Casino will pay out despite jackpot glitch - 2004-02-18
Grandwest Casino will honour jackpot payouts in the sum of R355 970 to six punters after Monday's computer problem with some of the casino's slot machines.

This decision followed an investigation by the casino into the malfunction, after the punters complained about being refused payment when the slot machines showed that they had hit the jackpot.

GrandWest general manager, Kurt Peter, said on Wednesday: "At the time the six jackpots were won, we were undertaking routine maintenance and upgrading of hardware in our computer centre.
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Casino gets ready to roll - 2004-02-18
Custom chocolates in the shape of guitars lay on white Egyptian cotton sheets that have not yet been slept on.

And in 22 days, the red carpet will be rolled out and the Flying Elvi will fall from the sky when the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 7 miles east of Tampa, celebrates its grand opening.

"We promised you when we broke ground, we believed we could put this facility in the middle of the Las Vegas strip," James F. Allen, CEO of gaming operations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, told reporters Tuesday. "We believe we've reached our goal."
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