BALLY'S PARK PLACE CASINO HOTEL & TOWER --------------------------------------- GAMING INFORMATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SLOTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW JERSEY MAN WINS $73,702.00 AFTER PLAYING $1 SLOT MACHINE FOR TWO MINUTES AT BALLY'S PARK PLACE Atlantic City, NJ --- A 63-year-old owner of a dry cleaning store in West New York, New Jersey hit a $73,702.00 slot jackpot on a Souble Wild Progressive $1 slot macine at Bally's Park Place today. Dacio Sanchez had been playing on the Bally $1 slot machine for approximately two minutes when he hit the jackpot. Sanchez and his wife, Juana, have been coming to Bally's Park Place for five years by bus. They visit Bally's four times a year, and this trip was an early anniversary present! On October 25th, they celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary. they plan to do some traveling with their new found fortune, except now they might be using a brand new car or limousine! "We couldn't think of a better way to help the Sanchez's celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary," said Bally's Park Place executive Vice president, C. Patrick McKoy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POKER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ODDS WERE IN HER FAVOR... NEW JERSEY WOMAN WINS OVER $155,000.00 PLAYING CARIBBEAN STUD POKER AT BALLY'S PARK PLACE Atlantic City, NJ --- A 64-year-old woman hit a very rare royal flush playing Caribbean Stud Poker at Bally's Park Place in Atlantic City. Lillian A. Gengaro of Lakewood, New Jersey came up with the royal flush at approximately 4:55 PM on August 29, 1995 in Billy's Poker, Ponies & Keno. She had been playing poker for a mere half-hour at Bally's Park Place when she hit the royal flush worth $155,576.20. Stunned and amazed, Mrs. Gengaro shouted "Oh my God!" when she saw the royal flush. While Mrs. gengaro was winning, her husband Vincent was playing nickel slots. Bally's paged him to let him know of his wife's newfound fortune. The retired couple have been coming to Bally's Park Place for five years, and Mrs. Gengaro has only been playing poker for one year. The Gengaro's, who have been married 42 years, have big plans for the cash. They plan on buying a new car, sharing some cash with their 4 sons and 9 grandchildren and moving to a new house in September. Bally's Park Place Executive Vice President, C. Patrick McKoy, explained that "Bally's Park Place will continue to offer the very best to poker players like Mrs. Gengaro. Billy's poker area houses 24 table offering a terrific variety of popular games like Caribbean Stud." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLY'S PARK PLACE CASINO HOTEL | Park Place & Boardwalk .609-340-2000 | Box Office ...........609-340-2709 | Hotel Rooms ..........609-340-2222 | Restaurants ..........609-340-2709 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------