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SciPlay, the social games division of Light & Wonder (NASDAQ and ASX: LNW), and Carnival Cruise Line today announced a collaboration to launch the "Daily Cruise Giveaway" sweepstakes. From July 21 through August 4, 2025, the social casino game owned and operated by SciPlay entitled JACKPOT PARTY™ is giving players the chance to win a Carnival Cruise Line voucher (valid for two guests) every single day.
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This partnership unites two established entertainment brands, blending the popular and wildly fun gaming experience of JACKPOT PARTY with the real-world vacation experiences offered by Carnival Cruise Line. Players 21 and older can enter the sweepstakes by downloading the JACKPOT PARTY mobile app and registering through the in-game sweepstakes portal. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.
JACKPOT PARTY delivers authentic casino-floor excitement through its wildly popular free-to-play mobile game. With over 100 million global downloads, it consistently ranks among the top-grossing mobile apps, offering thrilling virtual slots experiences. Key features include JACKPOT PARTY’S collection of authentic slot machines, prominently featuring fan favorites like HUFF N’ EVEN MORE PUFF™, DANCING DRUMS LINK TREASURE™, and INVADERS ATTACK FROM THE PLANET MOOLAH™. All in-game coins are virtual, and the game does not offer real money gambling and is for entertainment only, with in-app purchases.
"This sweepstakes is a way for us to offer additional value to our players and connect their in-game enjoyment with tangible real-world experiences," said Noga Halperin, Chief Revenue Officer of SciPlay. "Collaborating with a brand like Carnival Cruise Line, known for delivering memorable vacations, allows us to extend the fun beyond the screen and onto a cruise ship."
JACKPOT PARTY is available for play in the U.S. on both the Apple App Store and Google Play. While the game offers in-app purchases, it's important to note that Jackpot Party does not involve real-money gambling or offer real-world prizes, and game results do not reflect outcomes in actual gambling. Players have the chance to enter the Daily Cruise Giveaway. This sweepstakes is open to U.S. residents aged 21 and older, with no purchase necessary to enter. Purchases will not increase odds of winning. The sweepstakes concludes on August 4, 2025, with a total of $175,000 in prizes available. Odds of winning vary, and there is a limit of 504 entries per person per entry period. The Daily Cruise Giveaway is void where prohibited by law. Complete rules and more details are available by visiting: https://tinyurl.com/JPPXCCL25.
As Light & Wonder’s social games division, SciPlay develops and publishes leading free-to-play mobile games, bringing the company’s most popular gaming content to millions of players worldwide. SciPlay’s portfolio, including JACKPOT PARTY CASINO Slots, QUICK HIT™ Slots , 88 FORTUNES™ Casino, GOLD FISH Casino Slots™ and MONOPOLY Slots, delivers captivating experiences across all leading mobile and digital platforms.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Weathers was steamed when he found out he was joining the New York Yankees.
“I had had just finished up my bullpen and I get back to the house — I have like a little travel sauna,” he recalled Thursday. “I literally probably had sat on my couch for about two seconds and I got a phone call from Peter Bendix that I had been traded.”
Bendix, Miami's president of baseball operations, sent the 26-year-old left-hander to New York for four prospects on Tuesday: outfielders Brendan Jones and Dillon Lewis, and infielders Dylan Jasso and Juan Matheus.
Weathers is the son of David Weathers, a pitcher who helped the Yankees win the 1996 World Series after he was acquired from the Marlins at the trade deadline.
“We’ve kind of had a weird, similar paths as to how we got to New York,” Ryan Weathers said.
David was in the Dodger Stadium bullpen when he found out two minutes before the trade deadline he had been dealt to the Yankees. Manager Rene Lachemann called him on the bullpen phone and said Weathers needed to speak with general manager Dave Dombrowski.
“I went in the locker room and Kevin Brown, Al Leiter, John Burkett, Robb Nen, they said, `Hey man, good luck. You're going to win a World Series ring,' and they turned out to be prophetic,” David Weathers said.
David learned his son had been traded while watching a basketball game with wife Kelli at Loretto High School in Loretto, Tennessee, where he has coached baseball.
“One of my friends came up and said, `I think Ryan’s been traded to the Yankees.' And I said: `Well, if he has, I hadn’t heard anything about it,'" David recalled. "We laughed, and about that time my phone started ringing. It was Ryan.”
When Ryan makes his Yankees debut, they will become the fifth father-son duo for the pinstripes, joining Yogi and Dale Berra, Clay and Cody Bellinger, Mark Leiter and Mark Leiter Jr., and Ron Davis and Ike Davis.
Ryan was in shock when he spoke with Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and manager Aaron Boone.
“I just couldn’t believe that the New York Yankees were a team that I could ever have a chance to play for," he said.
New York’s rotation at the season's start projects to also include Max Fried, Cam Schlittler, Will Warren and Luis Gil while Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón rehab from injuries.
Weathers, 26, was 2-2 with a 3.99 ERA in eight starts last year in his second straight injury-shortened season. He missed time with a strained left flexor, made his season debut on May 14, then didn’t pitch for Miami between June 7 and Sept. 11 because of a left lat strain.
He was 5-6 with a 3.63 ERA over 16 starts in 2024, when he was sidelined by a strained left index finger.
“This is the best I’ve probably felt in a year-and-a-half,” Weathers said. “I really did a dive and worked with company on figuring out how to lengthen my lat out, lengthen my back out. We really adjusted a lot of my lifting patterns. We really adjusted my mobility and my prep work, and I think my arm is reaping the benefits right now.”
Ryan grew up in big league clubhouses and remembered the Cincinnati Reds' room with Ken Griffey Jr. and Joey Votto. He played pickle with Dusty Baker, Ramón Hernández, Eric Milton and Juan Castro.
“There’s been a lot of hours put in the Cincinnati Reds' batting cages,” Weathers said. “I just remember Pops taking me to the field every day. I know when his arm was hurting, he’d still throw me BP.”
Ryan was the seventh overall pick by San Diego in the 2008 amateur draft and made his first big league appearance against the Dodgers in the 2020 NL Division Series — among only six players to make a major league debut in the postseason. His dad's knowledge helped him during tough times.
“When I first started going through it and getting adversity and getting traded, he really helped me along those lines of figuring out: This is what you do with your new team. This was what you do in your day-to-day,” Ryan said. “So I’ve been doing mechanics since I was age 10.”
He has remained close with pitcher Aaron Harang, a teammate of his father who last played in 2015.
“He still texts me all the time,” Weathers said. “When I was younger, I didn’t really care about pitching. I just wanted to hit bombs in the outfield, so I didn’t really think about it.”
For David, pitching in the World Series was less nerve-racking than being in the seats at Ryan's games.
“It’s way tougher being a dad and watching your son pitch than being a pitcher,” David said. “When he pitches, man, it is just like all day, it’s like I’m pitching. I’m thinking about what I would do, how I would attack these guys.”
Notes: New York finalized its $2 million, one-year contract with right-hander Paul Blackburn.
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FILE - Miami Marlins starting pitcher Ryan Weathers throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sept. 24, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson, File)
