Central NY Woman Celebrates 103rd Birthday By Spinning The Slots

Everyone knows exactly what they want to do when it comes to celebrating their birthday. That includes Mary, who celebrated her 103rd birthday on August 19.

Mary, who's from Binghamton, is a frequent visitor to Turning Stone Resort Casino, and loves making attempts to win big at the slot machines. For her special day, that's all she planned to do.

Team members on the gaming floor at the Verona casino went the extra mile to make Mary feel like royalty.

"In honor of Mary’s remarkable milestone, our Team Members surprised her with balloons at her favorite machine, a Happy Birthday sash, a card and a delicious cupcake from Opals," said Kelly Abdoo, Director of Public Relations. "Mary said the Turning Stone team made her day and they went above and beyond to make her feel special, which is why she loves coming to Turning Stone."

A special Happy Belated Birthday is in order for Mary. We hope she won a little extra cash to spoil herself even more on her big day!

Turning Stone Is Opening Their New Buffet in December

The Oneida Indian Nation released details regarding the buffet, and their plans to revamp it and make it better. It will be called 7 Kitchens and will offer a totally new culinary and dining experience compared to the Seasons Harvest Buffet that was previously occupying that space.

Their goal was to create a restaurant with seven "market-style" stations to feature a mixture of many great, new food options, while offering new twists on what they consider to be "classic."

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