Online casino software giant Microgaming is responsible for the creation of another millionaire thanks to their Lord of the Rings online slot paying out almost £2m!

Just after Christmas one lucky patron of Platinum Play Casino got a fantastic belated Christmas gift in the form of a massive progressive jackpot payout courtesy of the popular Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring online slot game. The win has only just been published on both the Fortune Lounge and Platinum Play websites as going to a player known as Susan C on 28th December for the life changing sum of £1,965,956.46 although no further details have yet been released. 

Last year was a very good year for large payouts coming from Microgaming powered casino games and there were many substantial wins taken by players around the world. The software firm is responsible for some of the top games in the industry, including Mega Moolah, which regularly makes millionaires of its players and which the Lord of the Rings game is hooked up to.

The Lord of the Rings game has a four tier progressive jackpot that brings into play a special Bonus Wheel round that gets triggered randomly during game play. When it swings into action, this Bonus Wheel guarantees the player a win line chosen from one of Mega Moolah's four jackpots. That's a one in four chance of taking the million plus top jackpot, making this video slots game well worth playing. That's aside from its amazing special effects and the inclusion of several of the characters from Tolkien's epic fantasy series. These include Gandalf, Frodo, Elrond, Gimli and Saruman with avatars and graphics created from the movie series under licence.

Microgaming provides its casinos with several other high paying progressive slots such as Isis, 5 Reel Drive, Summertime and of course Major Millions. These games have paid out massive jackpots many times over the last few years. 

Platinum Play had another huge payout in December when a player known as George K won €278,518 playing Caribbean Draw Poker on the 17th. Several five figure wins have been recorded at that casino in 2011 on a variety of their top games.

This is a fantastic way to promote any online casino, by real wins going to real people. Platinum Play is already a hugely popular online casino and benefits from being a member of the Fortune Lounge Group. It is powered by industry leaders Microgaming who provide the software for the casino and the games that members can play there.