If you haven’t been paying attention to college basketball this season, or you’re filling out a March Madness bracket for the first time, then we have some general tips and advice if you’re participating in a betting pool for the 2023 NCAA men’s college basketball tournament.

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A lucky guest won $3.3M on a slot machine at Graton Resort & Casino in California on Sunday. The unidentified player wagered $3.

The jackpot was won on a megabucks progressive Gold Forge machine at the Rohnert Park, Calif. gaming property.

The player won $3,307,754.47, according to a Twitter post. The win was announced on Tuesday. [Read more…] about Slot Machine Jackpot: Lucky Player Wins $3.3M at Graton Casino

Management at Algodones, N.M.’s Black Mesa Casino told an unemployed veteran that it won’t pay him the $542K he says he won last month on a slot machine.

Tommy Wilson, 74, of Las Cruces, N.M., said he hit the jackpot on February 25, the Albuquerque Journal newspaper reported this week. But the casino claims the win was due to a glitch in the machine. [Read more…] about No Soup For You And No $542K Slots Jackpot Either

 

A man won more than $1M last week after getting a royal flush at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort. On February 27, the player, identified as “Steven L.,” was at the Kansas gaming property trying his luck with Texas Hold’em.

He made a $5 progressive bet, qualifying for a progressive payout. He had four of a kind earlier while playing [Read more…] about Big Jackpot: $1 Million Dollar Winner at Kansas’ Prairie Band Casino

 

US Rep. Dina Titus (D) believes the current system is anachronistic, claiming it’s burdensome to casinos, customers, and the IRS.

The existing reporting policy was established in 1977, but someone forgot to index it for inflation. According to DollarTimes.com’s inflation calculator, $1,200 would be $6,120 in today’s money. [Read more…] about Slots Jackpot Tax Threshold Should Be $5K Nationwide, Nevada Lawmaker Says

 

Razvan Belea, a poker player, simply needed $530 and some extra spending money to become a billionaire and make history. He took the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Main Event for €1,170,000 (US$1.23 million), being the first Romanian to do so.

He got his place in the tournament via a PokerStars internet satellite, and the ensuing trip to Paris, France was well worth it. There were 1,606 entries for the €5,300 (US$5,593) main event, and it was the Romanian who outlasted them all.

According to The Hendon Mob, it was Belea’s greatest pay to date, as he previously earned only roughly $140K in live earnings after a decade on the circuit. The victory propelled him into [Read more…] about European Poker Tour Main Event Crowns First Romanian Winner