Since the regulation of online casino access to US players in 2006 there has not been too much news of any US players taking home big winnings from online casinos on the web. Perhaps some US players are still winning but maybe less news is circulating about this topic due to the laws enforcing the seizure to play online.

Well just this week there was an announcement that one lucky US player took home a jackpot of over 20,000 dollars after playing at an online casino powered by Rival Gaming which do currently accept US based players. The player won the jackpot on a video slot game progressive jackpot called Major Moolah.

The exact amount that the play walked away with was $20,566, which is better than most work days especially in this economy. The online casino that this game was played at is called Lion Slots. The casino is a newer casino and offers a variety of slot games for players to choose from.

In order to win a progressive jackpot in Major Moolah the player must be playing the max bet function. The slot machine is standard to many slots. When the three reels all show a double M on the middle line the progressive jackpot is triggered and the player takes home the winnings.

This past year the major moolah jackpot was at the highest point it has ever been. The jackpot has currently been reset and is already climbing back up. The more that the game is played the higher the jackpot will continue to grow.

Finally there are two big online casino jackpots up for grabs that can be won by a U.S. player! In recent months U.S. players have seemingly been given the cold shoulder from the online casino industry with ever changing laws and software and casinos dropping out of their market.

One of those still U.S. friendly casinos, Lucky18Casino.com have announced that two of their online progressive slots have prizes up for grabs of over $1 million each! A pretty decent payout in the making!

The two slots involved are Jackpot Piñatas and Aztec’s Millions with $1.2 million and $1.1 million respectively. Jackpot Piñatas is a 5-reel, 20-payline progressive jackpot slot from Real Time Gaming.

Jackpot Piñatas was a 2008 launched, mexican-themed game that has a unique feature of a secondary jackpot which can pay up to 40,000 times your bet. It also includes fun symbols like the Donkey Piñata wild symbol and the Dog Piñata scatter symbol.

Aztec Millions is another Real Time Gaming offer with a Mexican/Aztec theme, 25 pay lines and 5 reels. This progressive slot has a fixed, $5 bet and is perfect for the big spenders not afraid of risking a fair amount of money. Aztec Millions comes with all the great progressive slot features like scatters, wilds and free spins as well as awesome graphics and more.

On it’s way up the big progressive jackpot ladder is another online slot at Lucky18Casino.com, Shopping Spree. This title could also be topping the one million mark in the coming weeks.

Play from Lucky Casino 18’s 16 online slots, blackjack, roulette and more. It’s easy to make payments as they accept Amex, Mastercard and Visa from everyone around the world, including U.S. players!

The online casino Ladbrokes.com has reported the revenues that they have made in the year of 2008. The online casino was happy to report that while 2008 was a more or less devastating year from most industries, they were still able to turn somewhat of a profit during this time.

While the revenue report was still much less than originally forecasted, the online casino group was happy to say that they were still in the positives and were happy that they were not seeing any red. The total revenue growth which excluded the “high rollers” showed a growth of 11% in total.

The “high rollers” themselves wagered an amount that was significantly less than that of 2007, down by more than double this past year. In 2008 the high rollers wagered an amount that totalled 80 million dollars, and while that may sound like a lot it is marginally compared to the amount of 170 million dollars that was wagered the year previous (2007).

The CEO of the company says that while they do not expect 2009 to be the best performer of all time they do not have any losses of smaller projections in the forecast than they did the previous year. Online gambling seems to be an industry that can continue to function throughout the recession and while gamblers may not make bets as large as they have in the past they are continuing to make bets none the less.

U.S. friendly online casino Rushmore casino has a lot going for it right now with nine huge slot jackpots up for grabs totaling almost $4 million dollars! Six games are currently standing at just over $100,000 while three others are hovering just over or under one million.

The crowds will be flocking to Rushmore as they currently hold the two largest jackpots open to all players including the U.S. in Jackpot Piñatas and Aztec’s Millions at $1,169,216 and $1,045,542 respectively and not to be forgotten and in a close third place is Shopping Spree at $927,805.

The other impressive jackpots from Rushmore include I.R.I.S. at $256,443, Jackpot Cleopatra’s Gold with $106,829 to give away, the Shark with a $93,058 jackpot and much more!

These and loads more of specialty, video, slot and table games are powered bye Real Time Gaming and are available in instant and download play options. Known for fair, transparent and secure gaming, Rushmore has built a long-standing, trusting relationship with players around the world. So transparent is Rushmore casino that they also have a unique financial history feature in which players can view every bet ever placed with exact dates, times, amounts, winnings, deposits and game results.

And while you’re checking out these great games and trying a run at the huge jackpots up for grabs don’t forget to take advantage of Rushmore’s $888 Welcome Bonus, other weekly and weekend promotions, the blackjack and slot special promotions and more!

The beautiful water fountains of the Bellagio, the stunning roman statues at Caesars Palace, the inviting pillars are the Venetian, all these are things you could soon be seeing when visiting the website of your favourite online casino. It is rumoured that Las Vegas hotels are just sitting on the edge of their seats waiting to penetrate the online casino industry.

With the acceptance and regulation of online gambling in the US just on the horizon many forecasters and online gaming experts are saying that they next big competitors in the online casino industry will be none other than the casino giants that are currently sitting almost lifeless on the Las Vegas strip.

The major gambling and hotel companies would be a great fit for the online gambling industry as they are so well known throughout the world as gambling establishments already. The casinos have all the proper ground work already laid out.

Industry analysts say that if online gambling was permitted in the US the companies would have no problem establishing a client base and building a new stream of revenue that can more than hold them over while they are experiencing this less than pleasant time in the economy.

