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July 31, 2006

1st winner of new slot game rakes it in at Lincoln Park

LINCOLN -- The first winner of the nation's first multi-state progressive slot jackpot won the prize yesterday at Lincoln Park, it was announced today.

The new Ca$hola game links slot machines at Lincoln, Newport Grand and slot facilities in Delaware and West Virginia. A portion of each dollar gambled at each machine is put toward a jackpot that can be won by gamblers in any state.

The game started on July 18 and is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association, a group of lotteries that runs Powerball. The chance of winning is about 1 in 7 million.

The 20-year annuity was $708,558.20, but the unidentified winner chose to take the cash payout of $454,319.

Higher jackpots are thought to entice more gamblers, creating more money for the slot parlor. The state takes about 60.5 percent of the slot revenues at Lincoln Park, or $205.4 million last year.

-- Journal staff writer Scott Mayerowitz

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