Three Major Jackpot Wins in a Row Set Record at Online Slots Site

$134K Progressive Jackpot Win Brings Slotland‘s Autumn Total to $411,260

For the third month in a row, the Slotland.com progressive jackpot has been hit for well over six figures bringing the total Autumn jackpot wins at the online slots and video poker site to a record-breaking $411,260. The most recent player to struck it rich at Slotland was MINE0MINE who won $134,253 playing the popular Golden 8 slot machine on October 23.

Quite uncharacteristically for the jackpot with a reputation for being hit so regularly, after a big win in March ($195K) there were no big progressive jackpot winners again until a $168K hit in August. That was the start of three in a row though – big jackpot wins pretty well monthly in August, September and now October.

“The size of the jackpot depends entirely on how many people add a little extra to their wager,” said Ondrej Tuma of Slotland. “Some players do it every wager, others only do it if they feel particularly lucky.”

The Golden 8 is a 9-wheel 8-payline slot machine featuring the largest slot wheels on the Internet. On the Golden 8 slot machine, the way to win the jackpot is to get three Bar symbols on any one pay line. The big jackpot pool can only be won if the player has bet the maximum three coins on that spin. The last jackpot win on Golden 8 was in May when TOPNOTCHED spun a $179,166 win.

The Slotland jackpot is immediately re-set to $50,000 after a win. So many people around the world play at Slotland every day, and so many of them know it can really pay off to play the progressive, it can reach six figures again very quickly.

“It’s funny how it happens sometimes,” said Tuma. “No jackpot wins over the summer and then bam, bam, bam – three in a row.”

In September, MSMIKEY won $108,060 (€78,550) playing Jacks or Better video slot. MRSSMITHS had just won $168,947 (€123,000) the month before playing the Treasure Box slot machine. Introduced just last year, Treasure Box has been lucky twice this year: TEXASTEASER won the biggest Slotland jackpot ever, $195,083 (€126,910), playing Treasure Box last March.

Slotland.com features twelve unique slot machines and three video poker games. Four of the most popular online slot machines and two video poker games are also available on mobile phones and PDAs. All of Slotland’s games give players the option of placing a maximum bet for a chance at the progressive jackpot. All of the slots and video poker games on the mobile network are also tied to the same jackpot pools. Slotland is available in Spanish at Es.Slotland.com.

King Kong headlines CryptoLogic’s Latest Branded Casino Innovations

Lineup of seven new games also includes European blackjack, upgraded European roulette and Casinomeister-branded slot game

The world’s most famous giant ape headlines the newest seven-game lineup from CryptoLogic Limited, a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market. The company today unveiled branded slot games based on Merian C. Cooper’s King Kong and the popular Casinomeister portal, as well as new European Blackjack and upgraded European Roulette software and other innovations.

“CryptoLogic has made its award-winning Internet casino platform its number one priority, and we continue to lead the way with the best branded and non-branded games on the market today,” said Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic’s President and CEO. “CryptoLogic’s other branded games based on well-known characters have been both highly popular and highly profitable – and we have high hopes that King Kong and our other new games can scale similar heights.”
The new games are now available to players at Intercasino.com and WilliamHillCasino.com, and will be available on other licensee sites in the near future.

King Kong
King Kong takes on New York City in a smashing new 25-line slot game based on the classic 1933 film directed by Merian C. Cooper. Two amazing bonus features – King Kong Goes Ape and King Kong Smash – will have players going bananas as they smash planes for a chance to win free spins or a mystery prize.

Casinomeister
Casinomeister is a popular portal that provides information and news on online gambling, online casinos, player issues and industry events. With no other site of its kind, Casinomeister has been providing both players and operators with crucial online casino information for a decade.

For six months, CryptoLogic has exclusive rights to offer a Casinomeister-branded slot game. This 30-line slot gives players a chance to win up to 100,000 times their bet. In the Casinomeister Feature, free games commence with all prizes tripled – with a chance to win even more free spins for a possible jackpot hit.

CryptoLogic’s new Casino Bonus Pack also features European Blackjack and an upgraded version of European Roulette, two games with world-wide player appeal. European Blackjack features updated and market-leading functionality, including a resizable game window and auto-bet and auto-strategy options. In this version of Blackjack, the dealer does not receive a second card until after all the player hands have been completed. Liberal split and double-down rules are included to ensure an exciting game experience.

CryptoLogic’s exciting new presentation of European Roulette reinvigorates this traditional casino favourite. Brilliant graphics and sounds combine with exciting new features to put a state-of-the-art roulette game at the player’s fingertips.

Rounding out the seven-game pack are a series of action-packed 25-line slot games, including Little Master, a feisty slot game that packs a punch – and a few kicks – as well as a chance to double or quadruple any winnings with a Double Up feature. In Picnic Panic, players do battle with a group of sneaky ants. With two great bonus features and chances to win up to 7500 times your bet, you will be carried away by this lively and exciting new slot game. Dr. M Brace is one physician players will not mind visiting. This 25-line slot game delivers two pulse-pounding features, including a chance to win up to 10,000 times your bet.

“Today’s announcement is part of CryptoLogic’s commitment to release more innovative casino games – more often,” said Justin Thouin, CryptoLogic’s Vice President, Product Management and Business Development. “After pioneering the best branded content on the Internet, CryptoLogic knows the keys to success – and to growth in the casino gaming space.”

Boasting more than 200 games, CryptoLogic has one of the most comprehensive casino suites on the Internet today with games featuring some of the world’s most famous action and entertainment characters. CryptoLogic has earned rave reviews from industry peers and players alike, and in 2008 earned Gambling Online Magazine’s Top Casino Software award for the third consecutive year. Based on the votes of players around the world, it is widely considered the industry’s top honour.

Online Slots Site’s 10th Birthday Celebrations Conclude -- Birthday Contest Winner Announced

This month, Slotland.com – among the very first online casinos -- has been celebrating their tenth birthday. They’ve launched a Spanish version of their all-slots-and-video-poker site (http://es.slotland.com/) as well as a new game at their 3D casino (WinADay.com) and a free slot tournament site (FreeSlot.com). A special birthday contest has awarded a $5000 vacation package to one lucky player.

There weren’t many other online casinos around when Slotland launched way back in 1998. Since then, Slotland has developed an impressive suite of online and mobile games and has earned a reputation for being one of the most reliable and trustworthy online casino sites.

This month’s birthday celebrations included a week-long Birthday Contest. All players making a deposit of $100 or more between October 1st and 8th were automatically entered in the free contest. In a random draw a Swedish player known as “FACTOR” won a $5000 vacation package to the destination of his choice.

“I’ve only been playing at Slotland for a few years,” said the lucky winner. “They have a great selection of games that you won’t find anywhere else, and their customer service staff has always been extra helpful. With winter coming to Sweden I think I’ll use this prize to go somewhere warm and sunny!”

With the tenth birthday coming up, Slotland checked their records to see if they had any current players that had been with them since the early days. They found quite a few players that play regularly on the site that have been playing at Slotland for many years.

“I’m not a real high roller, said a player known as “NICK” that’s been playing at Slotland since the early days. “My budget is tight but I’ve always managed to get good entertainment value from Slotland! I usually bet between $.50 and $5.00. Sometimes when I’m doing really well I’ll bet the progressive but otherwise I bet smaller just to keep going for awhile and have fun! I just won $600 on Treasure box which happens to be my favorite when I'm in the mood for something other than poker machines. A few years ago I hit $600 on the Striking 7's game – it is a bonus type machine. You can hit pretty big without a royal, just by getting the four 7's. I love that concept.”

“I don't have a strategy,” confessed the player. “I would like to say that I do, but I tend to be very impulsive! If I were to say I had a strategy it would be that I start out low and slowly work my way up (as far as bets go) and stop if I am not lucky, but that is not very often the case!”

Slotland celebrated their 10th birthday at CAP Euro last month in Barcelona. While in Spain, the company also celebrated the launch of their new Spanish site and introduced affiliates to the new WinADay.com 3D casino. Photos and video clips from these events are available from the Slotland.com news blog: http://www.slotlandnews.blogspot.com/.

