U.S. Players Hit Big Jackpots Over July Fourth Weekend

by Elizabeth Nguyen, News Staff Writer

July 7, 2009

For U.S. citizens, July 4, or should I say, The Fourth of July, is an important holiday. For most American's it's a time spent with family and friends - grilling, drinking and shooting off fireworks. For others, it's apparently a time of gambling in the online casino. Two U.S. facing online casinos, to be exact, were home to some very impressive payouts over the Fourth of July weekend.

The first newsworthy jackpot to hit was on the Rival Gaming progressive jackpot network. Specifically, it was for the tune of just over $8,000 and was procured on the Major Moolah progressive slots. If this name sounds familiar, that's because it is. One of the most popular progressive jackpots of all time is called "Major Millions". A close second, in terms of popularity, is "Mega Moolah". The only "catch" for these games, however, is that they are only available at Microgaming powered online casinos. And Microgaming, as we all know, does not accept bets from U.S. players.

While Rival's progressive network is not as large as Microgaming, or Playtech for that matter, there is no denying it's rapid growth over the last two years. Seeing even more growth is probably the top player in the U.S. market right now - Real Time Gaming. As to be expected, an RTG powered online casino was home to another big progressive jackpot over the July Fourth weekend.

Paying out nearly $32,000 on the Let Em Ride online poker game, this was one jackpot that caught the attention of players even outside the U.S. It was hit at none other than the highly rated Cherry Red Casino, which is giving away some serious casino welcome bonuses right now. Read the OCS Cherry Red Casino Review for more information on that.

Another round of recent jackpots worth reporting on, took place over the course of just three days late last month. Helping confirm the notion that slots often hit in streaks, amazingly enough, one lucky player took home over $240,000 with three big payouts on the Living In Luxury online slot machine. No doubt this player, referred to as Susan H., has the choice of living in luxury now. While the prospects of hitting three jackpots totaling $240,000 in just three days is a huge surprise, it wasn't nearly a surprise that it all went down at the Fortune Lounge Group's European facing Platinum Play Casino.

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