888 Italy Chalks Up Its First 100k Winner

Video slot player from Turin becomes 888. Its first 100,000 euro winner.

Television hit ‘The Money Drop’ has proved to be a winner for one lucky player at 888.it, as he became the online casino’s first ever player to hit the 100,000 euro jackpot.

Guido G, a 47 year old from Turin tried his hand at the popular game after seeing the 888.it logo on the State Monopoly site. He first tried his luck on a few games of live roulette and blackjack before moving onto the video slot “The Money Drop”. Based on the popular Endemol television game show, this slot is just one of the production company’s shows to be transformed into an online game.

The lucky player collected his winner’s cheque at a celebratory dinner hosted by the CEO of 888.it, Pier Francesco Geraci, organized to celebrate the success of 888.it. Said Geraci, "It is thanks to our clients that 888.it continues to grow and to receive the appreciation not only of other professionals, but also all our players, expert and novice. Guido is the first winner of one of our most fun games, a unique and attractive format of a popular TV game, and we it is only natural that we would like to meet him and deliver the Jackpot prize money in person and celebrate this victory with him."

Hopefully it won’t be long before 888.it is celebrating its next big winner. With a selection of games ranging from casino classics such as Roulette, Blackjack to video slots like Affari Tuoi. There is also the thrill of the live casino, where players get to experience the highs, excitement and real-time croupier action of a casino from the luxury of their own home.

888 has been in the news a lot lately. They recently closed a deal with NetEnt Games. NetEnt is one of the leading 3D slot games developers. Their games are full on productions with rendered shadows and incredible game play. Until now, 888 developed most of their games in house. With this new NetEnt deal, they will be making good use of NetEnt’s extensive game library.

888 also signed a deal with Facebook that has been getting a lot of attention in the media. They will be bringing their excellent games collection to Facebook. This includes bingo, slots, poker and even arcade games. It looks like 2013 is going to be a great year for the number 888!

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