Cantor Gaming Now Offers Wagering and Depositing in Euros and Pounds

Euros in the Casino, Not Just at the Cashier

Leave it to the only online casino and poker room operated by a global financial services group to offer true multi-currency capability. Cantor Gaming, which operates CantorCasino.com, CantorPoker.com and CantorFinancialOdds.com, has just updated CantorCasino.com to not only enable players to deposit and withdraw in their choice of Pounds or Euros, but now their player accounts will be kept in those currencies when they play, not just at the cashier.

No more currency conversion at withdrawal time – players’ accounts will display balances and transactions in their chosen currency whenever they log in, wherever they are in the casino. Further, all bets at any game will be in the native currency of the player’s account. So a Euro account holder will bet in Euros and not in “casino chips” or some other currency.

Cantor affiliates welcome the improved currency integration since online gambling is growing across Europe and many online casino affiliates have focused on serving European markets where the Euro is the local currency.

Many online casinos court European players by seeming to conduct business in Euros when, in fact, during game play account balances and wagers are actually displayed in Pounds or US Dollars. Typically, the only time Euros are an option is at withdrawal.

“Our European customers told us that simply converting Pounds to Euros for withdrawals wasn’t good enough,” said Manu Gambhir of Cantor Gaming. “They wanted a true Euro account. So we have given it to them.”

All account balances and wagers can be given in Euros while playing any of the traditional casino games at CantorCasino.com or any of Cantor’s unique advanced games like Statjack, the new card counting Blackjack game, XtraOdds(tm) Baccarat and Bonus Roulette. Players that like to wager on the markets at CantorFinancialOdds.com also have the choice of Pounds or Euros when they place their bets.

Cantor Gaming sites accept deposits by Visa, Mastercard, Neteller and Moneybookers. Players can withdraw their winnings hassle-free next business day and via Neteller, Moneybookers, cheque or bank transfer.

New Casino News Show Episode Tracks Mega Moolah Jackpot, Reports on the WSOS & Introduces New Online Casino Games

Casino-News-Show.TV Provides Regular Updates on Online Casino Jackpots, Tournaments and New Games

I've just uploaded a new episode of the Casino News Show (http://www.casino-news-show.tv/), my video blog. This episode has an update on the Mega Moolah jackpot, a report on the World Series of Slots, and a new 3D casino game. The free webcast hosted by yours truly, the Gamblogger, gives regular updates on progressive jackpots, tournaments and new games. The site includes live jackpot tickers from all the major online casino progressive jackpots including the Mega Moolah, Beach Life, Millionaires Club, Midlife Crisis and Shopping Spree.

Each episode of the free webcast includes an update on the biggest online casino progressive jackpots and lets players know where to go to try their luck at winning them. Tournaments are a great way for players to get a chance at big prizes without wagering a lot of cash, so each episode of Casino News Show includes news about upcoming slot machine and blackjack tournaments as well as stories about recent big winners. The program also introduces viewers to new games being launched at popular casinos.

The Mega Moolah jackpot is over $4.3 million. A lot of people are wondering if it’s about to blow, or if it’s going to break it’s own record of $5.5 million. There’s a couple of other progressive jackpots approaching a million dollars and a bunch that are just plain overdue for a big win!

Last episode I showed everyone a new Blackjack game that has a built in card counter. In this episode it’s a new slot machine at a new 3D casino.

One thing I’ve learned is that there are two things online casino players want to know: where’s a big jackpot ready to be hit? And where’s a good tournament to play in? Most are pretty loyal to their favourite casino or game, but they seem to like to hear about new games to try as well.

The program uses special technology so you can just click on the video screen when you see something you’d like to know more about. For instance, if you want to try your luck at any of the jackpots or new games described in the program you can simply click on your video screen to be taken to the casino where you can play them.

My brief regular update on tournaments, games, winners and jackpots is free to view at Casino-News-Show.TV.

New Heavenly Reels Slot Launched at WinADay.com 3D Casino

Three Dimensional Online Casino Lobby Now Features Four Unique Slots

WinADay.com, the three-dimensional online casino launched recently by Slotland.com, has added another new 3D slot machine to their games lobby. The new Heavenly Reels slot machine is a four pay line slot adorned with heavenly cherubs and with angel wings spinning on its wheels – so much fun it’s nearly sinful.

Strategic slots players will love this one. They can wager on one, two, three or all four pay lines. There are two spins for every wager on Heavenly Reels. After checking the results of the first spin, players can hold any or all of the reels on their second spin.

The Heavenly Reels “Treasure Box” is a special bonus fund that accumulates during game play. Any amount bet on a pay line that lands on the “Wild” symbol – a celestial pig with angel wings -- is added to the Treasure Box which players can open and claim when they match a special code below the reels.

“I’ve been playing slots online for a long time,” said one player visiting the 3-D games lobby for the first time. “But I’ve never had a casino employee walk up to me and ask me if I need anything. Too bad he was just animated --- he was kind of cute!”

“I really like the 3-D entrance and casino lobby but at the end of the day the games the thing, isn’t it?” said another player. “I love all four of the slots at WinADay – the graphics are really cool, much more animated – and more fun -- than any other online slot machine I’ve played.”
The WinADay.com 3-D casino now offers four unique slot machines that can be played just for fun or for real money wagers. All WinADay.com games are in instant-play Flash format that requires no downloading or installation. All four games are tied to one progressive jackpot which is currently over $30,000.

To celebrate the launch of the new game, WinADay.com is offering two special Heavenly Reels bonus prizes. The Big Spinner bonus will go to the player that places the most total bets on Heavenly Reels between October 21 and 31. They’ll get 100% of the deposits used for that play refunded. The Triple Luck prize will go to the player that wins the most in a single spin during the same period. They will receive triple their winnings for that spin.

WinADay.com developers are hard at work on two more totally unique 3-D slot machines. Diamond Mine and Puzzle World will be added to the games lobby in coming months.

Asian Poker Tour Ambassador, JC Tran, To Make European Debut In PartyPoker.com Premier League III

The Asian Poker Tour is pleased to announce that recently signed ambassador JC Tran will make his first ever trip to Europe to take part in the prestigious PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker III.

JC Tran needs little introduction. Born in Vietnam in 1977 and now living in Sacramento, California, Tran is currently the top-ranked player IN THE WORLD on the Bluff Magazine/ESPN power rankings. After starting out by playing in local card rooms, he has won and cashed in big money tournaments and has total official winnings of over a staggering USD $6.7 million to date. His most notable recent victory was at Event #49 of the 39th World Series of Poker* 2008, where he won a bracelet and USD $631,170. JC was also the WPT's player of the year for season five (he has made over $3 million on the WPT alone) and is amongst the most feared players in the world, both online and offline. He recently signed a deal, alongside friends Nam Le and Quinn Do, to become an ambassador for the Asian Poker Tour.

JC is excited about taking part in the PartyPoker.com Premier League. "I'm really looking forward to the PartyPoker.com Premier League and it is an honour to be chosen as one of the 12. I've seen coverage from previous events and I'm ready for all the verbal volleys that are likely to be thrown at me! I have been meaning to play in Europe for a while and this prestigious event is a great way to start,” says Tran.

PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker III sees the buy-in elevated to $75,000 and the added money raised to $350,000, making a total prize pool of $1.25 million. The next event wasn't due to take place until 2009 but the demands of international broadcasters for coverage of the event has brought it forward! The series developed by Matchroom Sport, features 12 of the world's best players playing in a unique league format. All 12 players will play six times in the preliminary stages. The leading four players will then progress to the final table with the next four battling it out in heads-up matches for the final two seats. The first player to be announced was Premier League II winner, Ireland's Andy Black, who is automatically invited back as the defending champion. With JC now added to the line-up, as well as Juha Helppi, nine more names are yet to be revealed! The last two years have seen the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott and Tony G taking part.

Clips from PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker I and II:
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Online Casino Players Cast Their Ballots

Election-theme Bonuses Match Deposits 100%

As the US presidential election 2008 grows nearer, JackpotCapital.com has dedicated its giveaways for October to the US presidential candidates. Republicans, Democrats and Independents -- JackpotCapital.com invites everyone to stamp their ballots for the upcoming elections on November 4th 2008!

