$1 Nets $4.5 Million On Slot Machine - 2004-02-29
Lady Luck smiled on an Ontario, man February 28, morning.

Casino officials said a man won $4.5 million on a MegaBucks slot machine. Casino spokeswoman Holly Ward said that the high jackpot had been drawing plenty of attention from gamblers. Ward said the man left a blackjack table to play the $1 slot machine because of the buzz on the floor.

"(The man) just thought he would try it ... and it went off," said Ward. "There was lots of screaming and lights and bells and it was very exciting."
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Poker Tour Offers To Deal Out Riches - 2004-02-29
Among casino games, live poker offers the fairest playing field. Unlike blackjack, craps, roulette and slot machines, where the odds are skewed in favor of the house, everyone at a poker table has an equal chance of winning when the cards are shuffled
and dealt. And, when the last bet is made and the final card turned, it is skill -- knowing when to hold
'em and when to fold 'em -- and, of course, luck that determine who walks away smiling and who limps away with a lighter wallet and a bruised ego.

The tour, which currently has 14 events at casinos in New Jersey, Connecticut, Nevada, California, Mississippi, Europe, the Caribbean, and even on board cruise ships, is open to virtually anyone.
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