Two weeks ago Sharon P. wagered $3 on a progressive Slot Machine at King Solomon's Online Casino and won almost $172,000 - the biggest ever win at an Internet Casino. "My hands were shaking and I could do nothing but jump up and down for ten minutes - my cat 'Kizzy' looked at me totally puzzled! It is a feeling I wish everybody could experience."

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I have often suspected blackjack dealers of cheating me but never caught one in the act -- until this past weekend. Two in the morning, Saturday night, I pull up to a ten buck table at Paris Las Vegas. I'm betting $20 a hand, 4 nickels, when I spot the cheating move.

Here's how it works: The player to my left lost the hand. I pushed. After the dealer collected the losing player's chips he tapped the table beside my chips to indicate "push". Then as he swept his hand across my stack he smoothly grabbed one chip off the top, blending in with the other chips he had in his hand, and leaving me one chip short. It was a slick move.

When I pointed out to the dealer that he took one of my chips, that I had four chips on the stack, he coolly replied, "I'll take your word for it," and replaced my chip.

The moral of the story: Never trust a blackjack dealer and ALWAYS watch your chips.

Roman Palace Casino has just finished reconfiguring their slot machines to coincide with the launch of a 1 cent slot machine. And for the month of July they have increased the game payout on all their slot machines to 98%.

"I believe we’re the first in the industry to offer a 1 cent slot," said Gary Robinson, spokesman for Roman Palace Casino.

Kenny Rogers Casino also offers 1 cent slots but stopped accepting new players earlier this year and has never accepted bets from US players.

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Darlin', it's enough to make you do the Honky Tonk Two Step right this second. Because when you open a real money account at the Grand Opry Casino, they'll give you $15 free, no purchase required. So play now because you have nothin' to lose but your blues.

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Park Place Entertainment will sell the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino to Los Angeles developer Ed Roski, Jr. for $365 million, according to an Associated Press report. Roski is co-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team and the Los Angeles Kings hockey team.

Roski plans to add more restaurants, entertainment, retail shops and slot machines and remodel the hotel.

The hotel will remain open and the sale is not expected to affect plans to extend the Bally's-MGM Grand monorail to the Las Vegas Hilton.

One of the great deals in online gambling is "free casino chips." I'm not talking about "bonus" chips you get when you make a deposit, I mean completely free chips that you can get without going out of pocket. So without further ado, here are a few sites that will give you free chips just for visiting. Keep in mind that these promos change frequently so see the casinos for complete details.

Ascot Casino at http://www.ascotcasino.com will give you a $20 chip just for downloading their game. This week's sponsor, Grand Opry Casino at http://www.grandoprycasino.com, will give you $15 free to check them out. Colo$$eum Casino at http://www.colosseumcasino.com offers a similar promotion to the one at Grand Opry. Finally, for all you sports fans, The Big Book at http://www.thebigbook.com will give you a free $20 sports bet. I'm on my way there right now!

With over 20 million people tuning in each week, CBS's "Survivor" has quickly become a pop culture phenomena and viewers everywhere are speculating what castaway will leave Pulau Tiga with the $1 million grand prize. Realizing that the anticipation of millions grows each week as another castaway is eliminated, Intertops.com became the first established bookmaker to accept wagers on who will be the $1 million winner on the television series.

Intertops.com has listed Richard, the 39-year-old Corporate Trainer from Newport, Rhode Island as the early favorite to take home the $1 million dollar prize, currently listing him at 5/2 odds (i.e., win $5 for every $2 bet). Intertops.com also feels that Rudy, the retired Navy Seal (3/1) and Kelly, the river guide from Las Vegas (4/1) have what it takes to endure the 39-day version of "Gilligan's Island" for the new millennium.

Odds are subject to change. For current odds go to http://www.intertops.com

On August 12 Evander Holyfield will battle John Ruiz for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Championship. Experts have Holyfield as a strong favorite to win. The fight will take place at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT at the Paris Ballroom at Paris Las Vegas Casino Resort in Las Vegas and will be available on Pay Per View.

Holyfield is the former undisputed heavyweight champion and World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 2 contender while Ruiz is the current WBA/North American (WBA/NA) Heavyweight Champion and No. 1 contender.

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Last weekend was my first stay at the magnificent Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino and I was thoroughly impressed. My "standard" room was acceptably spacious, with a huge bathroom and a spectacular view of the Eiffel Tower. (Okay, so it wasn't the real Eiffel Tower, but it was still pretty awesome!) I could even see the Bellagio water show from my window. The pool was fantastic and I found the service to be extremely friendly, what with all the "bonjours," "mercis" and so forth. Tip: If you stay at Bally's next door you will save a few bucks and still get access to the Paris pool.

Gambling at Paris is another story. I didn't find any video poker machines with a decent paytable, nor did I see any high-payout slots. Add to that the little blackjack incident I mentioned above and my recommendation is: Stay at Paris but gamble elsewhere. Try Harrah's 98% slots a couple doors down if you're a slots player. Your editor, Steve Johnson, .

See you next week!

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