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Neil Jones and his partner Julie Kirkham were facing a bleak Christmas. Jones works laying tile, but business has been bad, and the couple were forced to borrow money to make it through the holidays.

“We’ve just been scraping along,” he said. “We borrowed some money so we could get through Christmas, knowing that in the New Year there were a couple of jobs possibly in the pipeline.”

Down to his last £13, Jones decided to throw caution to the wind, and he went out and bought three lottery tickets at Bargain Booze in hometown of Fenton. His risky strategy paid off, because now the self-employed 47-year-old is a millionaire.

One of the tickets Jones bought was a winner in last Wednesday’s draw, netting the couple a £2,446,436 jackpot. The winning lotto numbers were 14, 16, 23, 24, 25 and 43.

“At first I thought we had won £10, and then I realized we had all six numbers. I called to Julie to come and check the ticket too as my hands were shaking so much. She thought I was pulling her leg.”

Kirkham is just as excited as Jones. “My head is in bits and I can’t think straight,” said the sandwich shop assistant.

The couple plans to buy a house and take a holiday in Egypt.

Neil Jones and his partner Julie Kirkham were facing a bleak Christmas. Jones works laying tile, but business has been bad, and the couple were forced to borrow money to make it through the holidays.

“We’ve just been scraping along,” he said. “We borrowed some money so we could get through Christmas, knowing that in the New Year there were a couple of jobs possibly in the pipeline.”

Down to his last £13, Jones decided to throw caution to the wind, and he went out and bought three lottery tickets at Bargain Booze in hometown of Fenton. His risky strategy paid off, because now the self-employed 47-year-old is a millionaire.

One of the tickets Jones bought was a winner in last Wednesday’s draw, netting the couple a £2,446,436 jackpot. The winning lotto numbers were 14, 16, 23, 24, 25 and 43.

“At first I thought we had won £10, and then I realized we had all six numbers. I called to Julie to come and check the ticket too as my hands were shaking so much. She thought I was pulling her leg.”

Kirkham is just as excited as Jones. “My head is in bits and I can’t think straight,” said the sandwich shop assistant.

The couple plans to buy a house and take a holiday in Egypt.

Casino Rewards is an online gambling group that runs several of the web’s top casinos. The group is turning 10 years old this year, and has been celebrating with an incredible promotion called the $10 Million Giveaway.

During this birthday celebration, Casino Rewards is giving away $10,000,000 in 10 weeks. The giveaway actually started back in October, but it’s still going on, and there is still more than $2 million to be won.

To get involved, players need to earn tickets at any Casino Rewards casino. For every $50 wagered at one of these sites, members earn one ticket to the weekly draw. More tickets obviously means more chances to win, and there is no limit on how many tickets a player can earn.

Each week, a percentage of all deposits made at the casino go into the Massive Progressive Draw. At the end of the week, tickets are drawn, and money is given away. Every ticket wins something, and so far the biggest win is $17,495, won last week by a player from New Zealand.

If you are not already a member of a Casino Rewards casino, then choose a casino from this list and join today. More than $8 million has already been given away since this big event started just 6 weeks ago. Hurry before the money is all gone!

Casino Rewards is an online gambling group that runs several of the web’s top casinos. The group is turning 10 years old this year, and has been celebrating with an incredible promotion called the $10 Million Giveaway.

During this birthday celebration, Casino Rewards is giving away $10,000,000 in 10 weeks. The giveaway actually started back in October, but it’s still going on, and there is still more than $2 million to be won.

To get involved, players need to earn tickets at any Casino Rewards casino. For every $50 wagered at one of these sites, members earn one ticket to the weekly draw. More tickets obviously means more chances to win, and there is no limit on how many tickets a player can earn.

Each week, a percentage of all deposits made at the casino go into the Massive Progressive Draw. At the end of the week, tickets are drawn, and money is given away. Every ticket wins something, and so far the biggest win is $17,495, won last week by a player from New Zealand.

If you are not already a member of a Casino Rewards casino, then choose a casino from this list and join today. More than $8 million has already been given away since this big event started just 6 weeks ago. Hurry before the money is all gone!

Alastair Pildrow, a postal worker from the UK, wrote a 75-word poem about the classic board game Monopoly. He won £20,000.

