Former PA police chief latest SIGA millionaire
- EFN Staff | October 30, 2015
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is pleased to announce the Smoke Signals Jackpot has been won at Northern Lights Casino (NLC). John Quinn, a former Prince Albert city police chief, is Saskatchewan’s newest millionaire.
Quinn hinted that he was going to pay off a few debts, share the winnings with his family and set up university savings accounts for his family.
Smoke Signals is a SIGA-wide jackpot that links 52 slot machines at all six casinos. There are three mystery jackpot tiers that increase over time, with specific starting and ending point prize values. The largest mystery jackpot has a minimum value of $1,000,000 and pays out before it hits $2,000,000. Each time a patron plays a Smoke Signals slot machine, any of the jackpots could be triggered.
“Well this confirms it . . . any spin can win! I understand that John was playing a two-dollar bet when he won the Smoke Signals Jackpot. On behalf of SIGA’s Board and employees I offer sincere congratulations to John and his family.” Zane Hansen, President and CEO of SIGA said during a cheque presentation Friday. “We would like to formally welcome John as SIGA’s newest millionaire.”
“It is always great to see SIGA’s Smoke Signals jackpots go to such wonderful people like our winner today. The past three winners at NLC show how anyone can be a winner on Smoke Signals Jackpot as any bet made has a chance to win, and who knows ‘you could be the next winner at one of our SIGA Casinos’. Congratulations to John and all of our past winners who have taken home part of the over 23 million dollars paid out across all SIGA’s casinos," said Richard Ahenakew, General Manager at the Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert.
As of October 26, 2015, Smoke Signals jackpots paid out a total of $23,764,560.28. The second tier mystery jackpot known as “The Dreamer” has awarded 47 winners over 2.2 million since July 2014. Smoke Signals top jackpot has now been reset to one million dollars and can be won at any time.