Every payout on this machine is a hand-pay, even if it’s just a dollar. Quirky good fun and not at all annoying!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe lucky winner not only gets a couple million, but also gets to keep the Lion’s Share machine itself.<\/p>\n
Yes, we donated yet another $20 to this painfully tight machine. Partially because the Lion’s Share is sort of a celebrity, but also because whoever wins this jackpot will immediately become a part of Las Vegas lore.<\/p>\n
Becoming lore for $20 would be quite the Las Vegas bargain, don’t you think?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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