Big winners in 888.com's surprising september

Gibraltar (PRESS RELEASE) October 17, 2006 - 888.com, the world’s premiere online casino and poker room, has wrapped up Surprising September, one of the online casino’s biggest giveaways ever.

888.com players in both Pacific Poker and Casino-on-Net walked away with thousands of dollars worth of prizes during the month-long blowout giveaway.

One lucky winner walked away with a prize pool of $52,500 after winning Surprising September’s online poker tournament. Dozens of other players also took home their share of the $250,000 prize pool.

Alex Reign, promotions department manager, revealed that the top prize winner of the tournament was a true underdog story. “The player deposited only $52 and took home over $52,000,” Reign said.

Twenty first-time depositors also lucked out during Surprising September, winning a dream vacation for two to glamorous Las Vegas.

“This special event is one of many that we offer our valued players – new and old alike. We always do the utmost to make sure that our players have the best and most unique gambling experience on the web,” Reign added.

Slot enthusiasts also won their share of prizes; the top point-accumulators received part of a $30,000 give away simply for playing millionaire Genie during September.