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Online slots tournaments are becoming an increasingly popular way of gambling online regularly without putting too much money on the line. Casinos powered by Microgaming, widely regarded as the pre-eminent software provider for online casinos today, have a unique slots tournament format that we will examine in this guide. We'll show you how to play, where to play, and more importantly, how to give yourself the best chance of winning.

Peterborough, UK online gambler SophieM was kissed by Lady Luck this week when she hit the £102,718 progressive jackpot on William Hill Casino's online slot 'Pharaoh's Treasure' on a £4.50 bet.

A Spanish online gambler couldn't believe his luck this week when the progressive slot machine Lotto Madness awarded him a fantastic €257,250 payout at Playtech-powered Casino Tropez.

Mobile gambling technology provider and Microgaming associate Spin3 has launched an innovative "top up" promotion that is being offered to the mobile player who hits the current Major Millions progressive jackpot before it tops a million.

A CS Casino (formerly Sands of the Caribbean Casino) online player Toronto in Canada is the latest recipient of progressive slot largesse from the popular Cryptologic-powered "Rags to Riches" game. The Canadian, a longtime CS Casino player, cashed for $235,853 this week on bets of a few dollars, collecting the reward after playing the game on a regular basis for some years.

Online slots tournaments are becoming increasingly popular as more and more online casinos add tournaments to their game selections. Offering a chance to play a variety of different slot games for a low entry fee, playing in a slot tournament can be a fun way to try a new slot machine for little cost. And of course, you get the chance to win some terrific cash and prizes along the way.

There are three new games in Internet gambling software developer Microgaming's offerings for August launched this week.

Stash of the Titans is a 5 reel, 20 pay-line video slot with a theme that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at some of those tall tales from Greek mythology and the 1981 cult movie with a similar title. The brilliant artwork has many familiar looking characters such as Medusa, Cerebus, Pegasus and the dreaded monster Kraken, all integrated into a game that has a wide range of winning opportunities through Wild, Scatter, Free Spin and Multiplier advantages.

North Carolina governor Mike Easley has signed another anti-online gambling law into being, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times this week.

The bill bans the use of pre-paid telephone cards to facilitate Internet-based gaming, a new kind of entertainment that has replaced video poker in some convenience stores, restaurants and other spots. Players using the system would purchase pre-paid telephone cards, which were then used to play sweepstakes.

UK gambling group William Hill's online "mini-slot" game Clover Rollover is pulling in bingo enthusiasts this week after the jackpot topped the £1 million mark for the first time.

The top prize has never been won on Clover Rollover, and the jackpot has steadily grown since March 2007.

The growing trend among online gambling game developers to use famous movies to theme video slots continued this week with an announcement from Party Gaming that it has secured an exclusive four-year licence to create online games based on the international blockbusters The Terminator and the original Rambo series.