recent winner of the U-T San Diego best of award for Best Casino and Loosest Slots, Barona has 2,000 slots and video poker machines. Additionally, the casino features over 80 table games including Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker, Caribbean Stud, Barona Craps, Three-Card Poker, Four-Card Poker, Mississippi Stud, Let It Ride, Baccarat and Barona Roulette, as well as the latest innovations in chipless gaming including, Chipless Three-Card Poker and Chipless Blackjack™. Barona has recently added Sic Bo and Barona Pan 9 to Barona's Asian gaming pit which is the largest Asian gaming pit in San Diego.

About Barona Resort & Casino
Barona Resort & Casino, an AAA Four Diamond rated property, blends the best of San Diego's leading resorts with the gaming excitement of Las Vegas. Barona features 400 guest rooms and suites all with beautiful views of the Barona Valley, a variety of award-winning dining options, the AmBience Day Spa, a full-service events center and the 18-hole championship Barona Creek Golf Club, rated the 4th best resort course in California by Golfweek magazine. For Barona Resort & Casino reservations and information, visit www.barona.com, or call toll free 888-7-BARONA (722-7662). You can also join Barona on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Foursquare.

Contact Information:

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