Wheel of Fortune Dollars Pays Texas Tourist $3.8 Million

10 Jan 2005

LAS VEGAS – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Gracie Salinas had to borrow a dollar from her mother to play the $3 maximum on her second spin of the Wheel of Fortune dollar machine and, as a result, she says she'll split her $3.8 million jackpot with her parents. Salinas, a 33-year-old dental assistant from Corpus Christi, Tex., said she was uncertain how much she won until other players explained that she had won the MegaJackpots top award.

In addition to helping make a better life for her parents, Salinas said she hopes to buy a larger house and spoil her three children. She said her husband -- who gave her the trip to Las Vegas as a Christmas present while he stayed home with their kids -- works very long hours in his job in the petrochemical industry. Her gift to him, she said, was coming home a millionaire

Wheel of Fortune® is based on the world's most popular game show and is one of 25 Nevada MegaJackpots(TM) systems operated by IGT (NYSE: IGT), a world leader in the manufacturing of gaming machines and proprietary software for progressive gaming systems. All IGT MegaJackpots(TM) top awards are paid in annual installments upon verification, except MegaJackpots Instant Winners Jackpots(TM) and Rapid Riches MegaJackpots(TM) awards, which are paid in their entirety upon verification.

For more information on IGT, visit the company web site at www.IGT.com.

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	Wheel of Fortune Dollars Pays Texas Tourist $3.8 Million 10 Jan 2005 <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> LAS VEGAS – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Gracie Salinas had to borrow a dollar from her mother to play the $3 maximum on her second spin of the Wheel of Fortune dollar machine and, as a result, she says she'll split her $3.8 million jackpot with her parents. Salinas, a 33-year-old dental assistant from Corpus Christi, Tex., said she was uncertain how much she won until other players explained that she had won the MegaJackpots top award. In addition to helping make a better life for her parents, Salinas said she hopes to buy a larger house and spoil her three children. She said her husband -- who gave her the trip to Las Vegas as a Christmas present while he stayed home with their kids -- works very long hours in his job in the petrochemical industry. Her gift to him, she said, was coming home a millionaire Wheel of Fortune® is based on the world's most popular game show and is one of 25 Nevada MegaJackpots(TM) systems operated by IGT (NYSE: IGT), a world leader in the manufacturing of gaming machines and proprietary software for progressive gaming systems. All IGT MegaJackpots(TM) top awards are paid in annual installments upon verification, except MegaJackpots Instant Winners Jackpots(TM) and Rapid Riches MegaJackpots(TM) awards, which are paid in their entirety upon verification. For more information on IGT, visit the company web site at www.IGT.com.

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