To collect their special six 100% deposit bonuses, players enter one of six special US Election Coupon Codes: “OBAMA” “MCCAIN “BALDWIN” “NADER” “BBARR” or “MCKINNEY” to receive at total of 6 x $100 = $600 in free cash.

“The US election is on many peoples‘ minds these days,“ said Oliver Smith of JackpotCapital.com. “But casino-time is fun-time and we thought this would be fun way to give away some good old fashioned money!“

JackpotCapital.com offers over 300 exciting games, each with state-of-the art graphics and sound to provide a unique gaming experience. Not surprisingly, the most popular attractions at JackpotCapital.com are the large selection of games tied to the site’s huge progressive jackpots. Just like the slot machines in Las Vegas that contribute to one big mega jackpot, everyone playing card games like Caribbean Hold´em, Caribbean Stud Poker, and Let ‘Em Ride, or spinning slot machines like Midlife Crisis, Shopping Spree, Light Speed, It’s Good to Be Bad, Crazy Dragon or The Shark are contributing to huge and growing progressive jackpots.

JackpotCapital.com is pleased to accept players from the United States. New customers are eligible to receive a 100% Match Up Bonus on their first deposit.

Viva Tragaperras & Tragamonedas!

Slotland Launches Slot Machine and Video Poker Site for Spanish-Speaking Players

Responding to the increasing popularity of online casino games in Spain and Latin America, Slotland.com -- the world’s most popular online slot machine and video poker site -- has launched a Spanish online casino, Es.Slotland.com.

The new online casino offers Slotland.com’s unique games and renowned customer service -- all in Spanish. A special Spanish-speaking Customer Service team has been trained to assist the many Spanish-speaking players that have been registering in Spain and Latin America.

According to a recent issue of the GPWA Times, 130,000 people in Spain alone gambled online in 2007, a 47% increase from 2006. They wagered a total of €650 million, 57% more than in 2006. A study by Munich-based research company, MECN, has shown that the Spanish online gambling market could grow to a €4.2 billion industry by the year 2010. It defined Spain as a key region for future growth, with overall gambling potential reaching €39 billion in 3 years.

“We have players all over the world – in the UK and Europe, in North America, in Australia. One thing they all have in common is they all like innovative new games like ours, they all like to have their winnings paid quickly, and they all need to trust any online company they deal with,” said Ondrej Tuma of Slotland. “Our Spanish players enjoy Es.Slotland.com because we’re always adding unique new games, we have an excellent Spanish-speaking customer support, and our progressive jackpots are very frequently hit for over $100,000!”

All of the slot machines and video poker games on Es.Slotland.com are tied to the same jackpot pool as the English site. Over the years, Slotland’s progressive jackpot has earned a reputation for being hit quite frequently – every six weeks or so – for over $100,000. The last winner won nearly $200,000 on a $2 spin.

To accommodate Spanish-speaking players worldwide, Es.Slotland.com players can deposit by credit card, Neteller, ewalletXpress or Moneybookers where they can conduct their transactions in the currency of their choice. Slotland has always had some Spanish-speaking customer service staff but has increased that team to serve the new Spanish site.

Jadestone To Shake Up Online Poker Industry With New Multiplayer DiceArena Games

Swedish online game developer Jadestone announced today that it has developed a suite of new and exciting dice games for online gaming operators. The fully managed game network is called DiceArena(TM) and will be launched at popular European gaming sites during this fall.

As the growth in online poker in Europe is starting to level off, Jadestone readies a new gaming service aimed at both casual and hardcore players looking for something new and different. The DiceArena network, operated by Jadestone Networks, will feature a range of carefully selected dice games. The launch games will be the all-new Dice Hold’em(TM) and casual friendly, fast paced Shoot the Moons. These will be followed by the classic board favorite Backgammon and Liar’s Dice, which will let players take their bluffing skills to new heights.

“Billions of people have played with dice,” said Robert Henrysson, CEO of Jadestone. “We all know how to shoot dice and immediately associate it with exciting social gameplay. We’re now taking that feeling online with DiceArena. With quick and easy gameplay, it’ll be enjoyable for casual players but also a fun diversion for the more seasoned poker pros.”

The DiceArena suite of games has been in development at Jadestone for almost two years. With a high number of network partners lined up for DiceArena games, it’s one of the biggest new product introductions in Jadestone’s history.

“We’re really trying to create something new with this product,” said Linus Dalin, Product Director at Jadestone. “The whole experience is designed to be about fun and excitement rather than hard competition. We want the gameplay to be accessible and the look and feel to be really inviting. We’ve also seen in user tests that casual players enjoy the social features, like playing with the avatar editor to create their own in-game image.”

The DiceArena game service is built on a proven platform specifically designed for multiplayer turn-based games. It is heavily based on experiences from the online poker industry and contains all functionality and more from regular poker systems. DiceArena applies a network based model, aggregating players from a group of different network distribution partners.

The business model is based on in-game rake and tournament fees. Rake is taken from every real money game pot. The model is the same as for online poker. For tournaments, there will also be fees paid by each entrant.

Additional information about DiceArena can be found on www.jadestone.se. There is also a newly launched consumer website with information and blogging about the DiceArena games at www.dicearena.com.

Progressive Jackpot Winner Says Never Stop Dreaming and Hoping

What would you do if you won over four million dollars at an online casino?Well, such was the question faced by Sylvia P. from Quebec Canada who scooped $4,188,719.98 to be exact playing Joyland’s Beach Life slot machine.


Her first reaction was to scream as she never had before. “My first words were, ‘Oh my God. I won. I WON!’” said Sylvie as she recalled the moment she became an instant multi-millionaire.

The words were aimed at Sylvie’s brother Henry, who she was speaking to on the phone at the time. His reaction? He must have misheard his sister.

“He just said ‘calm down, calm down’. But then I said the amount again, and he asked whether I meant four thousand.”

Once Henry was fully aware of the enormity of the win, it took some time for it to fully sink in.


“He just kept saying to me, calm down, and breathe deeply and he just kept laughing,” says Sylie.


Like thousands of others, Sylvie enjoys the excitement of Joyland Casino from the comfort of her own home. Moreover, it is her family she has to thank for her stupendous luck, and particularly her Father who passed away in 2000.


“I have been playing combinations of my father’s lottery numbers every since he died. In addition I have added number 36 which was the year in which he was born. My father really did give me the luck I needed”. Once she had shared the amazing news with the rest of her family and friends, thoughts soon turned to what she would do next with her mega-win.


“Like everyone you always wish to win one day and not to have to worry about money ever again”. Honestly life hasn’t been easy. But now the priority is to buy a house and to give my two children some new furniture.”


“This is amazing news” said Mia Collins, VIP Manager at Joyland Casino, “you always hope that one of your customers will win the big one and now it’s happened and whats more this is one of the biggest jackpot wins in online casino history. We are so proud of Sylvie”.


Sylvie has a last word of advice for all the other players on Joyland dreaming of what they could do for their family if they ever won big...


“Never stop dreaming and hoping,” she says, “Because one day maybe you will be the one in the hall of fame just like me. To all Joyland staff, a million ‘thank yous’ for your support and don’t stop your good work.”

Backgammon Masters Casino Launches AstroPay Video Slot Machine

BackgammonMasters has expanded their Game Lobby to include the new AstroPay Video Slot Game. The first in a series of video casino games, AstroPay gives BackgammonMasters.com players the complete casino experience in addition to their Blackjack, Poker, and Backgammon games and tournaments. All of BackgammonMasters games are home-grown, original, one-of-a-kind creations of the BackgammonMasters Game Development Team.

“We’ve always been known for our high quality game experience and our superior graphics, the feedback from our players prompted us to offer more of their favorite games, if they’re coming to us to play, they know it’s going to be superior,” commented BackgammonMasters CEO, Jay Ryan.

By offering such a wide variety of single-player and multi-player games, BackgammonMasters has become a one-stop-shop for the most popular casino games available online. During Blackjack and Backgammon FreeRoll tournaments, players enjoy passing the time waiting for other tables to finish their round by participating in multiple types of games. The lure of the AstroPay Slots Game offers players a quick answer where they can play up to 3 different games simultaneously including Poker, Blackjack, Backgammon and now Slots.

