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London Slots Could Offer Huge Jackpots28 October 2004UNITED KINGDOM – As reported by This is London: "New London casinos could pay out slot machine jackpots of up to £2.5 million, it emerged today. "The US firm proposing a mega-casino for Wembley said its development would include the high-paying fruit machines. The news piled fresh pressure on Tony Blair over his controversial Gambling Bill. "Caesar's Entertainment spokesman Andrew Tottenham said the gaming complex would have 1,250 slot machines and 110 gaming tables operating 24 hours a day. "…'We have things that are called progressive jackpots, and progressive jackpots essentially allow for every coin that goes in - the prize increases by a small proportion.' "Mr Tottenham said this had seen jackpots "in the order of four million dollars" (£2.5 million) - at Caesar's other casinos around the world. "…A spokesman for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport confirmed there would be no limit on the size of the jackpots…" |