The online casinos created by these companies are guaranteed to trump any small time player that is currently in the industry by a long shot. These companies have so many avenues they can take to make themselves popular. We will just have to wait and see if this is approved by the US government because as soon as it is change is just around the corner.

One online casino that is definitely toast worthy is online casino CasinoBellini.com where new members are in for some special treatment. If you log on and create an account you can simply make one deposit and enter to be in the weekly tournament that is solely for new members. The tournament is free to enter and a total prize pool of $2000 is up for grabs to the lucky players that win the top tem spots in the whole thing.

The online casino is a newer website and is powered by category leader Playtech. The site is geared towards a young crowd that is fresh and modern. The feeling of new is felt immediately as you log on with a clean layout and simple instruction to follow for new members to create their own accounts.

The website offers a wide selection of games such as Blackjack, Roulette, Slots, Video Poker, Keno, Craps and many, many more. Deposit bonuses are currently all the rage as depositing 97 pounds will currently get you a bonus of 200 pounds to play with which is three times as much money as what you planned to start with.

The online casino says that they believe that they have answered the request of their players. They listened to the feedback and advice of their current and potential members and they have honoured it. Holding a few extra tournaments for new members to make them feel special and involved is a little cost to pay for players to stay loyal to their online casino and continue as returning players time and time again.

With an already impressive line-up of action-packed, superhero games CryptoLogic have outdone themselves again, bringing several new comic book characters to the online slot world.

The new deal involves an exclusive, multi-year license with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and DC Comics and will allow CryptoLogic to bring Superman, Batman Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash to the online gaming world in addition to it’s already impressive line up of the incredible super heroes slots. Avid gamers can look for these new additions as early as the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2009!

Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic’s President and CEO said CryptoLogic leads the industry in bringing the biggest and best entertainment brands to online gamers. Hadfield was quick to praise DC Comics as one of the biggest brands in the entertainment world and noted how these new branded games represent the fastest-growing part of the business and are expected to drive revenue growth for many years.

The new deal also comes of the heels of several other great accomplishments for CryptoLogic including a fourth consecutive Top Casino Software Award from Gambling Online Magazine. The award is a highly coveted one as it is based on reader, player and site visitor votes around the world. CryptoLogic was also awarded Best Software Award from Casinomeister.com, and Best New Slot Game of the Year from AllonlineSlots.com for their exciting King Kong online slot game. Check out CryptoLogic.com’s game sections to view their great range of download and non-downloadable games, branded, video and classic slots and more.

If you have been digging in the couch for some spare change in recent times, there is a great way to turn that lucky found dime into a possible sum to the tune of ten million dollars. The online casino site Ultimatebet.com is offering players a shot of taking home the grand prize at the WSOP for the mere investment of a single dime.

To help honour and celebrate the online gambling sites 10th anniversary the company is offering players entry into WSOP step series qualifier tournaments for just 10 cents. While the series of tournaments have several steps before making the actual main event and then of course chances of making the final table this is definitely the best and cheapest shot in town at getting to the event.

The site that is an online poker room allows several players to enter tournaments for ten cents and allocates several spot for top placements in the tournament to qualify for the next step series tournament. After a player progresses through several of these tournaments they are then entered into one final online tournament of which the winning players are awarded packages that include entry and accommodations at the WSOP main event.

Those players that do make in to the main event must then play their best poker game that they have ever played in their life in order to beat out what could very well be over 8000 other poker players in order to make it to the final table which will be televised on national television. So if you think you have what it takes to beat the very best log on now and put your dime to the test.

People are happy and cheering at one online casino as they are collecting their winnings and coming back for day after day. The popular online casino Winaday.com has reported that they have paid out several big wins in the recent months of 2009. 2009 has been quite a successful day already at this online casino that features quite a few varied video slot games.

There have been several new video slot games that have had their jackpots hit in the last month and a few weeks and the sums of the new jackpots are now almost up to the same amount as to the amount when the jackpot was hit.

The online casino is reporting that video slot games have been the name of the game this year as people are turning to all kind of new slots for entertainment. The most recent jackpot was hit in January for a total of $150,000 dollars on a new 3D game. The jackpot is already back at $120,000 and it seems that it will be ready to go any day now.

There is no real skill to playing these particular slot games. Bonus games a self explanatory and almost anyone can get the hang of it just by playing a few times. The website also offers free training tutorials in case a player is looking to have a few practise runs before actually attempting the real thing.

All you have to do to get in on the action is log on to the online casino and create a membership and after you make your first deposit you are free to go into the online casino and explore and play to your heart’s desire.

It seems as though Poker is the talk at several online casinos these days. Online Casinos such as Party Poker, Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars are all sighting the upcoming WSOP event and online poker forums and websites that are dedicated to the world of poker are all on the same page talking about the tournament that will be taking place in the months to come.

The online casino sites that are considered poker rooms are beginning to offer satellite events that are sure to lead to big things for many players. Many players that play in tournaments such as the main event at the WSOP are unable to afford an entry into a tournament that is that expensive, costing an individual roughly ten thousand dollars not to mention accommodations and other related costs of playing in the tournament of a duration anywhere up to one weeks time.

Satellite tournaments are currently offering at online poker rooms for as low as two dollars to as high as one 1000 dollars. Tournaments that begin at a lower stake such as two dollars usually have several levels that a player must qualify and win for in order to progress to the next level. The player must successfully win in the top places of those tournaments in order to qualify for the final one. Players that opt to player in satellites that begin in sums equalling roughly 600 to 1000 dollars are likely to qualify for the event by simply winning that single tournament.

Players that love poker and look forward to these events love this time of year as this is the only chance for many to participate. If you are looking to play some online poker and then end up in Las Vegas for the main event then log on to a poker room now and see if your online casino can take you there.