Online casino game pays out £118k

A man who had only recently started to play online casino games has won a jackpot prize.

An online casino game has paid out £117,952 to one lucky gamer.

William Hills' online casino has seen its first customer to drop the Casino Stud Jackpot with a Royal Flush.

Paulo Silva - who had only recently begun to play the online casino game - was the lucky winner and was elated to have won the prize, saying: "What perfect timing. I’ve just bought a new house and I’m trying for a baby with my partner. What a way to start 2010. This could be the best year of my life."

William Hill spokesperson Sharon Young stated that the company is always pleased when a customer hits the jackpot and said that it was "an amazing way for such a new player to start the year".

As well as online casino games,William Hill has a number of betting shops across the UK which collect more than one million betting slips every day.

Online bingo site 888 ladies has recently announced that it is to provide aid to the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti by donating the proceeds of its monthly jackpot game to the cause.