BackgammonMasters invites current and new members to try the new games and encourage players to send in feedback. Added Ryan, “We urge our players to come test the new games and let us know what they think. Our audience’s opinion is the best form of live quality assurance testing we have. We are committed to hearing our customers and giving them the experience they want. ”

All of BackgammonMasters Games including AstroPay Slot Game are available in Play Money and Real Money games. BackgammonMasters has prepared themselves for the growing traffic to their platform by adding more operators to Live Chat Support feature in addition to their extensive articles, FAQ’s and Help files in order to handle the influx of new members who need assistance or have questions.

Another Big Progressive Jackpot Winner at Slotland Already

$168,947 win comes just weeks after recent $108,000 jackpot

It's only been a couple weeks since Slotland.com had their last major jackpot winner and their famously regular progressive jackpot has already been hit again, this time for $108,060 (€78,550). Just last month the all-slots-and-video-poker site announced a $168,947 (€123,000) jackpot win.

A player known as MSMIKEY was playing the popular “Jacks or Better” video slot when she struck it rich on her 134th spin that night. MSMIKEY has been a regular player at Slotland.com for almost two years. Although all slots and video poker games on Slotland’s mobile casino site are connected to the same progressive jackpot as their web games, MSMIKEY was playing on her home computer when she got lucky.

The object of the “Jacks or Better” is to obtain the best possible poker hand. On the initial deal, players are dealt five cards face up. They can hold all cards dealt or receive up to five new ones. Hands are ranked according to standard poker hand rankings, although in this game the player must have at least a pair of Jacks to win.

For years, Slotland’s progressive jackpot has been hit quite regularly. The site has announced a major winner every six weeks or so, always for over $100,000. It had taken longer than usual for the last win, but MSMIKEY’s win puts the notoriously regular jackpot back on schedule.

“Our jackpot has never reached millions of dollars like some do,” said Ondrej Tuma of Slotland. “But then, we only go weeks, not years, between jackpot wins. I think our players feel like they have a better chance of winning our jackpot. We’ve certainly never had a winner that was disappointed in a $100,000 - $200,000 win!”

Slotland’s progressive jackpot is reset at $50,000 after each win. Each time a player “plays the progressive” a portion of their wager is added to the progressive jackpot pool. Since all the games on the website and the mobile site are tied to the same jackpot, the value can increase very quickly and to very large amounts as this one did. The jackpot is already back to over $65,000 and continues to climb daily.

Slotland’s biggest jackpot winner ever was a lucky Canadian player that won $195,083 (€126,910) in March. A player known as TOPNOTCHED had held the record prior to that for their $179,166 (€130,180K) win on the “Golden 8” slot machine last May. So far, the biggest jackpot win on a mobile casino game was the $163K (€116K) that “OLYMPIAGOLD” won playing the mobile version of “Lucky Stars” in early 2006.

Slotland.com features seven unique slot machines and three video poker games. Four slot machines and two video poker games are also available on mobile phones and PDAs.

Fortune Affiliates First to be Awarded New eCOGRA ‘Affiliate Trust Seal’

New program holds igaming affiliates to the same high standards expected of online casino and poker operators

Fortune Affiliates is the first igaming affiliate program to receive the new eCOGRA “Affiliate Trust Seal”. eCOGRA, the independent, non-profit standards authority of the online gaming industry, oversees fair gaming, player protection and responsible operator conduct. Just as the organization’s Safe and Fair Seal has identified the most reputable online casinos and poker rooms, the new eCOGRA Affiliate Trust Seal now recognizes affiliate operators that observe the same standards of fairness and excellence. Fortune Affiliates was awarded the Seal after a thorough audit and on-site inspection.

“We are extremely honoured to receive the very first Affiliate Trust Seal,” said a spokesman for Fortune Affiliates. “The process was a tough one, but as our Affiliates have always known, we have always held ourselves to very high standards.”

“We’re very happy for Fortune Affiliates, and not the least bit surprised to see them achieve this honor,” commented CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com Founder and President Louis Fabiano. “ One of CAP’s premier certified partners, Fortune Affiliates is one of the largest, oldest, and most respected groups in the Microgaming family, and fully deserving of being the first affiliate program awarded with the prestigious eCOGRA seal.”

Like eCOGRA’s accreditation process for gambling site operators, the new service introduces detailed best business practice standards for affiliate program companies, backed by a strict inspection and monitoring system and the display of the new eCOGRA Affiliate Trust Seal.

To display the new Seal, affiliate programs must demonstrate that their program establishes, enforces and monitors best practice standards. Specifically, they must show that they calculate affiliate revenue accurately and make payments promptly, and that they have controls in place to accurately link players to affiliates.

Fortune Affiliates, which administers thousands of affiliate marketers of the Fortune Lounge group of casinos, poker and bingo rooms, was chosen to participate in a pilot project with eCOGRA during its year of study and standards development. The new standards, which underwent an extensive on-site audit and inspection during the Fortune Affiliate pilot project, are a set of generally accepted principles (eGAPs) for online casino and poker room affiliates.

Although there are others monitoring affiliate programs, eCOGRA provides the most public, structured and formal on-site approach and ensures adherence to consistent standards through regular monitoring and full annual reviews carried out by highly qualified inspection and auditing compliance teams.

"The eCOGRA Affiliate Trust initiative is more about actually going and visiting the management and operations of affiliate programs, gaining direct access to check relevant player and affiliate data to ensure that affiliate members are being treated fairly," said eCOGRA CEO Andrew Beveridge.

Pro Online Poker Player Admits to Hiding Behind Multiple Accounts

Professional poker player Brian ‘sbrugby’ Townsend has admitted to the practice of multi-accounting at two online poker rooms, Alderney-licensed FullTiltPoker.com and Isle of Man-licensed PokerStars.com.

Multi-accounting involves a player, often assited by friends, registering more than one account with a virtual poker room. The practice can also be done by using more than one computer and allows players to have more than one entrant in a tournament or to play online under a second alias to give them a substantial edge in multi-table competitions.

Townsend created special accounts for when he played with less experienced tables. He didn't want them to know how successful a play he was.

He's been suspended by the online poker rooms and he's paying a big fine. All well and good but I sure don't want to play with him!

Read the full story on OnlineCasinoNews.com.

Slotland Player Hits $168,947 Jackpot on “Booster”

It’s taken a little longer than usual but Slotland’s progressive jackpot has just been hit for $168,947. A player known as “MRSSMITHS” won the jackpot playing the Booster slot machine.

Historically, Slotland’s progressive jackpot is hit fairly regularly – about every six weeks – for just over $100,000. Lately, it’s taking a little longer to be hit but the last few winners have won much bigger jackpots.

The progressive can be played on any of the unique slot machines and video poker games on the Slotland.com web site. Most of the games are also available on mobile phones and PDAs where they are tied into the same progressive jackpot. The next big winner could be at their computer or anywhere they take their mobile phone.

“I think a lot of people thought our progressive jackpot would be won after it hit the $100,000 mark,” said Martin Smith of Slotland. “Every day that it kept going up and up without being won just amazed us!”

Booster is a three-wheel, single-payline slot machine game with a special wild “boost” symbol. When it is going to appear, the game is interrupted and players are given the option of keeping their current bet or boosting it tenfold. This can mean amazing winnings on a single spin, but that’s not all that makes Booster a unique slot machine. No bet is lost at the Booster game. Every bet that does not win is added to a special fund. The fund can be cashed anytime for ten percent of its value, or players can choose to try to recover ALL of their bets on a special win/lose spin. Booster is one of 6 games also available on Slotland’s mobile platform (wap.slotland.com).

Each time a player “plays the progressive” a portion of their wager is added to the progressive jackpot pool. Since all the games on the site are tied to the same jackpot the value can increase very quickly and to very large amounts.