The poem was submitted to a competition held by Monopoly manufacturer Hasbro in celebration of the game’s 75th anniversary. Hundreds of entries were considered from around the world, and after narrowing things down to a shortlist of 75 entries, Pildrow’s poem was picked as the best.

Pildrow intends to invest most of his winnings, but is also considering putting some of it towards a new house in his home of Haslemere, UK. The 42-year-old works for the Royal Mail, and has long been a fan of Monopoly.

Writing poetry is not the only way to hit the jackpot playing Monopoly. Fast food chain McDonald’s gives out millions in cash and prizes each year through its Monopoly-themed stamp collecting game.

Casino game software producer WagerWorks has also licensed the Monopoly brand from Hasbro, and used it to create an online slot game called MegaJackpots Monopoly. It is a progressive jackpot slot, which means that its jackpot increases with every wager placed until it is won. It is currently the largest progressive jackpot prize available at any online casino, ringing in at an impressive $2.8 million.

The game of Monopoly has always been about all money, but somehow it’s just a little more exciting when there is real cash involved!

Alastair Pildrow, a postal worker from the UK, wrote a 75-word poem about the classic board game Monopoly. He won £20,000.

The poem was submitted to a competition held by Monopoly manufacturer Hasbro in celebration of the game’s 75th anniversary. Hundreds of entries were considered from around the world, and after narrowing things down to a shortlist of 75 entries, Pildrow’s poem was picked as the best.

Pildrow intends to invest most of his winnings, but is also considering putting some of it towards a new house in his home of Haslemere, UK. The 42-year-old works for the Royal Mail, and has long been a fan of Monopoly.

Writing poetry is not the only way to hit the jackpot playing Monopoly. Fast food chain McDonald’s gives out millions in cash and prizes each year through its Monopoly-themed stamp collecting game.

Casino game software producer WagerWorks has also licensed the Monopoly brand from Hasbro, and used it to create an online slot game called MegaJackpots Monopoly. It is a progressive jackpot slot, which means that its jackpot increases with every wager placed until it is won. It is currently the largest progressive jackpot prize available at any online casino, ringing in at an impressive $2.8 million.

The game of Monopoly has always been about all money, but somehow it’s just a little more exciting when there is real cash involved!

Early this week, authorities in the US state of Georgia launched a campaign called “Operation Jackpot”. While this sounds like a lucrative gambling opportunity, the truth is not quite as nice, for it is the code name of a series of raids against illegal gambling operations.

The sting is the result of a three month investigation, and involved 150 FBI agents, US Marshals and Immigration Customs Enforcement officers.

The target of the raids is a series of illegal gambling houses. Police have seized hundreds of gambling machines and thousands of dollars in cash. Fifteen people have been arrested since the raids began a few days ago. A slot machine manufacturing company called All Star was also raided, and its owner was among those arrested.

“We stumbled on a pretty major organization,” explained Sheriff Kem Kimbrough. “Turns out these operations are supported by a company that manufactures gambling devices out in Rockdale County. What makes them illegal is the fact that they are utilized with cash payouts.”

Those arrested will face charges related to the manufacturing and possession of gambling devices.

Early this week, authorities in the US state of Georgia launched a campaign called “Operation Jackpot”. While this sounds like a lucrative gambling opportunity, the truth is not quite as nice, for it is the code name of a series of raids against illegal gambling operations.

The sting is the result of a three month investigation, and involved 150 FBI agents, US Marshals and Immigration Customs Enforcement officers.

The target of the raids is a series of illegal gambling houses. Police have seized hundreds of gambling machines and thousands of dollars in cash. Fifteen people have been arrested since the raids began a few days ago. A slot machine manufacturing company called All Star was also raided, and its owner was among those arrested.

“We stumbled on a pretty major organization,” explained Sheriff Kem Kimbrough. “Turns out these operations are supported by a company that manufactures gambling devices out in Rockdale County. What makes them illegal is the fact that they are utilized with cash payouts.”

Those arrested will face charges related to the manufacturing and possession of gambling devices.

The Mega Moolah progressive jackpot slot from Microgaming has struck again, payout out its largest jackpot prize on 29 November 2010. This time it paid the very impressive sum of €2.5 million to a player named C.R. over at Golden Riviera Casino.

