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Casino Worker Cashes in on the Internet, Wins $1 Million from iWon.com18 July 2000IRVINGTON, New York--(Press Release) July 18,2000-- After years of saying "You won!" to others, Harrah's Atlantic City Hotel Casino worker John Grasso of Hammonton, NJ got to congratulate himself when he became the ninth million dollar prize winner on Internet portal iwon.com(SM). Grasso's big jackpot was announced during the CBS show "Big Brother" last evening. A slot supervisor at the popular Harrah's Atlantic City Hotel Casino, Grasso has distributed millions in cash prizes during his 20 years at the casino. "Through the years, I have watched so many people win enormous amounts of money," said Grasso. "But I'm always the one who gives the money away. And now it's me -- the winner. I'm still in shock!" One of the fastest-growing Web sites in the history of the Internet, iWon.com gives away $1 million a month (in addition to $10,000 every day, 30 prizes of $1,000 every week, and $10 million every year) to people who use the portal. |