In March, a lucky Canadian player won the biggest Slotland progressive jackpot ever: $195,083 (€126,910). He was playing Treasure Box, one of the most popular slot machines on the site which now features 6 unique slot machines and 4 video poker games. JAMKAT2 won a $113,418 (€89,067) progressive jackpot playing “Treasure Box” last year. Prior to the Canadian win the biggest jackpot ever won at Slotland was $179,166 won by TOPNOTCHED playing the Golden 8 slot machine last May. The last player to win a large jackpot playing on their phone was OLYMPIAGOLD who won $163K playing the mobile version of Lucky Stars in early 2006.

Re-set at $50,000 after each win, Slotland.com’s progressive jackpot is already back up to nearly $100,000 (€45,000).

Cantor Casino’s New ‘Statjack’ Online Blackjack Counts Cards and Gives More Ways to Bet

Statistical blackjack game, exclusive to CantorCasino.com, helps players play like the pros

Cantor Gaming has launched a new Blackjack game for players that want to play Blackjack like the pros. Statjack is available exclusively at CantorCasino.com.

Statjack is the latest fantastic offering from online casino Cantor Casino. This brand-new, interactive blackjack game provides players with real-time guidance on the best choice to make, counts cards for the players, and provides exciting new ways to bet to give players more chances to win!

Manu Gambhir, MD of Cantor Gaming, said: “We have lots of serious players at our casino who find the thrill of blackjack an unmatched experience. We wanted to create a way for all blackjack players to enjoy this same level of thrill and that’s how Statjack™ was born. During the design process we added exciting new bets allowing players to bet on the Dealer’s hand – these bets have become very popular with high rollers and new players alike.”

When playing the game, the guidance feature highlights the recommend choice based on “basic strategy”. This powerful feature gives players a virtual pro sitting by their side, guiding them through the game. Further, the guidance feature shows the probability of winning or losing the hand based on each option available to the player. For example, hovering the mouse over the HIT button will display the probability that making this choice will result in a winning hand or a losing hand. A particularly interesting social feature displays the percentage of other players at Cantor Casino that have chosen the same option when given the same cards – somewhat akin to “ask the audience” feature in game shows such as Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

For more advanced play, the ‘Card Tally’ shows you how many cards of each value are remaining in the shoe and also reveals the probability of being dealt each of the cards left. This feature allows players to go beyond basic strategy into the advanced realm of “optimal play”.

This invaluable information helps the player make the right choices time and time again. There’s no need to slow the game down while you work out the odds – because the game does all the hard work for you. It will also tell you what other players have done in the same situation.

The player can actually bet on the dealer's hand, one of the most intriguing and innovative features of Statjack. Even better than normal insurance, a player faced with a poor hand can bet on the dealer winning.

Statjack presents all the information in a user-friendly way. This game uses the latest interactive graphics to provide you with every single stat you want. It’s easy and simple to see what’s going on – and crucially, what you need to do to win. The at-a-glance graphics allow you to be in total control at all times.

As well as helping make better tactical decisions, Statjack has plenty of other unique and exciting features for players: card history, hand history and dealer statistics all improve chances of winning. They’ll be armed with everything they need to know. Plus there’s the opportunity to place optional side bets on the dealer’s hand – even if all hands have bust!

Play smarter, play Statjack – log on and play at Cantor Casino!

Poker In The Park’s Entertainment & Exhibitors Named

25,000 visitors expected at Europe’s largest poker festival


Poker in the Park will fill London’s Leicester Square’s North and East quadrants with the biggest poker fair in Europe. The centre of attention is sure to be the PKR-sponsored ‘Poker Dome’, providing free play public tournaments each hour of the event. Every table will have professional dealers from Ace Poker Nights giving players the experience of professional play. Additionally, tournaments will be broadcast on the festival Jumbotron.

For those who want to learn more about the game, the Poker Academy brings the best players in the UK to teach the secrets for winning at poker. The Poker Academy will be located on the South side of the East quadrant.

Fox Poker Club, London’s newest poker only club, will host their ‘VIP Lounge’ for attendees to relax in between playing and learning. Cardoza Publishing is bringing their arsenal of the hottest poker titles on the market, including the new classic from Daniel Negreanu. Squirrel Poker will also be on hand selling all the essential equipment and Bluff Europe attire for the budding poker pro!

Aces Royal is introducing users to their mobile poker game, while Poker Kings demonstrates why they are one of the fastest growing online poker rooms in Europe. Jackpot Joy will be showing off an array of casino games in their ‘Deal or No Deal’ game for mobile phones.
Poker in the Park 2008 will take place in front of ‘The Casino at the Empire’, who are sending their famous showgirls to the event. The event will feature over 4,300 sq feet under tents. 25,000 people will pass through the event made up of live entertainment exhibitions, eleven seminars at the Poker Academy and over 2,200 hands of poker at the Poker Dome.

Poker in the Park is the largest poker extravaganza in Europe and everyone over 18 invited.
The event takes place on August 15th-16th, from 4pm - 9pm on Friday 15th and 10.30am – 6.30pm on Saturday 16th. A full line up of the tournaments, as well as a summary of the lecturers and companies in attendance can be found at http://www.pokerinthepark.com./

Fast New US-Friendly Casino Software Enables Multitaskers to Play Several Games at Once

RomeCasino.com’s New Tabbed Games and Blazing Fast Downloads Keep Things Moving for Multi-Game Players

RomeCasino.com’s new US-friendly software now gets players directly to the action quicker and easier than any other online casino. New on demand game downloading is the fastest in the industry, and unique tabbed games mean players can play several games at once and switch instantly from one to another. Since RomeCasino.com in one of the only online casinos to accept all three major credit cards, the cashier is also quick and easy for both American and European players.



RomeCasino.com, popular with European online casino players for some time now, has more than a hundred unique games and state-of-the-art 3D graphics and sound effects. The new US-friendly casino software includes revamped versions of classic and new games including a variety of classic slots, video slots, video poker, roulette, multi-hand blackjack, keno and more.

On demand game loading allows for blazing fast download times and gets players to the action faster then ever. Tests show that RomeCasino.com is the fastest loading next generation platform in existence -- almost twice as fast as Playtech casino games and up to four times faster than Microgaming.

Multi-tasking multi-gamers will enjoy the new tab-based system, which allows players to open multiple games and switch instantly between them. A new totally intuitive menu system gives players the ability to assess their game and become even more involved in the experience. The hassle of switching between play- and real-money accounts has also been alleviated with a one-click transition between the two.“Players just want to get to the table and play,” said RomeCasino.com CEO Josh Cartu. “We’ve developed a new cutting edge interface that cuts out wasted time searching through menus and sifting through games. I think they’re going to like that. And they’re going to be amazed at how fast our games download.”

An added benefit of having such a stable platform is the increased credit card acceptance rate. RomeCasino.com is the one of the only online casinos that accepts deposits through all three major credit cards. Funding accounts is simpler then ever from both sides of the Atlantic. For players that are new to online casino games or who have questions about deposits or withdrawals, 24/7 Instant Chat Support is ready and waiting in the lobby to assist.

To celebrate the release of this US-friendly casino software, Rome Casino is offering a 200% deposit bonus. This bonus turns a $100 deposit into $300 for players to wager. To instantly take advantage of this great offer, the software can be downloaded at http://www.romecasino.com/.

Poker Legend Doyle Brunson To Attend APT Macau

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has just announced that the Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson, will be attending the APT’s Macau tournament.

Brunson, probably the biggest name in the history of poker, has confirmed he will be playing at the APT Macau Main Event at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino starting on the 27th of August. He will be joined by his son, Todd Brunson, who is also a big-name player in the poker world.

The participation of the Brunsons further raises the standing of the Asian Poker Tour which also features other top professionals such as J.C. Tran, Nam Le, Quinn Do, APT Philippines champion David Saab and hundreds of other poker players from around the world.

Aside from playing in the main event at APT Macau, Doyle will also be on hand for a special event of his own – a book signing which is anticipated to attract huge interest. His books, especially Super System and Super System II, are considered the most authoritative sources on playing and winning at poker. Fans and players will be able to meet him and get their copies personally signed at APT Macau.

Doyle Brunson is a legendary American poker player who has played professionally for over fifty years. Nicknamed “Texas Dolly”, he has seen it all – from the early beginnings of poker in the United States to the sudden surge of the game’s popularity during the last decade. He is currently in a tie for second place on the all-time winners list with ten World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets – just one behind first-placer Phil Hellmuth. His live tournament winnings at present exceed USD $5,300,000.

