Two Vegas visitors are millions richer after Megabucks jackpots paid out big over the last few days at Strip resorts. We love when that happens!

Two words: Cha. Ching.

The lucky slots players won at Paris Las Vegas and the Bellagio, with jackpots of $1.2 million and $12.2 million, respectively. The player at Paris, part of a family holiday trip, won on a Wheel of Fortune progressive machine. Learn more.

Paris Las Vegas is the place to stay and play, and not just because it rhymes.

In Australia, slot machines are called “pokies.”

We have no idea why. We're a blog, not a linguist.

In a slot machine, a blank spot (without a symbol) on the reel is called a “ghost.”

Think you’re serious about slots? You’d have to be very serious to eclipse the current high scorer on iSpin, the free iPhone app from Harrah’s Entertainment (motto: “Leading the world in coughing up the mind-blowing awesomeness every flippin’ day!” OK, so it’s not the “official” motto, but we’re working on it).

You can beat 194,149 credits. Really. Try. We'll wait.

The current high scorer (from L.A.) in this fun, slot-themed, play-for-fun game has somehow managed to rack up a mind-blowingly awesome (see?!) 194,149 points.

To put that into perspective, the average score on iSpin is 675. After doing some math, we calculate that the current high score is MANY MORE TIMES greater than the average. (We’re a blog. Math is not our thing.)

So, read more about this fun app, and download iSpin and get into the game.

Warning! We have discovered iron-clad, conclusive, irrefutable photographic evidence that GAMBLING CAUSES HUMAN BEINGS TO SHRINK.

Run, run for your lives!

This is perhaps the worst attempt to start an urban myth ever. Now, back to your regularly-scheduled Las Vegas blog.

Here’s another exclusive Pulse of Vegas blog scoop! We love saying things are a “scoop” because it almost makes it seem like there’s actual journalism involved.

Hot off the virtual presses, it’s the release of a new iPhone app called iSpin, a realistic slot machine game from Harrah’s Entertainment, masters of the gaming entertainment universe. (We’ll be trademarking that tagline, thank you.)

"Free" and "app" just sound so good together.

iSpin has true-to-life casino sounds, and you can customize the game “skins” using graphics from your favorite real-world casinos like Harrah’s, Caesars Palace, Rio, Paris, Flamingo and others.

Shake your iPhone to spin the reels. Freaky cool.

iSpin gives you a way to keep track of your high scores and allows for multiple players on the same iPhone or iPod Touch.

Yes, it's just for fun. And, yes, imaginary winnings are still fun!

iSpin is especially useful for Total Rewards members. Members can use iSpin to log into their Total Rewards accounts to view their Tier Score, Reward Credits balances, etc. Maybe you should learn a bit more about this Total Rewards thing, huh? Go here.

You’ll love personalizing your slot machine’s reels, as in the photo below.

No animals were harmed in the customizing of these reels.

Take your favorite casino with you, wherever you go. It’s free. It’s fun. And remember, you heard it here first. Learn more here, then download it! Have a blast!

Legendary magicians and malcontents Penn & Teller just released a new iPhone app. Go here to find out more.

Or read more here. This article says, “Penn notes that strippers are already getting extra tips from the application.” We have no idea what that means.

By the way, get 25% off your Penn & Teller tickets when you click on the coupon here. We’re going to pretend that’s a “Pulse of Vegas blog exclusive”! Because something has to be.

Ya just gotta love Snopes. Here’s an interesting page about unfounded “urban legends” related to Megabucks.

Players smitten with our new Star Trek slot machines have something new to celebrate. Total Rewards members can now unlock Star Trek Episode Four on these popular machines.

Even Klingons agree, "Hab SoSlI' Quch!"

Star Trek machines are the first personalized slot machines that interact directly with a player loyalty program. Use your Total Rewards card to save your progress as you play, and resume your game on any Star Trek machine in a Total Rewards casino. You can also earn bonus “achievement medals” for your play that allow you to access new “episodes.”

Star Trek slot machines are available at these Vegas destination: Caesars Palace, Flamingo Las Vegas, Harrah’s Las Vegas, Imperial Palace, O’Sheas, Paris Las Vegas and Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino.

Found this video on YouTube, in case you want a sample of the game in action.

Please note this post does not contain even ONE pun related to “setting a phaser to stun,” “beaming someone up” or the phrase “live long and prosper.” No tribble at all, thanks.

The light on top of a slot machine is called a “candle.”

Not every photo has to have a caption, you know.

Of each dollar played on the Megabucks slot machine, about eight percent goes into the big jackpot.

The bell is the oldest symbol still used on today’s slot machines.

The lights on top of slot machines are color-coded to signify the minimum bet on a given machine. A yellow light on top means the minimum bet on the machine is a quarter, red means nickels at the smallest bet and blue means dollars.

There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.