Issue N47, 2009
December 9, 2009
Party Casino Player Wins $5 million
A $45 stake on the slot machines has earned one very lucky player from Germany nearly $5 million. The player, known only by his handle name ‘gamago’, is a member of the Palladium Lounge VIP program at Party Casino and headed to the Mega Fortune Wheel game to try his luck last week. Imagine his amazement when he learned that he had won himself an incredible $4,978,336.32!
“I was so shocked when I won the jackpot and the news still hasn't really sunk in!” said the player “I have to say I had my eye on the big jackpot but I really don't playing aiming for them, I play for fun. I have won $50,000 and $100,000 jackpots before but nothing on this scale. It is unbelievable that one spin has given me nearly $5 million!”
“To be honest, I don't have any plans on what I am going to do with the money just yet,” he said when asked about his future plans.
A spokesman for Party Casino said: “We would like to congratulate gamago on taking down this monster record Gold Mega Jackpot and making online gaming history. We assumed the jackpot would reach $5 million and stated as such but this record Gold Mega Jackpot hit shortly after we published those fateful words!”
“Gamago is a valued member of the Palladium Lounge,” added the spokesman, “and we wish him well with his newly found mega riches.”
Microgaming Releases Festive Bingo Side Games
Christmas will be a particularly joyous occasion for Microgaming bingo fans if the software giant has anything to do with it. The group announced this week that it had released five new bingo side games to complement the quality bingo entertainment found at its partner sites. The five games are from Microgaming’s video slot collection and include some great new titles.
The games include titles such as Scrooge, Ho Ho Ho, Santa Paws, Gift Rap and the news Bees Knees.
“December’s new bingo side games are designed to appeal to the increasingly diverse Bingo player community,” said Bingo Channel Head for Microgaming, Neill Whyte. “Microgaming has always been at the forefront of gaming innovation and we are committed to providing players not only with an enhanced gaming experience, but also increased chances to win. These inventive, fun packed games offer players a great variety of Christmas action that will keep them entertained right the way through the festive season.”
Sportsbetting Sites Get Ready for World Cup Action
A celebration draw in Cape Town last week saw 32 qualifying teams from around the world get placed in eight different groups of four each as the first build up towards the FIFA 2010 World Cup soccer tournament. The star studded ceremony ended on a high, and oddmakers rushed in soon afterwards to start predicting which team will find its way into finals of the World Cup that will be held in South Africa next year. Sportsbooking sites are now reporting incredible activity as wagerers rush to back their favorite teams and, hopefully, make some cash in the process.
After the draw, many teams saw their odds change – some for the worse and some for the better. The English team, for example, found itself in a group with the United States, Algeria and Slovenia, meaning that its odds tumbled from 6/1 to 11/2. France, however, did exceptionally well, after landing in Group A with host nation, South Africa. Paddy Power said, “That could have been us, and we’d have fancied our chances too – not to worry though we can always cheer on England!”
Unibet Offers New Backgammon Product
Thanks to a new deal signed with Jadestone multiplayer games network operator, Unibet has announced that it can now offer quality backgammon games to its players. The Swedish based Jadestone brings the industry multiplayer dice and skills gaming networks through its GamArena and DiceArena platforms which have taken the world by storm. The new backgammon brand was launched in June 2009 and Jadestone reported that this was the fastest growing networks in Europe, player liquidity wise.
“We’ve already seen that backgammon is a highly popular game with our existing network partners,” said the General Manager of Jadestone, Tobias Nissen. “We Unibet now on board we aim to grow our online backgammon base significantly and continue to lead the market. With Betfair joining in the first half of next year, we really win be the biggest backgammon game in town.”
Jadestone’s multiplayer games network currently includes groups such as NordicBet, bwin and PAF. The firm also endorses the World Series of Backgammon for extra exposure to it top quality product.