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• Lottery: 80-year-old man hits Mega Money for $2 million

  William M. Miller, 80, of Miami, claimed the $2 million Mega Money jackpot from the July 15 drawing. The winning numbers were 12-26-40-43 and the Megaball was 15.

  Not surprisingly, Miller chose the one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,475,677.

  He purchased his jackpot-winning ticket at Market 54, located at 353 NE 54th [...]

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• Evan Snow, Doron Malinasky win big Isle State tournaments

  More Florida State Poker Championship events are in the books, and two big ones: Evan Snow captured the 1,100 sit-and-go bounty championship, and Doron Malinasky won a $550 tournament.

  I like that sit-and-go format, and as Snow, who compares it back to home game days, says, "This one was circled on" [...]

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• Part-time Fort Lauderdale resident makes final table at World Series of Poker

  

  A part-time Fort Lauderdale resident has come out of nowhere to have a shot at poker immortality.

  Badih "Bob" Bounahra, 49, survived eight days of poker to make the final table at the World Series of Poker main event early Wednesday morning. The final nine players will [...]

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• Last South Florida hope in final 22 at World Series of Poker

  The good news: South Florida has been represented at the last three final tables of the World Series of Poker, with David "Chino" Rheem, Kevin Schaffel and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.

  The average news: We still have a player left in 2011, but he's a huge underdog when the cards fly [...]

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• Think you're running hot? Another $5 million winner at Atlantic City

  On the heels of the massive haul by Don Johnson (no, not the Miami Vice star), another gambling has raked in loot in Atlantic City.

  The unidentified man took in $5.3 million at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, playing mostly craps.
  (Note: He left a $150,000 tip.)

  Casino execs say he's' [...]

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• Hollywood man claims $35 million jackpot, year's biggest Lotto payout

  A 66-year-old Hollywood retiree's secret came out Monday, when the Florida Lottery announced he has come forward to claim a $35 million Florida Lotto jackpot.

  According to Florida Lotto stats, that's the biggest payout of the year.

  Paul Hemphill, who moved here from Ohio about 10 years ago, bought a ticket [...]

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• Wheel of Fortune: $417K slot win for Hard Rock player

  

  After going through a dry spell for a couple of months, slots are heating up at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

  The latest: Anh Thi Ho hit a $417,929.50 jackpot on July 11.

  Ho, of Lake Lake Worth, was playing a Wheel of Fortune linked progessive [...]

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• Lottery: Powerball, Florida Lotto roll over; 2 $127K Fantasy 5 Miami winners

  Two more rollovers in Powerball and the Florida Lotto, but Fantasy 5 keeps rolling in South Florida.

  The Powerball numbers were: 24-28-48-50-54, with a Powerball of 25. The jackpot will be at about $76 million Wednesday.

  Florida Lotto: 6-12-15-30-41-44; it's now at $26 million.

  Meanwhile, Fantasy 5 numbers were: 9-17-18-19-20. The [...]

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• WSOP Circuit stop is Feb. 16-27 for Palm Beach Kennel Club

  The Palm Beach Kennel Club is again on the circuit for the eighth season of the World Series of Poker Circuit series.

  The WSOP released the schedule Friday.

  The Palm Beach Kennel Club stop is Feb. 16-27.

  The tour begins Sept. 8 n Bossier City, La., and continues through the following May. [...]

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• World Poker Tour Hard Rock event makes TV Sunday

  

  The World Poker Tour's coverage of the Hard Rock Showdown from two months ago hits the airwaves Sunday, at 8 p.m. on Fox Sports.

  The show repeats at 11 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Wednesday.

  If you forgot who won, cool. I'm not going to tell you...

  
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