Like Doyle, his son Todd is also a professional poker player. Todd, who did not learn the game until he was in law school, has been playing in both cash games and tournaments for the last two decades. Nicknamed “Darkhorse”, he also has a WSOP bracelet of his own, making the Brunsons the only father-son combination in history to have won WSOP bracelets. His live tournament winnings presently exceed USD $3,200,000.

APT Macau, the second leg of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour, will be held at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Asia’s gambling mecca from August 27 to 31, 2008. The APT is home to Asia’s largest guaranteed prize pool with USD $1,500,000 in cash. The winner of APT Macau is guaranteed at least USD $500,000, which is sure to attract the top poker players from all over the world.

The buy-in for the Macau leg of this year’s APT is set at USD $5300 ($5000+$300). Players can also win seats to the event by qualifying through various online satellites being held all over the world on top poker rooms such as DafaPoker, Titan Poker, PartyPoker, and PKR.

Poker In The Park 2008 Tournament Schedule Announced

Europe’s biggest poker festival, Poker in the Park, will be in London’s Leicester Square on August 15th-16th, from 4pm - 9pm on Friday 15th and, 10:30am – 6:30pm on the 16th. Those who visit the event will be given a taste of live tournament poker, with a chance to play for glory in one of several free poker tournaments.

Poker in the Park’s PKR-sponsored Poker Dome will host free hourly Texas Hold’em tournaments. Free to attendees, players will find out what it’s like to be a pro-circuit player with professional dealers, tournament director and massages by Ibiza Angels, as well as coverage on the big screen, Poker in the Park’s Jumbotron! A total of eleven events are schedule allowing players to pit their skills against other players. The Nuts Poker League, Poker Project, the England Poker League, London Pub Poker, SubTV Student Poker, and the Royal Surrey have all pledged their support by sponsoring a tournament.

Timetable of Tournaments at Poker in the Park:

Friday 15th August
Event 1: 16:30
Event 2: 17:30
Event 3: 18:30 ‘The SubTV Student Poker League Cup’
Event 4: 19:30 ‘The LondonPubPoker.co.uk Trophy’

Saturday 16th August
Event 5: 11:00 ‘The Royal Surrey Tournament’
Event 6: 12:00
Event 7: 13:00 ‘The Poker Project Trophy’
Event 8: 14:00 ‘The Nuts Poker League Challenge’
Event 9: 15:00
Event 10: 16:00 ‘The England Poker League Cup’
Event 11: 17:00 ‘The Bluff Europe Championship’

Two of the leagues’ heads are looking forward to the event and the opportunity it opens up to new poker players. Steve Bellis of The Nuts Poker League believes it will be ‘definitely the biggest poker event for beginners and enthusiasts alike’, while Steve Hedger, founder of London Pub Poker, sees this as a major opportunity for the capital’s poker community. “London is one of the most vibrant poker cities in the world, and the game is as popular as ever. Our leagues have seen waves of new players coming through our doors and learning the game, and Poker in the Park will be the perfect chance for those who haven’t been bitten by the bug to finally see why we love the game so much."

A full line up of the tournaments, as well as a summary of the lecturers and companies who will be in attendance can be found at http://www.pokerinthepark.com/.

Free Non-Stop Slots Tournament Now Pays Nearly $10,000 in Cash Prizes Every Week

FreeSlot.com’s multiplier feature helps free game players win cash prizes of up to $2000

Online slots players can play absolutely free and still win big cash prizes. FreeSlot.com is a free casino games site operated by the popular gambling site, Slotland.com. The free site has just added several new features and increased the weekly prize pool.

FreeSlot.com runs a non-stop slots tournament twenty-four hours a day. A total of nearly $10,000 in prize money is won each and every week with a top tournament prize of $2000. FreeSlot.com has a special multiplier feature that can catapult free game players to the Top Ten winners circle.

“With a tournament, it isn’t just you and the machine,” said FreeSlot.com Manager Martin Smith. “You are playing against other players to reach the Top Ten and get a share of the tournament prize pool. Playing for free to win real cash prizes is exhilarating and competing against other players adds to that excitement.”

The pirate-themed symbols on the FreeSlot.com tournament slot machine include treasure chests, sabres, kegs of rum and, of course, piles of pirate gold. Players are given a limited number of free spins. If their total score for the week puts them in the Top Ten point scorers they receive a share of the weekly prize pool of nearly $10,000. The player with the top tournament score for the week wins $2000.

With its special multiplier feature, FreeSlot.com players can find themselves in the Top Ten prize winners more quickly than they might think. Each winning spin multiplies any points scored on the following spin. With consecutive wins, players can win up to eight times the points scored and add their names to the list of cash prize winners in just a few free spins.

FreeSlot is not a gambling site. It is a free game where players can win cash prizes. As it is not gambling, it is perfectly legal for anyone anywhere to play at http://www.freeslot.com/, although those under the age of 18 are prohibited from playing for cash prizes.

Scores and free spins are reset every Wednesday so a new weekly tournament starts tomorrow.

Unique 3D Online Casino Launches Real-Money Games

New Lucky-Go-Round Slot Machine Added to Three Dimensional Games Hall

WinADay.com, the all-new 3D online casino from Slotland.com, has just launched a suite of real-money slot machines to add to the free games launched by the unique three dimensional online casino several months ago. A brand new slot machine – the Lucky-Go-Round – is new in both free and real-money Games Halls.

Animated customer service attendants will be on hand as usual to help players get to the new games from the 3D Games Hall. New players will be welcomed with a 100% deposit bonus up o $250.

“Our 3D casino environment, our animated customer service attendants, new games – these are all big steps for us!” said Martin Smith, the Pit Boss at WinADay.com. “We’ve been testing with our free games for several months now, preparing for the launch of our real-money slot machines and now we’re ready to celebrate!”

Many fruity players are loyal to their favourite machines but most like to try something new once in a while too.

“It’s different, that’s for sure!” said one regular Slotland.com player trying WinADay’s new Lucky-Go-Round slot machine. “When you enter that casino lobby, and the attendant greets you by name, that’s more like walking in to a real casino than just logging on to a website!”

WinADay.com games are based on the latest instant-play, no-download Flash technology that allows designers to incorporate the rich media content that today’s online game players expect. WinADay.com casino is alive with crisp graphics, fancy animations, cool sounds effects and background music.

All games are original, built using proprietary software, and only available at WinADay.com. “Wheeler Dealer” is a 3 reel, 8 payline slot machine and “Jack’s Show” is a video poker game based on the popular Jacks or Better video poker game. The latest game, introduced just in time for the launch of the real-money Games Hall, is “Lucky-Go-Round”, a whimsical carnival-style slot machine.

All three games are tied to the WinADay.com progressive jackpot. The new casino has just launched so the jackpot isn’t large yet. However, if it’s anything like the Slotland.com jackpot, it will be hit frequently for six figures!

Marvel’s Sub-Mariner Headlines Cryptologic’s Newest Casino Game Pack

E-gaming leader’s newest line-up delivers more action, more entertainment – and more chances to win

Underwater adventure and intense blackjack action await online players with the introduction of the latest game pack from CryptoLogic Limited, a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market. CryptoLogic’s newest game pack features famed Marvel Super Hero Sub-Mariner and 4 Deck Multi Hand Video Blackjack, a patent-pending product developed exclusively by CryptoLogic.

“At CryptoLogic, we know there are two critical elements to online gaming success: give players a compelling experience with a game or character they know, or design a fresh take on a familiar concept,” said Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic’s President and CEO. “Our relationship with Marvel has enabled us to create and deliver some of the most memorable online slots today with some of the world’s most recognized characters. Coupled with our patent-pending gaming innovations, CryptoLogic has aggressively positioned itself as a leader in this highly competitive space.”

Sub-Mariner, one of the first Marvel Comics legends, makes his Internet casino debut with an action-packed 25 payline online slot game, joining other popular characters, including Spider-Man, The Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and The X-Men. Watch as the game screen is flooded, leaving Sub-Mariner to swim through each level of reels. Sink submarines and destroy battleships to save the underwater world of Atlantis during rewarding and visually-stunning interactive bonus rounds for a chance to win 5000 times your line bet – all for as little as one cent!