Casino manager Emily Alessi comments, “As a proud member of the Microgaming network, we at Golden Riviera Casino.com are absolutely delighted to announce such a prominent win on Mega Moolah Progressive Jackpot, one of the most popular casino online slot titles available on our games portfolio. We send out our hearty congratulations to player C.R. and wish him all the best!”

The Mega Moolah slot jackpot is the best paying progressive jackpot on the internet. The jackpot is seeded at $1 million, but it usually pays many times more. The jackpot is connected to a series of four slot games: Mega Moolah, Mega Moolah 5 Reel Drive, Mega Moolah Summertime and Mega Moolah Isis.

The record payout for the Mega Moolah jackpot is $6.3 million, which was won in May 2009 at River Belle Casino.

The Mega Moolah progressive jackpot slot from Microgaming has struck again, payout out its largest jackpot prize on 29 November 2010. This time it paid the very impressive sum of €2.5 million to a player named C.R. over at Golden Riviera Casino.

Casino manager Emily Alessi comments, “As a proud member of the Microgaming network, we at Golden Riviera Casino.com are absolutely delighted to announce such a prominent win on Mega Moolah Progressive Jackpot, one of the most popular casino online slot titles available on our games portfolio. We send out our hearty congratulations to player C.R. and wish him all the best!”

The Mega Moolah slot jackpot is the best paying progressive jackpot on the internet. The jackpot is seeded at $1 million, but it usually pays many times more. The jackpot is connected to a series of four slot games: Mega Moolah, Mega Moolah 5 Reel Drive, Mega Moolah Summertime and Mega Moolah Isis.

The record payout for the Mega Moolah jackpot is $6.3 million, which was won in May 2009 at River Belle Casino.

Online casino gambler ROBINSONJ will be playing Santa this year with a sack full of money that she won playing at Slotland Casino. The first-time grandmother was playing Jacks or Better, an enhanced progressive jackpot video poker game available only at Slotland.

“I was shaking! I couldn’t keep my eyes off the screen!” she said. “The timing couldn’t be better with Christmas coming and a new grandchild to shop for!”

Jacks or Better has a history of paying out big. Last year another grandmother who goes by the online name QAZMLP won $175,812 on the game. Slotland Casino’s latest big winner was WINNIPEGLEG who took home $107,064 playing the Wild Heart video poker slots game.

All Slotland slots and other games are tied in to the same progressive jackpot. A small slice of every dollar wagered at the casino goes into the jackpot, which just grows and grows until somebody wins. The Slotland progressive jackpot was reset to $50,000 after the win, but has already grown to over $64,000.

Online casino gambler ROBINSONJ will be playing Santa this year with a sack full of money that she won playing at Slotland Casino. The first-time grandmother was playing Jacks or Better, an enhanced progressive jackpot video poker game available only at Slotland.

“I was shaking! I couldn’t keep my eyes off the screen!” she said. “The timing couldn’t be better with Christmas coming and a new grandchild to shop for!”

Jacks or Better has a history of paying out big. Last year another grandmother who goes by the online name QAZMLP won $175,812 on the game. Slotland Casino’s latest big winner was WINNIPEGLEG who took home $107,064 playing the Wild Heart video poker slots game.

All Slotland slots and other games are tied in to the same progressive jackpot. A small slice of every dollar wagered at the casino goes into the jackpot, which just grows and grows until somebody wins. The Slotland progressive jackpot was reset to $50,000 after the win, but has already grown to over $64,000.

The largest lottery jackpot in the history of the Philippines was recently won by a player that has yet to be identified. The jackpot, which has been building without a win for over six months, paid 741 million pesos (16.8 million dollars) on a game called Lucky Pick. The numbers game has over 29 million possible outcomes, and the winner managed to choose the right one.

Even though nobody knows who the winner is, everyone seems to have advice. Crowds of people are hanging around the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) hoping to catch a glimpse of the winner. Local celebrities are urging the winner to build schools, or to donate some of the money to charity. But not everyone is positive – the lotto winner is already receiving threats.

