A Greek online casino player is still pinching himself in disbelief after winning one of the biggest jackpots that the industry has seen in a long time. The player, known only as Georgios A. tries his luck at the Mega Fortune Jackpot at the popular bet-at-home.com online casino, staking just €2.50 on his favorite game. Imagine his utter joy when that tiny stake turned into a whopping €3,015,906.28?!

FreeLotto.com, which was charged by New York’s Attorney General Office for sending deceptive and misleading promotional material to customers, has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in penalties and fees.  In addition, the PlasmaNet group has to refund all eligible customers over the next six months.

An online casino is giving high rollers something to smile about (besides the size of their bankrolls…) through a new welcome bonus. The casino in question is EU Casino, the Cyprus based site that is powered by the Skill on Net software group.

Loto Quebec came out strongly against criticism leveled at it regarding the decision to introduce online gambling to the province by fall this year. The state run corporation is hoping to bring in $50 million in revenue by 2013 and is doing all it can to introduce the poker and casino sites this year.

Norway took one step backwards in approving online gambling by voting in favor of a law that essentially bans the transfer of funds between citizens and online gambling operators. The law, which is due to be implemented in June this year, is directed against credit card companies and online payment processors.

Following the growing trend of mobile gaming around the world, the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino said that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Cantor Gaming to bring the eDeck mobile gaming device to the casino. Cantor Gaming already supplies its quality eDeck to a number of top casinos in Vegas, including the Palazzo and the Venetian.

The first reaction of most to the question raised above is a solid “No!” Kids are kids and they should have nothing to do with the dangers of gambling online. Well, reality looks a bit different and one must also consider just what constitutes gambling online for kids. There are plenty of well accepted kid’s game sites online which could also be seen as the introduction to real online gaming. Any parent should consider this issue and make sure to take the steps needed to keep the online gaming in their house safe.

Sega Games, which was formed by the Japanese video gaming group Sega Corporation to launch new online gambling brands, has announced that its two new sites will feature responsible gambling measures to ensure “an enjoyable gaming experience.”

A welcome bonus of several hundred dollars could seem tempting to anyone. You’re going to make a deposit anyways so what can it hurt to get some extra money to play for? The truth is that online casino bonuses can be a bit tricky. If you don’t win anything with them and you only play now and then you might never realize how backwards they can work. Every player owes it to himself to be aware of the true nature of casino bonuses. If he doesn’t get how they work he might actually lose a lot of money on them!

It’s not every day that someone becomes one of the 1000 richest people in the United Kingdom, but that is what happened to a perfectly ordinary man on a perfectly ordinary Saturday morning this week. Nigel Page became £56 million richer literally overnight after he shared the top prize of £112 million in the EuroMillions lottery payout this week. Page, who lives in West Country with his partner and their three children, is absolutely stunned with his victory and has already created a long list of people who he would like to help out as a result of his good fortune.