Mother Lopez hits $2.4 Million on slots - 2004-04-06
Jennifer Lopez's mother, a retired New York kindergarten educator, raked in a $2.4 million jackpot playing slot machines in Atlantic City.

Guadalupe Lopez, 58, hit it big by parlaying a $3 bet into a huge sum on a "Wheel of Fortune" slot machine at the swanky Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Saturday night, a representative of her singer/actress daughter affirmed on Tuesday.
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Keizer council hands out the cards - 2004-04-06
If real casino gamblers are experts at knowing when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em, as Kenny Rogers sang, it seems two fraternal groups in Keizer are excellent gamblers.
About two months ago, the Keizer Eagles closed a blackjack play-offs and halted weekly poker games after a visit from the Oregon Department of Justice.

Although games like video poker and bingo are licensed and controlled by the state, so-called “social games” are determined by individual cities.
Read the full story at Statesman Journal