JennyOmanHill
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From Casino City's newsletter:
Ray Charles Backs Blind Slot Machines
/ASSOCIATED PRESS/ - LOS ANGELES, CA - Entertainer Ray Charles is coming to a casino near you.
Charles, who is blind, is lending his name to the first series of slot machines for the visually impaired. The Bally Gaming Systems machines, which include audio cues and a Braille button deck, are being shipped this month.
"This makes so much sense because you can do whatever you want by yourself," the 71-year-old singer said in a statement on April 3.
The slot machine models include an "America the Beautiful"-themed machine featuring Charles and "The Paylettes." His recording "America the Beautiful" is 30 years old.
Besides the slot machines, Charles has been featured in 16 state lottery campaigns. In May, he plans to reprise his version of "Georgia on My Mind" for the Georgia state lottery.
http://newsletter.casinocity.com/issue83/images/capt.1017865154.people_charles_la101%5B1%5D.jpg
Any thoughts? I think for most of us giving up "gambling" is getting as bad as giving up smoking!
It's a bit frightening to see the amount of new casinos rising up throughout the country (and worldwide). I also feel it's a bit ironic for the lottery tickets to have the 24-hour "Problem Gambler" hotline number on the back. Kind of like the warnings on ciggie packs.
That reminds me... excuse me while I run out and get today's lotto ticket!
Ray Charles Backs Blind Slot Machines
/ASSOCIATED PRESS/ - LOS ANGELES, CA - Entertainer Ray Charles is coming to a casino near you.
Charles, who is blind, is lending his name to the first series of slot machines for the visually impaired. The Bally Gaming Systems machines, which include audio cues and a Braille button deck, are being shipped this month.
"This makes so much sense because you can do whatever you want by yourself," the 71-year-old singer said in a statement on April 3.
The slot machine models include an "America the Beautiful"-themed machine featuring Charles and "The Paylettes." His recording "America the Beautiful" is 30 years old.
Besides the slot machines, Charles has been featured in 16 state lottery campaigns. In May, he plans to reprise his version of "Georgia on My Mind" for the Georgia state lottery.
http://newsletter.casinocity.com/issue83/images/capt.1017865154.people_charles_la101%5B1%5D.jpg
Any thoughts? I think for most of us giving up "gambling" is getting as bad as giving up smoking!
It's a bit frightening to see the amount of new casinos rising up throughout the country (and worldwide). I also feel it's a bit ironic for the lottery tickets to have the 24-hour "Problem Gambler" hotline number on the back. Kind of like the warnings on ciggie packs.
That reminds me... excuse me while I run out and get today's lotto ticket!
