Slot News Archive : 2001

Published : 2001

Below you will find an archive of all of the news items posted at All Online Slots between January and December 2001. Please note that some of links lead to external sites. For the latest news see our Latest Slots News section.

January

Stewardess Wins Over $9 Millions on MegaBucks

Posted : 12th of January, 2001

Find out how US Airways flight attendant Cynthia Malinoski turned her 5 hour lay-over in Las Vegas into a $9,000,000 plus progressive win on the $1 version of IGT's Megabucks.

Player wins $408,068.98 on the Betty Boop Progressive in AC

Posted : 25th of January, 2001

Gerry Hammill of Verona, Pa scooped a $400,000+ jackpot on the quarter denomination Roaring 20's version of the Betty Boop Big Hit Series.

Total Progressive Paid Out By Microgaming Exceed $20,000,000

Posted : 25th of January, 2001

Find out how the five progressive slots including Cash Splash, that are found at Microgaming powered casinos have paid out a total of over $20,000,000 since they ...

Betty Boop Hits Again - That's Twice in Just 24 Hours!

Posted : 26th of January, 2001

The Betty Boop progressive seem to be really hot at the moment with Gloria Avila winning $418,822.25 on her first spin at Viejas Casino.

February

Texas Couple Win $3,000,000+ on Wheel of Fortune

Posted : 18th of February, 2001

When Texans MJ and Mamie Morgan decided to spend the weekend in Vegas we can't image they had any idea that they would leave the Excalibur casino multi-millionaires.

March

Cash Splash Winner Makes it Three Times Lucky

Posted : 19th of March, 2001

The Cash Splash slot from Microgaming is by far the most popular progressive online. Find out how Blake R. manage to win the top prize not once but THREE times.

Two Huge Progressive Hits in Vegas in Just One Hour

Posted : 22nd of March, 2001

It seems that the 15th was an excellent day for players in Las Vegas with an $8,000,000 Megabucks win and a $360,000 Jeopardy progressive hitting within an hour ...

The Microgaming Progressives Keep On Breaking Records

Posted : 26th of March, 2001

Just two months on from breaking the $20 million mark the Microgaming progressive slots have paid out another $5,000,000 to players. If you are a progressive fan then ...

April

Cash Splash Pays Out Over $21,000,000 in Three Years

Posted : 4th of April, 2001

The three reel, single line Cash Splash progressive by Microgaming reached $21 million worth of jackpots paid out today with a $32,188.20 jackpot won by Elizabeth C ...

Betty Boop "Roaring 20's" Jackpot Hit Twice This Month

Posted : 12th of April, 2001

Having hit 51 times since their launch the Betty Boop progressives from Bally gaming have now paid out a total of $13,632,588. This includes two big winners just this month alone.

Microgaming Jackpots Now Available in Flash Casinos

Posted : 15th of April, 2001

Up until now you have had to download software to get in on the jackpot action. Today this has changed with Cash Splash, Fruit Fiesta, Wowpot and Lotsaloot being added to ...

Wheel of Fortune Hits For $5.1 Million at Paris

Posted : 21st of April, 2001

Find out how with $100 and 20 minutes of play Jim Fowler of Cypress CA won a big $5,100,000 jackpots by lining up three Wheel of Fortune logos with the ...

Four Online Jackpots : Debbie R wins $169,588.75

Posted : 29th of April, 2001

Clearly some players have some serious luck. Take for example the story of Debbie R. who hit three Cash Splash jackpots including a $67,994.27 and $60,807.26 win plus a ...

May

Faster Downloads for Microgaming Casinos

Posted : 9th of May, 2001

If you are using a dial up Internet connection then the days of waiting for hours for a casino to download are over. Today Microgaming released a new version of their online casino ..

Betty Boop Progressive Hits Again for $394,458.82

Posted : 16th of May, 2001

Today, Cathy Spallino became the 52nd player to score the top prize of the Betty Boop series of games from world famous slot maker Bally Gaming.

The Jackpots Keep Growing at Microgaming Casinos

Posted : 23rd of May, 2001

A $53,776.43 on the Lotsaloot progressive slots today pushed the total of progressive wins at Microgaming casinos to over $30,000,000. Clearly if you are looking for a big jackpots ..

June

Debbie R. Continues Her Winning Streak with Two More Jackpots

Posted : 23rd of June, 2001

Back in April we posted the story of Debbie R. who had won three progressive jackpots online. Today it was announced that she has won two more! Her five progressive wins ..

Fighter Pilot Wins $3,000,000 on Wheel of Fortune

Posted : 23rd of June, 2001

In Vegas for less that 24 hours, US Air Force pilot Major William Tracy turned his vacation into a trip to remember with a life changing jackpot of $3,000,000 on the Wheel of ...

More Players Join Debbie R. as Multiple Jackpot Winners

Posted : 25th of June, 2001

Find out how five more online slots players, Marilyn, Chrisoula, Linda, Jean and Blake have beaten the odds and won more than one progressive jackpot. Combined they have ...

July

First Jackpot Winner on Treasure Nile

Posted : 18th of July, 2001

The Treasure Nile progressive was launched just a week ago with a starting jackpot of $40,000. Today the first jackpot was hit for $105,248.06 by Suzanne G. The game is ...

August

New World Record for the Highest Wheel of Fortune Jackpot

Posted : 2nd of August, 2001

When Kathleen Budz and her husband Don made their yearly vacation to Las Vegas they had a feeling that they were going to get luck. Kathleen's dream came true with ...

New World Record For an Online Progressive

Posted : 4th of August, 2001

Just two days after seeing a new land based jackpot record we have a new online record. Just three weeks after being launched, the five reel, nine line Treasure Nile has paid ...

Wheel of Fortune Pays $3,000,000 Birthday Present

Posted : 12th of August, 2001

As part of her 60th birthday celebrations Jill Steuber and her husband, Gerald decided to visit Harrah's in Laughlin. Having never played dollar machines before Jill decided ...

September

First Jackpot on Millionaire 777's Won for $1,374,539

Posted : 18th of September, 2001

Launched on May the 1st the Millionaire 777's progressive from Bally Gaming has finally paid out it's first Major Jackpot. Linda Peterson of Jackson GA invested just $100.

October

More Players Join the Multiple Winners Club

Posted : 9th of October, 2001

It seems that winning more than one progressive has become the trend for many online slots players. Today it was announced that in total the players in the multiple winners ...

November

Rags To Riches Hits For $226,970.92 at The Sands

Posted : 9th of November, 2001

A player with the username "Buster" has spun up a $226,970.92 on the Rags To Riches progressive at the Sands of the Caribbean online casino. This comes just two months ...

Wheel of Fortune Quarters Pays Out $2,500,000

Posted : 26th of November, 2001

While playing Wheel of Fortune at Harrah's in Las Vegas, Bryan Sundblom turned a 75 bet into a $2,500,000 jackpot. This is one of the biggest wins for the quarter denomination ...

December

A Look Back at the Biggest Jackpot Winners of 2001

Posted : 20th of December, 2001

It's been an amazing year for online jackpots winners . We have seen the online records broken multiple times and even players who have hit the same jackpot more than once ...