YOU'RE BETTING AGAINST . . . A CHICKEN!

From: The Boston Globe | Date: February 3, 2002| Author: Todd J. Gillman, Knight Ridder | Copyright information

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Strutting around like a wrestler on steroids, Matilda scratches one corner of her cage for feed pellets, peers through the glass and finally gets her head in the game. The 3- pound leghorn takes her own sweet time deciding which square to peck, which may be why the line at the Tropicana's Chicken Challenge snakes past the dollar slots.

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