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Gaming GuruHeard it on the River15 November 2004
Since I'm on tournaments, I can't help but mention the JACK BINION
WORLD POKER OPEN. Total prize money paid out last year for this
tournament was a staggering $7,856,435! That's more than the MASTERS in
golf and WIMBLEDON in tennis. This year, even more is expected to be
paid out with a $1.5 million first place prize. WPO tournaments run
Jan. 5 through Jan. 27, 2005 at HORSESHOE and GOLD STRIKE. Quarters were raining down on DWIGHT WAYNE HOLLOWAY recently at GOLD
STRIKE. The Griffithville, Ark. rice farmer hit a jackpot worth
$1,372,976 while playing a progressive .25-cent IGT MEGAJACKPOT Wheel
of Fortune machine. Just two months ago LARRY DAVID HANCOCK of Pinson,
Ala., hit a jackpot for $4.2 million on another 25-cent Wheel of
Fortune at Gold Strike. Who said that quarter progressives were tight?
There were more big winners recently in Tunica. SAM'S TOWN made JACK M. of Tennessee the proud owner of a new CHRYSLER
CROSSFIRE on Nov. 4. This is one hot roadster. It got a lot of
attention parked in the Atrium at Sam's Town during the weeks leading
up to the drawing. HARRAH'S WIN A HOUSE promotion concluded on Oct. 30. Shelia C. of Heber
Springs, Ark. won the house, but opted for 75 grand! With a nice home
in Heber Springs, who can blame her for taking the $75,000. GRAND CASINO is touted as the home of loose dollar slots, but HERMAN A.
feels pretty good about playing the nickel machines at the
Grand-really. Herm walked away with $96,000 on a GRAND NICKELS machine.
That's 1,920,000 nickels! Wonder how many cups that would fill up? The time is getting nearer for the finale of HOLLYWOOD CASINO's THE BIG
CATCH II promotion. On Saturday, Nov. 20 Hollywood will draw for BILL
DANCE'S PROCRAFT BASS BOAT and $30,000 in cash and prizes. This boat is
a fisherman's dream. How would you like to be outfitted like the pros?
Win this boat and you will be. If the winner is a local, look for him
at SARDIS LAKE! QUAIL HUNTING SEASON is underway at Grand Willows, a preserve nestled
on 350 acres featuring wetlands, forests and natural wildlife. A
half-day hunt with guides and bird dogs is not very expensive and where
else can you get such prime shooting in the Delta. Welcome back, MARC CONNER, now heading up marketing at SAM'S TOWN. The
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law honored
BERNARD GOLDSTEIN, founder and CEO of ISLE OF CAPRI casinos with its
Distinguished Alumnus Award. HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT continues its quest for growth and Bloomberg News reports that the USA's second largest casino company is pitching the government of Singapore to put a casino in place there. Congrats to the TUNICA NATIONAL GOLF & TENNIS CLUB which has been
selected as one of the 15 outstanding new tennis facilities in America.
HOLLYWOOD has selected IMPACT MARKETING of Memphis as its new
media-buying agency of record. If you like to play blackjack and especially if you like tournaments,
then check out the best site in the country for what's happening at KEN
SMITH'S two sites: blackjacktournaments.com and blackjackinfo.com. He
covers the subject quite well and very professionally. Frat boys will be frat boys and the brothers of the University of
Tennessee's PI KAPPA PHI plan to hold a poker tournament for charity
despite indications from state officials that the event would be
unlawful. Supposedly CHRIS MONEYMAKER, the 2003 winner of the WORLD
SERIES of POKER, and an alumnus of the chapter, is helping out with the
tournament. Let's see if the boys go "all in" with the law. AGA BOOM…don't let this unusual name throw you off as the this show
goes all out to make you laugh. I took the family along and witnessed
the show for myself. It's a fantastic theatrical production involving
clowns, mime, paper, balloons and cleaning products! It's great for
adults and children - highly entertaining. The clowns stuck around and
signed autographs for the children. I recommend that you go and take
the kids or grandkids. If you don't have children, go anyway. If you're
single, take a date. If you miss Aga Boom at GOLD STRIKE you'll have to
fly to NEW YORK to catch the talented performers next time around.
Remaining show dates are Nov. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 14 at 1:30
p.m. and 5 p.m., and Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and may be
purchased by calling Gold Strike's box office at 1-888-24K-PLAY or
online at goldstrike.com. Thanks Gold Strike for bringing such a fun
show to Mississippi. Check out the THANKSGIVING SPECIALS at Tunica casinos on page 19. Most
buffets will feature traditional Thanksgiving Day fare, so you may want
to think about doing something different for turkey day. Give the cook
in your home a break and go out, have some fun and enjoy some great
food! Our Prez, GEORGE W. BUSH, says he has earned political capital and
intends to spend it. That worries me. Maybe he will spend it to move
the economy forward, end the war on terror and in Iraq, mend social
security, tax reform, education, etc. We will visit this subject again
in four years. where there is no river." NIKITA KRUSHCHEV LAISSEZ LE BON TEMPS ROULER. Heard it on the River is published courtesy of Jackpot Magazine, the South's leading gaming newspaper. Related Links
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