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LONDON, November 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The highly sought after 1 Million Euro Grand Slam of Slots jackpot was won on the 2nd November 2009 at 20.00 CET.

'Pattoned' has begun planning a new life of pure luxury after winning the glittering Million Euro jackpot in what has been the richest online slots tournament the world has ever seen.

The high profile Grand Slam of Slots tournament had an incredible 1.3 Million Euro prize pool with first prize being a life changing 1 Million Euros. There was also 300,000 Euros worth of additional prizes given away. In total, 482 people walked away from the Grand Slam of Slots tournament with fantastic prizes.

Entry into the Grand Slam of Slots was strictly limited to just 8,700 people worldwide and tickets into the event could not be officially bought. To gain entry into the Grand Slam of Slots, players entered satellite Freeroll tournaments held by Microgaming powered online casinos such as http://www.betway.com

The lucky players who won seats into the main event played on the massively popular Lara Croft Tomb Raider slot game. The players started with 9,000 coins and were able to boost their chances of winning with three add-ons and unlimited re-buys at 20 Euros each. The limited number of players combined with the high number of major guaranteed prizes meant all players were in with a good chance of walking away from the Grand Slam of Slots substantially richer.

The Marketing Director of http://www.betway.com commented, "I'm incredibly proud to have been associated with this incredible event which has turned one very lucky casino player into an instant millionaire".

The tournament started on Thursday the 22nd of October 2009 at 17:00 GMT and ran for 9 days across the Microgaming network which includes http://www.betway.com. The tournament ended on Monday the 2nd of November when the incredible jackpot was won at 20:00 CET by 'Pattoned'

Microgaming powers a number of leading online casinos around the world including http://www.betway.com which operates a casino, poker, and sports betting website in 14 languages throughout Europe.

To keep the winners rolling in, http://www.betway.com has launched a monthly $3000 Casino Freeroll tournament this November. This will give casino players regular chances to hit big slot jackpots on popular games such as Tomb Raider every month. The First http://www.betway.com casino Freeroll tournament will take place in November.

SOURCE www.betway.com