Fans of blackjack are in for a real treat with the launch of the latest installment of CryptoLogic’s proprietary Multi Hand Video Blackjack game: 4 Deck Multi Hand Video Blackjack. An incredible new twist enables players to play up to five hands at a time, against up to 50 dealer hands. With a single strong hand, you can beat the dealer up to 50 times in one round! Player friendly rules, including four decks per shoe, dealer standing on 17 and a tutorial feature, make this game a breeze – even for first-time players.

“Our innovative games make players want to come back for more, time and time again — making CryptoLogic the software of choice for players and licensees alike,” said Justin Thouin, CryptoLogic’s Vice President, Product Management and Business Development

CryptoLogic has one of the most comprehensive casino gaming suites on the Internet. With more than 270 games available, including fan favourites Bejeweledâ, Cubisâ, Jewel Questâ and games featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes, the company has introduced some of the most popular games available on the Internet today.

CryptoLogic has earned top honours for its world-class Internet software, including Top Casino Software from Online Gambling Magazine for three consecutive years. The award, based on the votes of readers, players and website visitors, is widely considered the industry’s top award.

M Resort Spa and Casino Announces Mobile Gaming, and Race and Sports Book Partnership with Cantor Gaming

M Resort, Spa and Casino property officials have announced a long-term agreement with Cantor Gaming, an affiliate of the global financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, to provide cutting-edge mobile gaming technology to the casino floor and race and sports book of the $1 billion M Resort, Spa and Casino, which is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2009 on South Las Vegas Boulevard. While still subject to approval by the Nevada Gaming Commission and Nevada Control Board, the agreement stipulates that Cantor will be the exclusive provider of mobile gaming service to the M Resort and will operate the M Resort’s race and sports book.
Cantor Gaming will deploy a server-based gaming system, with full back-office infrastructure and an extensive portfolio of games. Mobile gaming will permit the play of familiar casino-style games, such as slots, blackjack, roulette, baccarat and poker, within the casino property, yet away from the confines of the traditional casino floor.

Utilizing Cantor Gaming’s advanced mobile gaming technology, guests at the M Resort will not only be able to play on hand-held devices in designated areas throughout the resort but will be able to bet in unique ways in the resort’s race and sports book.

“We want to provide our guests with the best overall gaming experience available. Cantor Gaming is an industry leader in the mobile gaming market and shares in our commitment to provide guests with an unparalleled gaming experience,” said Joseph A. Magliarditi, M Resort Executive Vice President and COO.

“We are excited to have entered into a long-term partnership with the M Resort, Spa and Casino,” said Lee Amaitis, Cantor Gaming President. “Cantor has long been committed to developing and delivering state-of-the-art technology to enhance the gaming experience. We are looking forward to bringing this advanced gaming technology to the M Resort.”

Cantor Gaming was granted the first ever license as a manufacturer, distributor and operator of mobile gaming systems by the Nevada Gaming Commission in May of 2006. Cantor was instrumental in the adoption of Nevada legislation permitting wireless gaming on hand-held, mobile devices in public areas of a resort casino.

APT Philippines Champion David Saab Sets Sights on Macau

The champion of this year’s inaugural leg of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) , David Saab, is confirmed to attend the next tournament in Macau. Australia-based Saab survived ferocious competition at the final table to win APT Philippines this past June, taking home $280,000 US.

This August, he will be heading to APT Macau with his sights set on an even bigger reward – a minimum of $500,000 US to the winner from a guaranteed prize pool of $1,500,000 US. With half a million dollars at stake, he’ll be facing plenty of stiff competition. In addition to the various poker players who participated in APT Philippines, there will be many other big names in Macau looking for a shot at the big prize.

APT Macau, the second leg of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour, will be held at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Asia’s gambling mecca from August 27 to 31, 2008. The APT offers Asia’s largest guaranteed prize pool in an international poker tournament to date which is sure to attract the top poker players from all over the world.

The buy-in for the Macau leg of this year’s APT is set at USD $5300 ($5000+$300). Players can also win seats to the event by qualifying through various online satellites being held all over the world on top poker rooms such as DafaPoker, Titan Poker, PartyPoker, and PKR.
After the Macau leg, the Tour moves on to South Korea and Singapore where even more poker action awaits. Further details about APT Macau and subsequent legs will be available on the official website at http://www.asianpt.com/.

CasinoRanking.com Donates a Year of Commissions to Slotland’s African Aid Project

Slotland concludes funding as Malawi community center now self-sustaining


Now that the school and community center that it built in Malawi is fully self-sustaining, online casino Slotland.com is concluding its funding. To date, the online slot machine and video poker site has donated more than $100,000 to construct the much needed facilities and train teachers and staff. As the local Project Team moves on to assist other villages another online gambling leader, CasinoRanking.com, has stepped forward to donate at least $10,000 toward ongoing projects.

For more than two years, the popular online slot machine and video poker web site, Slotland.com, provided all funding required to construct buildings and train local teachers in the remote and impoverished village of Juma, Malawi. The goal of the African aid project has always been that it should be self-sustaining and since the Project Team built a maize mill to generate ongoing revenue, the centre has required minimal outside funding.

But the work of the Project Team isn’t finished. The centre has become a teacher-training center for the region and continues to help other schools in the region get established and improve their teaching methods. The Team has also become involved in the construction of other self-sustaining community projects like a maize mill in Kantimbanye that now provides income for the school in Juma.

“We’ve learned that self-initiated projects are most likely to succeed,” said the Project Team Leader, David Leflar. “Where there’s a will, we will help them find a way!”

“The school that we’ve funded will have a long lasting benefit to the entire community. It provides opportunities and will help end the cycle of poverty in Malawi,” said Martin Smith of Slotland. “We’re very proud that one of our biggest affiliates, CasinoRanking.com, was impressed enough with the positive results of our project that they’re making a very substantial donation of their own.”

“The online casino business is a high profit industry,” said Antoine Tardif of CasinoRanking.com. “We should consider ourselves lucky to have the opportunity to help others who are not as fortunate.”

“I understand that the school is now completed,” said Tardif, “But Malawi is still one of the poorest nations on earth. If the money can go towards building wells or finding clean water that would be great too. Obviously we can trust this dedicated Project Team to decide how to best spend the money.”

The story of how the Project Team brought a whole village together to build the Umodzi-Mbame School is told on a fundraising website provided by Slotland: http://www.help-malawi-children-charity.org/. The site also explains how donations will be used by the African charity to assist neighbouring villages that have started similar projects on their own. Donations toward current and new projects can be made on the site through secure PayPal payment processing.

Two Progressive Jackpots Approaching a Million Dollars

Shopping Spree & Midlife Crisis Jackpots Are Both Waiting to Be Won at JackpotCapital.com


Not one but TWO progressive jackpots are nearing a million dollars each at Vegas-style online casino, JackpotCapital.com. Both the “Midlife Crisis” and “Shopping Spree” progressive jackpots are over $876,000 and climbing. Since it’s been some time since either of these mega jackpots was hit, many online slots players expect them to be won any day now.

Midlife Crisis and Shopping Spree are both five-reel, nine-payline slot machines but one is designed more for men and the other for women. Shopping Spree appeals to ladies with symbols on its wheels like flowers, purses, shoes, and lipstick and by awarding a special $100,000 New York City shopping spree prize when 5 diamond rings line up on a max payline. Midlife Crisis is very similar to Shopping Spree but with symbols associated with men’s midlife crises -- like Viagra, bald men, hairpieces, sports cars, and sexy women in bikinis -- and a special $100,00 sports car bonus prize, it is designed with men in mind.

“These are always two of our most popular online casino games,“ said Oliver Smith of JackpotCapital.com. “When a jackpot gets as high as these two are right now though, a lot more people play them, hoping to be the lucky one to spin the jackpot-winning spin.“

JackpotCapital.com’s last jackpot winner was an American that won nearly $15K while she was still playing with her free welcome bonus money.

