YORKTON - Saskatchewan’s newest millionaire, Karen Aubin, age 63, a local resident of Yorkton, hit it big on the Smoke Signals jackpot on the evening of Tuesday, June 11, winning a total of $1,856,327.80. Karen won the Smoke Signals top tier progressive jackpot at the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority’s (SIGA) Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton.
She was awarded the jackpot winnings in an official cheque presentation ceremony at Painted Hand Casino on Thursday, June 13, 2024, by members of SIGA management.
“On behalf of SIGA’s Board of Directors, management and staff, I would like to congratulate Karen on her Smoke Signals jackpot win of more than $1.8 million,” said SIGA President and CEO Zane Hansen.
“Congratulations to our latest Painted Hand Casino millionaire, Karen Aubin. “We are so excited to be able to present the winnings to a local resident right here in Yorkton today,” said Painted Hand Casino General Manager Memory Delorme Antoine.
To date, SIGA’s Smoke Signals progressive has paid out $66,885,749 in jackpot wins.
Smoke Signals has been reset to one million dollars and can be won at any time.
Smoke Signals is a SIGA-wide progressive jackpot that links 51 slot machines at all seven casinos. There are three mystery jackpot tiers that increase over time, with specific starting and ending 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.
The jackpot can be won at any of the SIGA Casinos:
· Bear Claw Casino & Hotel (White Bear First Nations) near Carlyle
· Dakota Dunes Casino (Whitecap Dakota First Nation) near Saskatoon
· Gold Eagle Casino (Mosquito First Nation) in North Battleford
· Gold Horse Casino (Little Pine First Nation) in Lloydminster
· Living Sky Casino (Nekaneet First Nation) in Swift Current
· Northern Lights Casino (Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation) in Prince Albert
· Painted Hand Casino (Kahkewistahaw First Nation) in Yorkton
