HUNTSVILLE WOMAN HITS BIG JACKPOT AT FITZ CASINO, TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI

Parilee E. is the most recent big winner at Fitz Casino & Hotel.

Lucky lady is third big winner at Fitz in less than six months

(Tunica, Miss. December 17, 2013) A 62-year-old woman from Huntsville, Alabama is the latest big jackpot winner at the Fitz Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi.

On Saturday, Dec. 14, Parilee E. , a frequent Fitz patron, was playing a statewide progressive  25-cent Wheel of Fortune machine at the Fitz Casino when she hit a jackpot worth $152,609.48.  She estimates she had only been playing for about 3 minutes before winning big.

Parilee had one immediate reaction after hitting the jackpot. “Hallelujah!” She plans to use her winnings to remodel her home, and to help her daughter.

This is the third-largest jackpot to be won at the Fitz in the past six months. On Friday, June 28, Brunhilde C. won $8.3 million dollars as she played a 25-cent statewide progressive Wheel of Fortune® machine.  Lightning struck for a second time at the Fitz on July 21 as Christopher B. was playing a $5.00 statewide progressive Wheel of Fortune machine and hit a jackpot worth over $3 million dollars.

“We are thrilled for Parilee,” said Rick Casagrande, executive director of marketing for Fitz Casino & Hotel. “Three major jackpots in less than six months’ time definitely proves that it pays to play at the Fitz. Luck definitely lives here, and it’s here to stay!”

The Fitz Casino & Hotel Tunica is located at 711 Lucky Lane in Tunica Resorts, Miss. The casino hosts more than 1,200 slot machines, 30 table games and a friendly casino staff.  Fitzgeralds offers the newest slot products available as well as the standard favorites. The gaming action at Fitzgeralds provides non-stop excitement with traditional games as well as some of the most innovative games available in the market. More information is available at www.fitzgeraldstunica.com.

Rudi Schiffer and his Goodtimes Radio Show moving to AM990 KWAM

First broadcast is Saturday, Jan. 4, at noon

'Voice of Tunica' a longtime casino news reporter

MEMPHIS – The Goodtimes Radio Show, now in its 20th year of broadcasting casino gaming news to the Mid-South, will move to KWAM990  beginning with its first show on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at noon.

The move was necessitated by the sale of KXIQ AM 1180 by Pollack Broadcasting and the fact that the new owners will implement a country music format. KWAM, a CBS affiliate, has a format that includes talk radio, sports, and news. It entertains more than 50,000 daily listeners with a wide array of talent. 

The gaming content provided by Goodtimes is a first for the growing station. The Goodtimes Radio Show will also provide sports commentary.

“We welcome the show and its host/producer, Rudi Schiffer, who is well known in the market  as the “Voice of Tunica,” said George L. Bryant, president and general manager of  AM990 KWAM. “Obviously, with our nearby casino jurisdictions, gambling is very popular in this market and this is the only show that provides gaming tips, entertainment news, restaurant reviews, executive interviews and many comp giveaways.”

The show will reach a demographic of 35-plus in the primary listening area of Memphis, West Memphis and the Mid-South but with a reach all the way to Little Rock, Ark., to the west; Greenwood, Miss., to the south; Florence, Ala., eastward and  Jackson, Tenn., to the north. 

Features of the show will now include live streaming at KWAM990.com and there is a free app found on app store for cell phones. There will be live streaming on www.KWAM990.com. Follow Rudi Schiffer on Twitter @rudischiffer. Follow him on Facebook at GoodtimesRadio or check out his blog at goodtimesradio.blogspot.com.