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Online slot gaming has become the Summer's biggest hit after Microgaming launched an innovative slot tournament. Most gamers will be aware the slots are now playable in multi-player contest format – but no contest until now has allowed a slot player to top the leader board and scoop a guaranteed 1 million euro reward. Check out the specifications of the online slot comp – plus the advantages this style of gaming has over traditional slots……

The web's biggest ever slot contest

The Grand Slam of Slots is being held at Microgaming casinos. The initial contests are qualifers to win a pass the the grand final later in 2009. Essentially, finalists will play on Tomb Raider slot with 9,000 credits and 60 minutes to hit a high score. However, it's the prizes that have got people raising their eye brows – there's a €1,000,000.00 grand prize, €50,000.00 second prize, €25,000.00 third prize and a cool 482 reward levels. Not bad for a contest that you can win entrance to for the cost of a few scratch cards or lotto tickets!
The advantages of online slot contests?

One of the major advantages offered by online slot contests is the fact you can buy your ticket to a gaming session and know your costs before you start – that makes them highly attractive for gamers on a budget or players who tend to spend more than their session limit. In addition, slot competitions have guaranteed prizes unlike normal slot machine which don't always payout jackpot rewards. Is this the end of normal slots gaming – 100% not because classic slot machines are still the world's most popular leisure game. However, they do have real competition from the growth in contest gaming.

Most online slot gamers now swap between the two slot genres – but be warned you need quick spin fingers to fire out hundreds of spins during the competitions!

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The number of 1 million plus slot jackpots won in 2009 has been seriously impressive – it seem like lucky gamers are literally winning big every week playing online slot machines. However – what's the reality, are jackpots really on the rise during a global recession?

Jackpot frequency on the up?

According the the latest reports, online slot gaming is at an all-time high, with more players logging on for good value leisure during the credit crunch. Good news indeed – because that means the big software developers are pumping out more jackpots than ever on the slots. For example, the world famous Microgaming paid out a record breaking €6,374,434 to a single player on Mega Moolah progressive jackpot slot. Their slot games have paid out around $300 million in total over the past decade!

Top 10 Microgaming jackpot slot wins
€1,171,776.63 €6,374,434.00 $5,556,753.68 £1,094,112.81 $1,988,881.09 $1,745,475.28 $1,427,369.74 $1,216,556.76 $1,218,306.82 $1,402,573.91

There have been over 7,000 jackpot winners on Microgaming slot software – that means casinos using other software pushes the jackpots won to incredible levels. Industry experts also reveal that the number of winners over 10.000.00 has risen in 2009 to the highest ever level – probably due to the sheer number of new gamers and a rise in the total number of slot spins made online. Ultimately, because online slot games use genuine slot software, your personal chance of scooping millions remains stable from year to year. Now – where to find that lucky spin?

Gamers in 2009 have scooped huge slot machine winning with some mad stories – including winning the jackpot the first time they ever spin, winning with free bonus cash and winning a big jackpot for the second time. In essence, online slot machine gaming is as good as it's ever been and companies such as Microgaming will continue to make the dreams of the luckiest gamers come true.