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Video Lottery Jackpot Reaches $2 Million

UNITED STATES – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Ca$hola, the first ever multi-state progressive video lottery game to be offered among U.S. states, has reached a record breaking jackpot of over $2 million and will continue to grow until won. Sales of the popular game began in July at venues located in the video lottery states of Delaware, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. Ca$hola features a shared prize pool that creates the progressive jackpot game that can be won by players in all three states.

Ca$hola is the first game to tie together video lottery terminals (VLT's) from different manufacturers and different central computer systems located in different jurisdictions. While each of the three participating states have operated progressive jackpot games at a single location and also at multiple locations within their respective jurisdictions, the $2 million jackpot is the largest ever offered in these jurisdictions. "We are thrilled with the player reaction to the game so far," says Gerry Aubin, Rhode Island Lottery Director and Chairman of the three state group known as the Multi-State Wide Area Progressive (MWAP). "It is obvious that players appreciate the large progressive jackpots a game like Ca$hola can offer, and we are excited to be the first states to offer it."

The first jackpot won in the game's short history was an impressive $708,558 (annuity) hit at Lincoln Park in Providence, Rhode Island, on July 30. The winner elected to take an immediate cashout option of $454,319. Ca$hola's jackpot is based on a 20-year annuity and can also be taken as a cash option payment.

Ca$hola's jackpots start at $250,000 and will grow to an expected average jackpot of $1 million about once a month, and reaching $2 million or more at times. The game can be played in nickel, or quarter denominations, to be determined by each jurisdiction. There are currently 251 machines throughout the three states that can be played for winning the jackpot.

To comply with local laws and rules, each participating machine offers two components of the game, the base game with odds and payouts unique to each jurisdiction, and the common progressive jackpot game available to all players. To qualify for a progressive jackpot win, players must use the max bet option - a $2.25 play. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in seven million.

Ca$hola can be played in Delaware at Dover Downs, Dover; Midway Slots & Simulcast, Harrington; and Delaware Park Race Track & Slots, Wilmington. In Rhode Island the game is available at Lincoln Park, Lincoln; and at Newport Grand Jai Alai, Newport. West Virginia offers Ca$hola at Charles Town Gaming, Charles Town; Tri-State Race Track & Gaming Center, Charleston; Wheeling Island Race Track & Gaming Center, Wheeling Island; and at Mountaineer Park Race Track, Chester.

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