Jackpot won on 080808

The Luckiest Day Ever at Golden Tiger Casino

Player hits massive jackpot on 080808.

August 21, 2008 -- Following the specifically scheduled starting time and date of the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing last week, it is now common knowledge that the number 8 is considered extremely lucky by the Chinese. The word for eight, 'ba' sounds so close to the word for wealth that many people believe eight is a number linked to prosperity. Needless to say, gambling on the 8th August 2008 by Chinese living in countries permitting casinos took an enormous increase. Another spike in gambling was seen in popular Asian themed online casino Golden Tiger, owned by the industry leading Casino Rewards group.

Amongst the winners on the 8th day of the 8th month was Jean-Michel N. from France who won an incredible $49,960 on the progressive slot machine 'Lots a Loot' at Golden Tiger Casino.

A progressive jackpot increases each time a game is played, where machines are linked together to form one large progressive jackpot that grows more quickly, since multiple players are contributing at the same time. Golden Tiger Casino features no less than 15 progressive jackpots, including slots, card and table games. The player's favourite Mega Moolah, famous for never dropping below $1 million, is currently sitting on a cool $3.6 million. Earlier this year Klaus E from Finland grabbed international headlines with the biggest online win ever at BlackjackBallroom.com, another of Casino Rewards' award winning online casinos. With a $5.5 million win off a 50 cent bet, Klaus proving the attractiveness of the progressive jackpot and why the smarter gambler is heading to Golden Tiger Casino.

Golden Tiger Casino consistently attracts players from all over the world to its sophisticated card and table games and interactive video slot machines including the latest installment to the Lara Croft series: Tomb Raider - the secret of the sword, a technological revolution in online gaming. With a special online casino signup offer of $1500 free and 1 hour to try and win as much as possible on the free slots, Golden Tiger Casino continues to making online gambling more accessible and attractive to all levels of player.