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ARJEL has just published an analysis of the online gaming market for the third quarter of 2019. This report confirms that the poker sector is progressing exceptionally, recording high growth for the last two years.

Still as numerous bettors

The French online games market is on the rise during this third quarter. Sports betting, horse betting and poker posted satisfactory figures with Gross Gaming Product reaching 346 million euros, a jump of 28%. In this list, poker remains the most profitable since the GGR amounts to 66 million euros, including an increase of 11% over a period of one year. A strong increase which can be explained by the rate of influx of users on the various platforms. There is no shortage of formulas and attracts thousands of enthusiasts around the world. It goes without saying that cash game tables and tournaments contribute to this success. Currently, the SnG format alone accounts for 85% of the volume. The percentage increases to 14% to the tune of 45 million euros and 5% for the cash game for 21 million euros. The Online Gaming Regulatory Authority (ARJEL) said the number of players is exploding, making poker a very promising market.

According to the figures, the number of active players per week has increased by 8%. Compared to the first half of the year, the scale of growth is twice as high, with approximately 256,000 accounts each week participating in poker games compared to 238,000 registered last year. In all, 643,000 active players logged in during tournaments organized by operators. ARJEL issued its conclusions by affirming that the poker segment remains the only activity which totals a significant number of players.

In short, the poker industry is far from running out of steam, particularly through the various tournaments organized by online poker sites. The list of cash game players continues to grow including mostly regulars of the circuit. French poker still has a bright future ahead of it with the opening of Parisian clubs.

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The City of Lights Las Vegas recently saw yet another bettor come home with a smile and their pockets in their pockets. Indeed, it is to the rhythm of the spins on the Wheel of Fortune Triple Red Hot Bells slot machine, that a lucky player will win a colossal sum of $ 2.24 million. Picked up after betting just $ 5, this gain is one of the biggest sums recorded in recent months.

He wins over $ 2 million

An additional gambling player was surprised by luck in the city of Las Vegas, in the state of Nevada in the United States. Anonymity remains in order for this umpteenth winner pampered by the twist of fate.

On Friday, November 15, the bettor enters the lobby of The Mirage casino complex. His mission, in this mecca of lucrative entertainment, is to try his luck, and if possible to return with the jackpot. The intentions of the player today are not really original. Indeed, it is the desire of all bettors.

But, the difference between one bettor and another is often displayed at the end of the session. Indeed, the player of the day ended his gaming session by entering, through the front door, into the class of casino winners.

By playing the game Wheel of Fortune Triple Red Hot Bells, the winner, who wanted to remain anonymous, landed a staggering sum. At this casino hotel located in the most popular square in the city of Las Vegas, the player of the day has won the trifling sum of US $ 2.24 million in cash. It is a sum which is still of the order of the extraordinary in this part of the United States, however famous for the importance of its jackpots.

It is 8:10 am when the player of the day takes part in a game session on Wheel of Fortune Triple Red Hot Bells. The news was launched by Mr. Kelley Waynert, a representative of IGT (International Game Technology). It all started with a vulgar 5 dollar coin. The winner of the day, probably indifferent to his token, didn’t know what to expect in the next few seconds. Here is that more than 2 million fell on this bettor, whereas the morning had just started.

One of the biggest gains in recent months

The gain won by this player is clearly one of the biggest recorded in recent months in the City of Light of Las Vegas. In late October, a player won approximately $ 492,700 on the Wheel of Fortune Triple Double Emeralds Slot Machine. On the following November 5, Las Vegas welcomed a lucky bettor by offering him over $ 257,000 on the same slot machine.

We can also report a win of over $ 935,100 at the Aliante Casino, and another of around $ 931,400 at the Main Street Station Casino, Brewey and Hotel. In Ohio, one lucky guy is going to win $ 317,795 on today’s slot machine game, but at a state airport.…

The magnificent casino of Charlevoix

On vacation with his family, a retiree wins nearly $ 1.2 million in the Charlevoix casino. He played on a progressive slot machine and won the Powerbucks jackpot. It was with a bet of $ 2.25 that he won this immense gain. The winner of the day is also not used to casino rooms, since he only visits casino establishments 2 to 3 times a year!

The highest jackpot in casino history

On October 26, 2019, the Charlevoix casino distributed the highest jackpot in its history. Even though the common imagination still refers to Las Vegas when it comes to the million dollar jackpot, it was in Canada this time that a player’s life changed in a spin of the crank. A retired 50-year-old has won a jackpot of $ 1.2 million at the Charlevoix casino.

The Charlevoix casino was inaugurated in 1994 and is located in La Malbaie. Originally from Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, this newly retired man came to the region on family vacation. He’s going to have fun at the casino, and during his slot game session, he lands the famous Powerbucks jackpot. This is a progressive jackpot with a floor of $ 1 million. It operates from a network of interconnected slot machines in the regions of British Columbia and Manitoba. The stake increases gradually with the number of players.

An immense joy for the young retiree

The sum won by the winner of the day is less than that won a few weeks later by a player at The mirage casino in Las Vegas, with a jackpot of $ 2,248,046. But it is still an exceptional gain. Especially considering that it was with a bet of $ 2.25 that this retiree was able to pocket $ 1,196,769. A real godsend for a player who only visits the casino 2 to 3 times a year.

Alain Gobeil, the casino’s operations manager, lived this memorable evening. According to him, the lucky winner took advantage of the evening, without holding back his joy. He was greeted after his victory in the casino’s VIP lounge, along with his whole family to celebrate his award. The person, who wished to remain anonymous, has no plans yet for his newly acquired fortune. Since 2016, Loto-Québec, the public company that manages the Charlevoix casino, has distributed through its casinos and its site nearly 15 prizes worth a million dollars or more.

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