Archbishop Oscar Cruz yesterday urged the winner to flee the country. “It’s best for the person and his family to hide and go abroad rather than stay here and be recognized by people,” he said. The bishop believes that once the winner’s identity is known, the person will be in danger of being kidnapped or threatened for money.

Cruz is the founder of both the People’s Movement against Jueteng (an illegal numbers game played in the Philippines) and the People’s Movement against Gambling. In June 2010 he called for the disbanding of Philippine gambling monopoly PAGCOR. “PAGCOR is a government corporation,” Cruz said. “It makes the government itself a social malediction for promoting corruption, indolence and dependence among the people.”

The largest lottery jackpot in the history of the Philippines was recently won by a player that has yet to be identified. The jackpot, which has been building without a win for over six months, paid 741 million pesos (16.8 million dollars) on a game called Lucky Pick. The numbers game has over 29 million possible outcomes, and the winner managed to choose the right one.

Even though nobody knows who the winner is, everyone seems to have advice. Crowds of people are hanging around the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) hoping to catch a glimpse of the winner. Local celebrities are urging the winner to build schools, or to donate some of the money to charity. But not everyone is positive – the lotto winner is already receiving threats.

Archbishop Oscar Cruz yesterday urged the winner to flee the country. “It’s best for the person and his family to hide and go abroad rather than stay here and be recognized by people,” he said. The bishop believes that once the winner’s identity is known, the person will be in danger of being kidnapped or threatened for money.

Cruz is the founder of both the People’s Movement against Jueteng (an illegal numbers game played in the Philippines) and the People’s Movement against Gambling. In June 2010 he called for the disbanding of Philippine gambling monopoly PAGCOR. “PAGCOR is a government corporation,” Cruz said. “It makes the government itself a social malediction for promoting corruption, indolence and dependence among the people.”

In recent months, online casino games have found their way to Apple’s astonishingly popular mobile device: the iPad. With its large, crisp screen and unique multi-touch interface, the iPad is the ideal platform for mobile gambling. The range of iPad casino games offered is still not huge, since games need to be custom programmed to work perfectly on the iPad, but there are still some great titles out there.

One of the best is Microgaming’s biggest progressive jackpot slot: Mega Moolah. This African safari themed slot game is responsible for the biggest online jackpot in the history of mobile gambling: over $6 million!

Right now, the Mega Moolah progressive jackpot is sitting at over $2.4 million, and this money can be won by playing Megah Moolah on an iPad over at Platinum Play Mobile Casino. Just imagine sitting on a bus or lounging at the beach and making that one lucky spin, winning this huge cash prize. It’s a dream come true!

Mega Moolah is also available on just about every other mobile device imaginable, and can be found at the top iPhone and Android casinos, as well as more generic mobile casinos that offer support for standard phones and smartphones. Mobilize your gambling today and start winning while on the go!

In recent months, online casino games have found their way to Apple’s astonishingly popular mobile device: the iPad. With its large, crisp screen and unique multi-touch interface, the iPad is the ideal platform for mobile gambling. The range of iPad casino games offered is still not huge, since games need to be custom programmed to work perfectly on the iPad, but there are still some great titles out there.

One of the best is Microgaming’s biggest progressive jackpot slot: Mega Moolah. This African safari themed slot game is responsible for the biggest online jackpot in the history of mobile gambling: over $6 million!

Right now, the Mega Moolah progressive jackpot is sitting at over $2.4 million, and this money can be won by playing Megah Moolah on an iPad over at Platinum Play Mobile Casino. Just imagine sitting on a bus or lounging at the beach and making that one lucky spin, winning this huge cash prize. It’s a dream come true!

Mega Moolah is also available on just about every other mobile device imaginable, and can be found at the top iPhone and Android casinos, as well as more generic mobile casinos that offer support for standard phones and smartphones. Mobilize your gambling today and start winning while on the go!

Back in February, 44 year old Nigel Page won £56 million playing the Euromillions jackpot lotto game. It was the third largest lottery win in British history.

Nigel Page was recently ordered by courts to pay £2m of his winnings to his ex wife, who left him for another man more than ten years ago. Wendy Page, 43, tried to get £8m from the jackpot winner, but settled out of court for a quarter of that amount.

