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$1 million winner in Seminole slots tournament

By Nick Sortal September 15, 2009 10:53 AM

Dawn Olitsky of Naples won $1 million as champion of the “Seminole $1 Million Slot Tournament” at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood over the weekend.

Olitsky earned entry into the tournament through the Seminole Casino – Immokalee where she plays regularly.

Participating Seminole Casinos include Seminole Casino Big Cypress, Seminole Casino Brighton, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Seminole Casino Hollywood, Seminole Casino Immokalee, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa.

Her sister has cancer and the money will give her time to take off of work to be with her, Orlisky said.

Players from each of the Seminole Casinos earned entries to the tournament through a promotion that began eight months ago. Each "Seminole $1,000,000 Slot Tournament" entry included a four-day, three-night stay for two, two tickets to the Ice Breaker cocktail reception, two tickets to the awards banquet and a tournament shirt.

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