Slot News Archive : 2005

Published : 2005

Below you will find an archive of all of the news items posted at All Online Slots between January and December 2005. Please note that some of links lead to external sites. For current news see our Latest Slots News section.

January

Texas Woman Wins $3.8 Million on Wheel of Fortune

Posted : 7th of January, 2005

Hot on the heels of the first big online win a Texas woman won a big $3.8 million on Wheel of Fortune in Las Vegas. She borrowed $1 from her mother for the winning spin ...

Player Wins Over $4,000,000 at Las Vegas Airport

Posted : 11th of January, 2005

Quite a few players say that you should never play slots at the airport as they tend to be tight. Edward Frost from Boston did not listen to this advice and won $4 million ...

February

All Jackpots Casino - More Games, More Features, More Jackpots

Posted : 3rd of February, 2005

Today, the Jackpot Factory Group have announced that All Jackpots online casino has been upgraded to the new Microgaming VIPER software platform. To celebrate they are ...

Over $2,000,000 Worth of Jackpots Won in a Single Day

Posted : 15th of February, 2005

In one of the biggest days ever for online jackpots, two players hit big for over $2,000,000. The jackpots were won on Microgaming's KIng Cashalot and Major Millions

The First Online Instant Millionaire For 2005

Posted : 21st of February, 2005

A player from the UK has won the Major Millions jackpot for a total of £743,760.57 or just over $1.4 million US Dollars. He is the first online slot player to win a million ...

March

Three New Slot Machines From Microgaming

Posted : 1st of March, 2005

Microgaming have added three new games to their ever growing slots line up. Mermaids Millions and Cabin Fever are five reel video slots and Frost Bit is a classic ..

Big Progressive Winners in February

Posted : 5th of March, 2005

February 2005 was one of the biggest ever months for online jackpots with over $4,900,000 being won by 92 players. Over $2,000,000 of this was won in a single day.

$4.1 Million MegaJackpot Won At Caesars Palace

Posted : 20th of March, 2005

A New York man, Russell Sears decided to stay up late and play slots at Caesars Palace - a decision that would change his life. In the early hours of Sunday morning he hit ...

May

$1,800,000 Jackpot Won on Gold Rally

Posted : 2nd of May, 2005

Major Millions is no longer the biggest online jackpot game. On the 30th of April a lucky online gambler hit all of the scatters and won a big $1,853,875.84.

Gold Rally - The New Record Breaking Online Slot Machine

Posted : 20th of May, 2005

Having become only the second online slot to pay out a million dollar plus jackpot Gold Rally has done it in style breaking the previous record for an online jackpot by ...

Microgaming Adds New Games to Flash Casinos

Posted : 21st of May, 2005

Today Microgaming have added a big range of new slots to their flash casinos including the very popular Thunderstruck video slot with free spins.

June

Next MegaJackpot Winners Will Break Penny and Nickel Slot Records

Posted : 8th of June, 2005

Both the world record for a penny and a nickel slot will be broken by the next winners on two of IGT's MegaJackpot games. The penny jackpot stands at $2,562,808 while the nickel ...

Gold Rally Hits Again - This Time For over $200,000 at Kiwi Casino

Posted : 23rd of June, 2005

Just over a month since Gold Rally set a new online jackpot record and a lucky player at Kiwi Casino has hit the top prize. Marie who had joined Kiwi Casino two days earlier ...

July

IGT Has Acquired WagerWorks

Posted : 27th of July, 2005

While we don't normally post business topics this one is of interest to every online slot player. IGT has acquired WagerWorks an online casino software provider.

August

World Record Penny Jackpot Won On The Twilight Zone Video Slots

Posted : 12th of August, 2005

The first of the big record jackpots was won today. The world record for a penny slot jackpot is now $2,995,071, beating the previous record by just under a million dollars.

September

Jackpot Factory - Teaching Players To Gamble Responsibly

Posted : 12th of September, 2005

Today the Jackpot Factory Group have announced a new responsible gambling program aimed at every player at their four casinos. Now players who appear to be getting ...

The First Player To Win IGT's Megabucks Twice

Posted : 16th of September, 2005

A 92 year old Las Vegas man has become the first player in history to win the top prize of IGT's Megabucks twice. His first win was for $4.6 back in 1989, his latest win ...

Strictly Slots Readers Vote Slotland A Winner

Posted : 27th of September, 2005

Slotland Online Casino has won two awards in Strictly Slots yearly readers poll. Last year they picked up Best Slots Site, this year they scored the top spot in the Most Unique ...

October

$11,909,745 Won On IGT's Megabucks Progressive

Posted : 16th of October, 2005

Megabucks has hit again, this time for $11.9 million at the Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The jackpot comes just one month after a 92 year old player won $21.1 ...

November

Play Slots On Your Cell Phone at Slotland

Posted : 8th of November, 2005

Yesterday Slotland launched the first of their mobile slots. In a sign of the popularity of the mobile gambling format over $3,500,000 worth of wagers were made in the first 24 ...

December

$111,976 Jackpot Won At Slotland

Posted : 13th of December, 2005

Another player has scooped the top prize at Slotland and just in time for Christmas. ULLKNIGHT won over $111,000 on the five reel Magic slot when she lined up five ...