Community officials in North Side expressed their delight when the Majestic Star Casino won the lone license distributed by Pittsburgh for slot machines. Community leaders are confident that the plan will be beneficial for both sides.

Indiana's Licensed Beverage Association seeks to have slot machines in bars, restaurants and fraternal organization lodges legalized. A study suggested that legalizing the gambling machines could generate $300 million in annual taxes.

It seems that those who win slots licenses in Pennsylvania are well connected politically. One of the bidders, Isle of Capri, was rejected despite their promise to build a new hockey arena for the Penguins Hockey team.

A complaint over a $5 payout resulted in a Gaming Control Board investigation and subsequent state fine for the City Limits Slots Club in Las Vegas and its licensees Sherril, Damian and Stasia Doom.

Real estate agent, Dennis Shields, just wanted to show his mother a good time at the Thunder Valley casino, when he ended up hitting the jackpot at the Wheel of Fortune slots, winning $1,004,038 on his lucky day.