Big Winners at WinADay and Slotland
Written by Larry Colcy
Tue, 31 Mar 2009
Category casino
Feedback Rating - no votes
3D Casino Player Hits $159K Jackpot on New Slot-O-Matic Game, shortly after Record-Breaking $200,111 Jackpot Drops at Slotland
An online slots player named “123jaki” had the luckiest day of her life when she hit the second big jackpot at the new three-dimensional casino, WinADay. She was playing Slot-O-Matic, the site’s most popular game – when she won $159,660 (123,620€).
“Slot-O-Matic is so easy to play,” said the excited winner. “I have to admit, I was daydreaming a bit when suddenly I saw that six-figure number! I had to get my husband to look at it before I could really believe it – I still find it hard to believe!”
This is only the second progressive jackpot win ever at the new 3D casino presented by Slotland. The first winner at the unique new site was an Italian player known as “Monica68” who won €116,200 ($148,724) playing Wheeler Dealer.
Continually adding new games, WinADay currently has six slot machines and video poker games to choose from in its three dimensional Games Lobby. Animated casino staff are available in the Lobby to answer questions and direct players to their game.
Slot-O-Matic is the newest game at WinADay and has quickly become the most popular.
“We’ve found that virtually every player tries this game at least once, and most players take a few spins on it every time they come to the site,” said Ondrej Tuma of WinADay. “I think it’s because it’s such an easy game to play. Beginners like it, but even more experienced players that usually play the multi-payline games like to take a break once in awhile it seems.”
Only last week Slotland, the popular online slots and video poker site that operates WinADay, wrote a cheque for a record-breaking $211K jackpot win on that site.
“Should we just keep the cheque book open?” joked Tuma. “That’s the fun of it – we really don’t know how high it will go or when it will be hit again!”
This time the WinADay jackpot was won on the Slot-O-Matic but all six machines on the site are tied to the same progressive jackpot so it could have been any one of them.
WinADay games are all instant-play, no-download Flash games. There’s nothing for players to download or install – they are in the 3D casino lobby, ready to play, in seconds. All games are original, built using proprietary software only available at WinADay and they’re all tied to one progressive jackpot pool.
At Slotland, only one week prior, after having been anticipated for weeks, the progressive jackpot was hit for a record-breaking $200,111 (€150,980). A player at the all slots and video poker site, known as “FORGOMO”, hit the historical jackpot on the always-popular Heavy Metal slot machine.
“I never dreamed I’d pay off my mortgage with an online slots win,” said the ecstatic jackpot winner. “I just make small bets and win a few dollars once in awhile. Now, let’s just say I’m not going to lose any sleep over my credit card balance!”
FORGOMO was a regular player at Slotland several years ago but until he started playing regularly again about a month ago he hadn’t spun the reels for quite awhile. Obviously he’s glad he went back!
This incredible jackpot breaks the record set last March when a Canadian player won $195,083 (€126,910). He was playing a Slotland favourite, Treasure Box.
Slotland’s last big jackpot win was in December when a player known as ZONARIZ won $110,125 (€87,728) playing one of Slotland’s popular video poker games, Striking 7s. Since the Slotland jackpot is won every six weeks or so last year, many players have felt this win was long overdue for weeks. The winner isn’t sorry it took so long and is quite happy to win it when it had had time to build to the largest jackpot ever at Slotland.
Heavy Metal, one of 16 unique games tied to the Slotland progressive jackpot, is a three-wheel, four-payline slot machine game. Any payline with has a bet placed on it can win. It is the first slot machine ever that allows players to place bets on their game history.
While Slotland jackpots aren’t the biggest on the internet, they are hit so frequently that they are always popular with online slots players. Last year, Slotland awarded nearly a million dollars in progressive jackpot wins.