Amidst the
anticipation of a swelling progressive jackpot for
Microgaming's Mega Moolah video slot, it was software
provider
Playtech who stole the show this week by dishing out
a $257,250 jackpot on their progressive slot, Lotto
Madness. Struck at the popular, longstanding online
casino, Casino Tropez, the jackpot was the largest
big-money win taken home by a single player this week.
While a quarter of a million dollars is an impressive
figure, Playtech's Lotto Madness has dished out far
greater amounts. In fact, one of the most recent
jackpots won on Lotto Madness was worth nearly
€922,000.
Being that Playtech
dropped out of the U.S. market after the passing of the
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (that's
another story altogether) and has placed much of their
focus on the European-facing online gambling sector, it
isn't a surprise that the lucky player hails from Europe
- Spain to be exact. Going by the username of VicenteA,
the player, who happens to be a government worker, said
a familiar phrase that we hear all too often (well, not
too often) here at Online Casino Suite: He said he
couldn't believe his eyes when the computer screen
showed the winning jackpot.
VincenteA said in a
press release that he plans to pay off his home mortgage
first, buy a new car and do some serious traveling. He
also advised other online gamblers to be patient when
gambling at a progressive video slot. Apparently, this
is some good advice, for VicenteA's patience most
definitely paid off.
Another important
tidbit of information to players is that you must bet
the maximum wager on the maximum number of paylines to
be eligible to win the full progressive jackpot. If you
don't, you will win far less, and that will most
certainly lead to some serious guilt and frustration! In
other words, if you're going for the big jackpot that
you see in all the press releases and updating in
real-time on internet casino websites, you must bet the
maximum wager.
Lotto Madness is a
global wide area progressive jackpot powered by
Playtech, which means that all Playtech online casino
licensees help to contribute to a single massive
jackpot. As mentioned, this most recent jackpot was hit
by a player at Casino Tropez, which in a way, offers
some foreshadowing for our very own
Online Casino Reviews section and dedicated readers.
That's right - OCS has currently given the green light
to reviewing three more leading Playtech online casinos,
including Casino Bellini, Europa and the aforementioned
Casino Tropez. Be on the lookout for these reviews very
soon!
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