Rival Gaming Speaks Out Over Progressive Jackpot Mishap - 05-29-09

May 29 - Herewith the official statement made by Rival Gaming this week:

Rival Gaming, a leading provider of online gaming solutions, would like to take this opportunity to clarify recent confusion regarding the /One Million Reels BC/ Progressives Jackpot reinstatement.

Each Rival licensee owns, and is responsible, for their own brand. This is the case with the vast majority of online casinos whether they license their software from Rival or from another company. Rival does not have a controlling interest in any of its licensed casinos. Bonne Chance NV is a Rival-licensed gaming service provider offering processing and other turnkey services to Rival licensees. Rival Gaming offers 3 Progressive Slot games in its 80+ game portfolio. These progressive games are Rival-wide and allow a small percentage of each real-money wager to be contributed to the corresponding jackpot.

When the jackpot is hit, the customer receives the entire amount in their account. The customer can then withdraw or continue playing. Neither Rival nor the operator holding the winning customer have a financial interest in the progressive jackpot in and of itself. Progressive slot games are meant to be used as a marketing tool to acquire and retain customers.

On May 10, 2009 a "no-deposit required" promotion, which allowed play on Rival's One Million BC Progressive slot game, was granted to customers of a Rival-Powered casino property.

A customer from this casino hit the jackpot. The terms of the promotion allowed for only a small fraction of the total win amount to be withdrawn by the winning player. The intent of Rival's Progressive Jackpot system is for all real-money progressive-game-playing customers, across all Rival-Powered properties, to have a chance at winning the jackpot. In order to maintain the integrity of Rival's Progressive Slot games, the amount of the jackpot won with the limited cashout rules in effect was put back into the jackpot. The terms of the promotion were followed and the intent of the Progressive Jackpot system was maintained. Protocols have been updated to prevent a similar occurrence in the future.

Rival and its partners would like to sincerely thank their customers, clients, and affiliates for their continued loyalty and support. As of this writing the One Million BC Progressive Jackpot currently stands above $230,000 and is ready to be won!

Editor's Note: It is good to finally get some clarity over this issue from Rival and we trust they will monitor their licensees more closely in as far as the terms of their bonuses are concerned. The casino in question is "Irish Luck Casino", an not certified here at Online Gambling Insider.

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