The Reel Life: Aptly named edition

A Kentucky lawyer who was the defendant in a massive Social Security fraud case has fled the country using a fake passport.

The lawyer's name is Eric Conn, because the scriptwriters for American news in the last couple of years have gotten really lazy about naming their characters. I mean, really — Mr. Conn the con man? That might be the worst we've seen since Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress over inappropriate photos. Try harder, reality.

Mr. Conn, apparently, speaks multiple languages and had previously told a bunch of people that he would flee the country rather than face jail time. He was made to surrender his passport when he was indicted, but was then put under house arrest instead of being kept safely in a holding cell. He was able to obtain fake documents and get out of his ankle monitor, because people clever enough to pull off multidecade, multimillion-dollar fraud schemes tend to have "good at gaming the system" as part of their skillset.

Anyway, the moral of the story is that we're legally changing our last name to Jackpot. Just as an experiment.

Get in the fast lane, Grandma, this bingo game is ready to roll!

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The 12 signs of the Zodiac spin on the five reels of this 40 (fixed) payline slot game. The Aquarius and Pisces high value symbols pay out 1,000x the bet.

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Zodiac first appeared last summer at Slotland's partner casino, Win A Day Casino, where it's been one of that casino's most popular games ever since.

Until Tuesday, Slotland has a $15 freebie for players who want to take Zodiac for a spin. (VIP players get a $25 freebie.) There is also a choice of deposit bonuses with various wagering requirements, available until 3 July 2017.

Zodiac introductory casino bonuses

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20x wagering requirement; valid for Zodiac only.
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75% Deposit Bonus
Bonus code: 75MATCH
14x wagering requirement.

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