Gerald Roger Wade, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, won a prize of 1,5 million playing a progressive slot machine at the Fitzgerald Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.

According to Wade, he only spent 20 bucks at the Beverly Hillbillies before hitting the jackpot for an amazing $1,389,381 prize.

Wade, who’s a professional truck driver, has stayed several times at the Fitzgerald for the past years.

The project that sanctions the use and tenancy of slot machines outside casinos had a wide acceptance In the Senate. Its approval counted with 28 votes in favor and the abstention of an independent senator.

Now the project will return to the Constitution Commission for its discussion in particular, that will take place on May 16th, according to the date the High Chamber chose.

About 25 slot machines that were functioning illegally downtown Lima were closed recently by the Municipality of Lima, said Treasury Manager Mario Vargas. He added that also 60 Chinese machines were confiscated, working in conjunction with the Ministry of Commerce.

Vargas pointed out that action against illegal functioning of casinos and other gaming revenues will harden and intensify in order to protect the public, victim of unscrupulous casino operators.

Kathryn Hill from Paris, Ontario, put $20 into a slot machine at the Seneca Niagara Casino. It was a game based on the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and Kathryn was lucky enough to hit the $1.3 million jackpot.

The 53-year-old teacher was celebrating her birthday at the casino when she received the best present ever. She declared that she plans to continue teaching and is positively sure that this MegaJackpot won’t change her in any way.

During a hearing held by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort announced its plans to build a slot parlor evoking old Western-style saloons, hotels and banks.

The casino would cost $40 million and house 500 slot machines. According to Nemacolin officials the project would create about 344 jobs and generate more than $30 million in revenues per year.

Fred Franklin is a 63-year-old electrical engineer and the owner of Toledo’s Rec Room Specialties Co., a company that specializes in reconditioning old slot machines to be used as home devices.

"Many years ago, I started collecting slot machines and old mechanical stuff. One thing led to another and I decided to start my own business.", he explained.

The journalist and economist Alejandro Colle has published his new book, under the title: “Slots Secrets – Keys to play, enjoy and win”.

Colle has already won several jackpots at Conrad Resort & Casino in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Now, he returns to the public with the presentation of his latest book, a complete guide about the gambling world.

The Mexican government has admitted the existence of a legal vacuum in the Federal Gambling Law, which makes it really hard for the authorities to fight against illegal gambling games, especially slot machines.

The federal government estimates that there are at least 70,000 illegal slot machines in Mexico, whose operation is not allowed by the current laws. However, these laws do not prohibit the possession of the machines, even if they are placed in public places such as small shops and bus stations.

Conrad Resort & Casino Punta del Este continues beating records. After receiving more than 470,000 people in the casino during the first two months of 2006, Conrad is expected to be giving more than 500,000 dollars in prizes in April.

This tempting amount of money will be given during three upcoming tournaments: the Slots tournament (Thursday 14th), which will give 60,000 in prizes, and the two Poker tournaments that will take place on April 15th and 19th.

After ten days on strike, slot machines operators from provincial casinos decided to give up their fight to receive the 3% of slots profits.

The solution for this situation arose after a very long meeting held on Monday night, between authorities of the Instituto Provincial de Loterías y Casinos, and the personnel of the Administración, Maestranzas y Servicios de Casinos and the Asociación Empleados de Casinos.