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Lucky Winner Hits $1,075,026 OCash For Life Jackpot!
n June 19th the fifth Cash For Life national progressive slot jackpot hit for $1,075,025.64 at the Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville, CA. The lucky winner, who wished to
remain anonymous, hit the super progressive jackpot on a $1 Cash For Life Two TimesTM reel-spinning slot. It is the fifth Cash For Life jackpot to hit nationwide, totaling $5,837,936.23 in life-changing payouts to lucky winners. Another
California slot player, Melvin Henry Hawkins of Sacramento, won the world’s first Cash For Life super progressive jackpot of $1,341,112.33 at Thunder Valley Casin, near Sacramento on February 2, 2004.
Cash For Life features a progressive meter that resets at $1 million, so casino customers can play for this extraordinary, $1,000-a-weeksuperprogressivejackpotatselectedcasinosin California, Michigan, New Mexico, Connecticut, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Nevada, Mississippi and Atlantic City. e new Cash For Life link includes a variety of game titles and denominations — from nickels to $5.
e Native American link, spanning six states ranging from California to Connecticut, has been reset at $1,040,000.00 after this latest win. You can play Cash for life in Southern California at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino, Spa Resort Casino, and Sycuan Resort & Casino.
Annual Survey Shows More TAmericans Visiting Casinos
wo million more Americans visited a casino in 2003 than in 2002, according to the 2004 State of the States: e American Gaming Association (aga) Survey of Casino Entertainment, released in late May. e survey, which
includes 2003 economic data as well as the results of 2004 public opinion polling, reports that 53.4 million adult Americans went to casinos last year, according
to data compiled by Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc./nfo WorldGroup. e data also found that these visitors made a total of 310 million trips to casinos in 2003, averaging 5.8 trips per person.
Americans,especiallythosemostfamiliarwithcasinos, are broadly supportive of the industry’s responsible gaming e orts as well. According to the polling results, 91 percent of casino visitors and 69 percent of residents living within 10 miles of a casino say the industry is doing a good job eliminating illegal or underage use of its product. Two-thirds of all Americans agree the casino industry is doing a good job in this
area. To view a full copy of the survey, visit the aga Websiteathttp://www.americangaming.org.Copies of the survey also can be obtained by calling the aga
at 202-637-6500.
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