A Las Vegas area grandmother got an early Mother's Day present last Thursday night when she won the $1 million jackpot on Aristocrat Technologies' Millioni$er Hyperlink penny slot games, for the second time in less than a year. She was playing at the Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino in Henderson, Nevada between Boulder City and Las Vegas.

The lucky winner, Boulder city resident Jo Ann Argyris, had only invested about US$35 after 10 minutes of game play when she won the US$1 million Grand Jackpot on Aristocrat Technologies' Millioni$er four-level mystery progressive penny slot games. She said that Aristocrat's Millioni$er penny slots had become her favorite game after she won Millioni$er's $1 million top prize on June 26, 2004 at the Sunset Station Hotel & Casino in Henderson.

"Last year I told everyone that I was going to win again, and they didn't believe me," said Mrs. Argyris, who plans to invest most of her winnings, buy a new car, and take her family on a Hawaiian vacation. Last year she paid off her home mortgage, did extensive home remodelling, and took her family on a Mexican Riviera cruise.

Mrs. Argyris, who is self-employed and single, said she visits Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino often because it is close to home and the staff is friendly. Last night she and her daughter stopped in and planned to spend only 45 minutes at the casino before heading home to watch Argyris' favorite TV show.

"I wanted to get home to watch CSI and was getting ready to cash out when the Millioni$er popped up again," Mrs. Argyris said. "The Grand Jackpot was the eighth jackpot that I had hit and I didn't even realize I'd won the million until my daughter told me. I said 'no' and then I looked at the machine, said 'oh my goodness,' and put my head into my lap and cried!"

Mrs. Argyris said that she plays Millioni$er games every time she goes out. "It is my favorite game, and I have gotten a lot of other people to play it too," she said. "I love the thrill of winning the Minor jackpot, waiting for it to pop up on the screen, and see what I'm going to win."

Aristocrat's Progressive Hyperlinks
Sean Evans, Vice President of Sales at Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., said: "One of the most exciting features of Millioni$er is that the top prize is triggered by each game on the progressive link individually, so the $1 million jackpot can be won anytime, on any Millioni$er-themed game."

Like Aristocrat's other Hyperlink progressives: Pele Legendary Goals, Cash Express, Penny Train, and Jackpot Carnival, the breakthrough game Millioni$er features a patented second-screen feature with four different jackpot levels that can be triggered randomly during game play. The four tiered progressives give Millioni$er a higher hit frequency so players win jackpots more often.

Millioni$er offers a static top jackpot of US$1 million in Nevada and US$500,000 in most Gaming Laboratories, Inc. (GLI) jurisdictions due to GLI jurisdictional requirements. The Millioni$er Hyperlink feature is available on a number of Aristocrat MKVI base video slot games.

Las Vegas-based Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. designs and markets gaming machines, casino management systems, progressive systems, and progressive jackpot meters. Aristocrat Technologies is a subsidiary of global gaming company Aristocrat Leisure Limited, which based in Australia, and is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. (E-05.09.05)

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