JackpotCapital.com offers over 300 exciting games, each with state-of-the art graphics and sound to provide a unique gaming experience. Not surprisingly, the most popular games at JackpotCapital.com are the large selection of games tied to the site’s huge progressive jackpots. Just like the slot machines in Las Vegas that contribute to one big mega jackpot, everyone playing card games like Caribbean Hold´em, Caribbean Stud Poker, and Let ‘Em Ride, or spinning slot machines like Midlife Crisis, Shopping Spree, Light Speed, It’s Good to Be Bad, Crazy Dragon or The Shark are contributing to huge and growing progressive jackpots.

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Cantor Gaming Signs Deal with Popular Cult Classic Brand, Heavy Metal Magazine

Cantor Gaming, operator of http://www.cantorcasino.com/, has signed an exclusive deal with the fantasy magazine, Heavy Metal, to produce a range of world-class, online casino games based on the characters in the magazine.

Cantor Gaming has teamed up with Kevin Eastman, owner of Heavy Metal magazine, to bring the characters and storylines to the online gaming market as part of its mission to provide its players with fresh, exciting games from leading brands around the world.

Manu Gambhir, Managing Director of Cantor Gaming said “Heavy Metal has long been a cult classic and our design teams immediately saw the ability to build innovative, cutting-edge casino games based on the brand. The games will be edgy, highly animated and deliver a completely new experience to our players.”

Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the hugely successful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand, owns and runs the American-licensed Heavy Metal, which derived and translated much of its early content from the original Métal Hurlant publication in France. The magazine is designed in a comic format, targeted at an adult audience and will be turned into a movie during 2010, following a deal between Mr Eastman and a leading studio.

Commenting on the agreement with Cantor Gaming, Mr Eastman said “I am delighted to have reached an agreement with Cantor Gaming to bring the unique characters and storylines to a new marketplace that I am sure will appreciate the vibrancy and originality of the brand.”

Heavy Metal, with its unique visual style and comic book storyline, is the latest addition to http://www.cantorcasino.com/ which is building up its portfolio of innovative offerings alongside traditional casino games such as blackjack, roulette and slots.

This innovation is typified by StatJack™ and Cantor Financial Odds. The former counts cards for the player, allows bets on the dealer’s hand and tells the player the best choice on each hand, whilst the latter brings betting on real-world movements in stock, currency and commodities into the casino world, where players can bet as little at £1 on what will happen in the next 5 minutes.

Mobile Casino Games Pioneer Offers Free Slot Machine Ringtones -- Free Money Available to Take Mobile Slots for a Spin

Slotland.com, one of the first online casinos to offer real-money slot machines on mobile phones, has produced two special ringtones for ardent slots players. Until the end of June, players that download the free ringtones are eligible to win cash prizes. For slots fans that haven’t tried any of Slotland’s six mobile slot machines yet, there’s even free money to take them for a spin.

There are two polyphonic ringtones currently available. One is kind of funky, the other has a more laid-back island sound. Both chant the slots player’s mantra “Spin, spin, win, win”. Just like Slotland’s unique mobile slot machine and video poker games, both ringtones are compatible with all popular phone models. Each is available in a variety of file formats including MP3 and MP4.

“Your ringtone says a lot about you, they’re quite a personal statement,” said John Lancelet, Slotland’s mobile casino games manager. “If you play slots you know you have to believe that the very next spin could be a win. We tried to capture that idea in the ringtone. If you’re an avid online slots player, this is for you!”

The free ringtones can be heard and downloaded online at http://www.slotland.com/mobile. Most players will want to download them directly to their phones though, and should go to wap.Slotland.com on their phone’s internet browser for simplest installation.

Until June 30th, mobile games players can enter to win one of ten $50 cash prizes by sending the full lyrics to the ringtones to support@slotland.com. Contest details are available at www.slotland.com/ringcontest.html.

Slotland.com now has six games available for mobile phones. The newest is Treasure Box, a unique slot machine similar to multi hand video poker games that has long been one of the most popular games on Slotland’s web site, especially with more experienced players. It’s the only slot machine that allows players to hold the reels after each spin in order to affect the result and get the best potential return. Slotland’s mobile games are described at www.Slotland.com/mobile and can be played at wap.slotland.com.

Like all their online games, all Slotland’s mobile games are tied into the same progressive jackpot, which is frequently hit for well over $100,000. After an $88K win in May, the jackpot is six figures again and, as always, could be won on the next spin.

Tonight's Euro Millions Jackpot is Big But Billion Euro Raffle Offers Better Odds Than UK National Lottery, Euro Millions or Powerball

Tonight's Euro Millions jackpot is large since it has rolled over from last week, so there will be a flood of last minute ticket sales before tonight's draw. Billionairio.com, a raffle-style numbers game, is challenging state monopolies on lotteries around the world by offering better odds and bigger prizes than the UK National Lottery, Euro Millions and Powerball.

Odds of winning the Euro Millions lottery jackpot are a staggering 1 in 76,275,360. Odds of winning the UK National Lottery jackpot prize are 1 in 13,983,816. By comparison the odds of winning €1,000,000 with Billionairio are 1 in 1 million and for an interim prize of €10,000,000 the odds are 1 in 10 million.

Even in the lower prize classes Billionairio ticket buyers have better odds of winning prizes comparable in size to state lotteries. Billionairio players have a 1 in 10,000 chance of winning €10,000 or more -- 58 times better than chances of winning a comparable prize in a Powerball lottery. Odds of winning €1,000,000 are almost 14 times better than the UK National Lottery or German 6 of 49 Lotto. Chances of winning Billionairio’s staggering billion-dollar jackpot are twice as good as winning the German 6 of 49 Lotto or Powerball jackpot.

“Do the math – which is the better investment?” asked Managing Director Joseph Crivici. “State lotteries have had a monopoly on lotteries for too long. Ticket buyers that shop around, though, will find that the big state lotteries give relatively unfavourable odds. That’s why Billionairio is catching on so quickly in the UK and all across Europe!”

Why do people buy state lottery tickets when the odds are so bad? Why do ticket sales skyrocket – making the odds of winning even worse – when jackpots get especially big?

“People don’t think about the odds. They just think about how great it would be to win millions,” said Crivici. “The bigger the prize, the more they want to win it. With Billionairio they can have it both ways – a billion Euro jackpot and better odds than any state lottery.”

Billionairio.com offers the biggest prize pool ever available anywhere and is the first game to offer a single player the opportunity to win a billion Euros. The prize pool linearly increases with every ticket purchased. Each ticket is eligible for as many as five separate cash prizes from €1000 to the incredible €1,000,000,000 final jackpot. Billionairio.com tickets are available for €25 each (about £20) only at Billionairio.com.

Cantor Gaming Launches CantorPoker.com

Poker is latest move into online gaming space for financial services company

Cantor Gaming, an affiliate of the global financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald has launched CantorPoker.com, the latest addition to the company’s growing presence in the online gaming world.

Now live on the Entraction Poker Network, Cantor Poker will offer new and existing customers the ability to play on various live money tables, up to 19 daily freerolls and numerous big bonus weekly tournaments, attracting thousands of players from hundreds of tables around the world.

Cantor Poker offers a terrific 60% rake back incentive, representing double that of many competitors, incredible match bonuses and an easy download and registration facility enabling novice and experienced players to start playing within a matter of minutes. Players can either play for real money or for fun with tournament entry fees starting at €1 and going up to suit each player. Players will also have access to a 24-hour cashback service.

Manu Gambhir, Managing Director of Cantor Gaming, said: “We are delighted to be able to bring poker to our customers as part of our expanding portfolio of games. We have already launched CantorCasino.com, giving customers the opportunity to play blackjack, slots and other games, so the launch of a sister poker site was the inevitable next step."

“Customers of Cantor Poker can expect to benefit from the highest standards of customer service and one of the most trusted brands, given our strong track record in serving customers in financial, sports and gaming marketplaces, “ he added.

Although Cantor is best known as one of the leading financial brokerage firms in the world, its move into the gaming sector in recent years highlights the opportunity to transfer decades of experience in safe, secure transaction and payment processing, using cutting-edge technology, to the rapidly expanding online gaming markets.