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There are poker faces, and there are faces you barely recognize.

Have no clue who Jack Oliver is? You’re not alone, but you may be seeing more of the 26-year-old after his recent multi-million-pound jackpot in Las Vegas.

If anyone aside from medical staff heroes deserves to be rewarded for consistency and hard work throughout the pandemic, it’s Amazon's workers. The pandemic pushed the company employees to the limits, as millions of packages were delivered during the lockdown and simultaneous holidays. Hours of packaging, delivering, refunding, customer service, and many other tasks completed by Amazon staff call for public recognition. As a reward, the world's largest online retailer will thank the loyal teams by conducting a “Max Your Vax” lottery, offering 18 prizes that include cash, cars, and vacation packages. Now, the bummer - only vaccinated employees are eligible for the exclusive draw.

It’s almost been half a year since Australians began receiving COVID-19 vaccines but until this day, only 15.5% of the country’s population received both doses. Government officials are displeased with the laughable number and are eager to get the vaccination rate to at least 70%. Since the majority are uninterested, the concerned leaders are debating the possibility of introducing the vaccine lottery. The Prime minister is on board while the Labor leader is pushing for $300. 

Marina Bay Sands representatives call the new set of changes and regulations from the government “A New Normal” as they are closing down the casino section once again due to COVID-19 related issues. Phase 2 (heightened alert) triggered by the virus prompted the officials in Singapore to limit social gatherings to a maximum of 2 individuals and for all dining-in and F&B establishments to be closed again until August 2021.