Wednesday, January 5, 2011                                                     
For Immediate Release

Proceeds to be donated to Nevada Cancer Institute & Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health at check presentation 1:30 p.m. Thursday at City Hall

LAS VEGAS – Lucky’s Sports Book and Fitzgeralds Casino gave Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman the opportunity to bet a football parlay for charity at the recent grand opening of their new sports book and the mayor, showing off his football handicapping skills, scored $1,320 for the Nevada Cancer Institute and the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

The Mayor bet a four-team parlay using two pro football games and two college games. In the college games, he selected BYU in the New Mexico Bowl and Troy in the New Orleans Bowl. In the NFL, he selected the underdog New York Jets against the Steelers and his beloved Philadelphia Eagles against the New York Giants. The Eagles came back from a 21-point halftime deficit to beat the Giants after a dramatic punt return for a touchdown.

Mayor Goodman chose to split his winnings between the Nevada Cancer Institute and the Lou Ruvo Center. Lucky’s and Fitzgeralds decided to double the winnings, making the donation $1,320 to each cause.

Mayor Goodman and executives from Lucky’s and Fitzgeralds will present the checks to representatives from the Nevada Cancer Institute and the Ruvo Center at a ceremony on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Mayor’s office at City Hall.

“I want to thank Lucky’s and Fitzgeralds for generously doubling my winnings to benefit these two great charities,” Mayor Goodman said. “It has been a tough year betting on football for me, but if any of my bets were going to come through I’m glad it was this one.”

“Nevada Cancer Institute has always benefitted from Mayor Goodman’s tireless advocacy, and today we are glad to benefit from his good fortune and sports prognostication skill as well,” said Dr. John C. Ruckdeschel, Director and CEO of Nevada Cancer Institute. “We thank the mayor for his support, and everyone at Lucky’s and Fitzgeralds for their generosity in matching the win, and helping to support our mission of reducing the burden of cancer in Nevada.”

“We were thrilled to have Mayor Goodman join us for our grand opening at Fitzgeralds and we were even more thrilled when hit his four-teamer,” Lucky’s President & CEO Joe Asher said.  “With the proceeds going to two fantastic charities, we wanted to contribute also and match the winnings.”

“Mayor Goodman certainly demonstrated that Luck Lives Here at Fitzgeralds by securing a big win,” said Patrick Wisnicky, Vice President of Finance at Fitzgeralds.  “The Fitz is proud to join the mayor and Lucky’s in supporting such worthy local healthcare organizations.”

ABOUT LUCKY’S RACE & SPORTS BOOK
Brandywine Bookmaking LLC, under the Lucky’s brand name, currently operates and manages 16 race and sports books in casinos throughout Nevada, including Fitzgeralds, the Plaza Hotel & Casino and Terrible’s Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Primm Valley Resort, Buffalo Bill’s and Whiskey Pete’s in Primm, Terrible’s Town and Terrible’s Lakeside in Pahrump, Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall and River Palms Casino Resort in Laughlin, Indian Springs Casino, Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks, Casino Fandango in Carson City and the Red Lion and High Desert Inn in Elko. Outside of Nevada, Brandywine serves as the exclusive bookmaker for the Delaware Lottery’s sports lottery and for the sports book at the St. Kitts Marriott and Royal Beach Casino in St. Kitts. The Lucky’s football contest was named “Best of Las Vegas” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal each of the past two years. Lucky’s can be found on the Internet at www.betatluckys.com.

ABOUT FITZGERALDS
Fitzgeralds Las Vegas is located in the heart of Las Vegas’ exciting downtown entertainment district.  Situated at the east end of the Fremont Street Experience, Fitzgeralds offers its guests the best view of the world’s largest light and sound show presented nightly on Viva Vision, a three-block canopy. The 638-room hotel has 14 suites, a sparkling swimming pool and jacuzzi plus free parking for hotel guests.  At 31 stories and 360-feet tall, Fitzgeralds is the tallest casino / hotel in downtown Las Vegas and are just minutes away from upscale shopping. The casino offers 42,000 square feet of gaming with 978 slot machines that were voted as the best paying slots downtown by the Review Journal’s Best of Las Vegas Readers Poll 2010, plus 32 table games, a keno lounge and poker room.  Club Fitz enables players to earn rewards for their play on slots, keno or table games.  Guests have a variety of food venues to choose from.  The Courtyard Grill features complete breakfast, lunch and dinner menus from the Grill and a delicious pasta bar with entrees to order.  Don B’s Steakhouse offers a selection of fresh seafood and juicy steaks.  An exciting entertainment line up consists of the interactive comedy show “Marriage Can Be Murder”, which intrigues all with a “whodunit” theme, and “Fitz of Laughter” with comedian Kevin Burke, a renowned stand-up comedian.  The 3rd Street Stage, located adjacent to Fitzgeralds, hosts live entertainment and concerts nightly. Additional information is available online at www.fitzgeraldslasvegas.com