Mr. Page offered to put the £2m into a trust fund for their 13 year old daughter, but the idea was shot down.

The legal president for the case is a rule called the ‘clean break’ clause. It says that says in a divorce situation where one person pays maintenance to the other, the other can ask for a lump sum of money and a clean break rather than taking ongoing payments. It is suspected that if the case went to court, Mr. Page would have been required to pay much less than £2m, but it seems he settled for the number to avoid the hassle of a legal battle.

Meanwhile, Nigel Page has re-married, moved into a £4million house with a private cinema and an indoor swimming pool, and is known to give regularly to local charities.

Back in February, 44 year old Nigel Page won £56 million playing the Euromillions jackpot lotto game. It was the third largest lottery win in British history.

Nigel Page was recently ordered by courts to pay £2m of his winnings to his ex wife, who left him for another man more than ten years ago. Wendy Page, 43, tried to get £8m from the jackpot winner, but settled out of court for a quarter of that amount.

Mr. Page offered to put the £2m into a trust fund for their 13 year old daughter, but the idea was shot down.

The legal president for the case is a rule called the ‘clean break’ clause. It says that says in a divorce situation where one person pays maintenance to the other, the other can ask for a lump sum of money and a clean break rather than taking ongoing payments. It is suspected that if the case went to court, Mr. Page would have been required to pay much less than £2m, but it seems he settled for the number to avoid the hassle of a legal battle.

Meanwhile, Nigel Page has re-married, moved into a £4million house with a private cinema and an indoor swimming pool, and is known to give regularly to local charities.

Bad Beat jackpots are becoming a popular trend, both online and offline. They are progressive jackpots attached to online poker games that are distributed to all the players at a table when one player loses to another with a very high hand. At Carbon Poker, the winner of the hand takes 17.5% of the jackpot, while the loser walks away with 35%. The rest of the cash is distributed to the other players at the table.

This week, player dk2112 won $156,402 in cash at a Bad Beat table. He was playing $.50/$1 no-limit at a table with a pot of just $55 when he won the big prize. He entered the table with pocket 7’s, which turned into quad sevens by the end of the hand. His confidence was shattered when his opponent BlackOutBob dropped quad 8’s.

Since dk2112 lost with such a strong hand, the Bad Beat Jackpot was set off, giving him the $156,402 prize. In fact, quad 7’s is the lowest hand that can trigger the jackpot, making dk2112 doubly lucky! BlackOutBob won the $55 pot but also took home $78,201 from the Bad Beat Jackpot. The other five players at the table were rewarded just for being there, getting $13,033 each.

While this is a pretty big jackpot win, it is nothing compared to the Carbon Poker record. Their largest ever Bad Beat Jackpot was $1.2 million, won on a Friday the 13th! Carbon Poker execs hope this figure will someday be trumped, but in the meantime, the jackpot has been reset to $100,000 and will continue to grow until it is won once again.

Bad Beat jackpots are becoming a popular trend, both online and offline. They are progressive jackpots attached to online poker games that are distributed to all the players at a table when one player loses to another with a very high hand. At Carbon Poker, the winner of the hand takes 17.5% of the jackpot, while the loser walks away with 35%. The rest of the cash is distributed to the other players at the table.

This week, player dk2112 won $156,402 in cash at a Bad Beat table. He was playing $.50/$1 no-limit at a table with a pot of just $55 when he won the big prize. He entered the table with pocket 7’s, which turned into quad sevens by the end of the hand. His confidence was shattered when his opponent BlackOutBob dropped quad 8’s.

Since dk2112 lost with such a strong hand, the Bad Beat Jackpot was set off, giving him the $156,402 prize. In fact, quad 7’s is the lowest hand that can trigger the jackpot, making dk2112 doubly lucky! BlackOutBob won the $55 pot but also took home $78,201 from the Bad Beat Jackpot. The other five players at the table were rewarded just for being there, getting $13,033 each.

While this is a pretty big jackpot win, it is nothing compared to the Carbon Poker record. Their largest ever Bad Beat Jackpot was $1.2 million, won on a Friday the 13th! Carbon Poker execs hope this figure will someday be trumped, but in the meantime, the jackpot has been reset to $100,000 and will continue to grow until it is won once again.