It is no surprise that online gambling is catching on in just about every corner of the globe. The chance to sit at home and play casino games at your leisure is for many the ultimate thrill and extremely convenient too. We always like to keep our readers updated with the latest gaming news and the story below is simply mind blowing.

NetEnt are one of the most established gaming platforms in the online casino industry. They power top sites like bet-at-home which we have reviewed and covered many of their online scratch cards and slots.

A new online slots record jackpot win was confirmed on Sunday 20th January 2013 when a new world record was set. One lucky middle-aged Finnish player won the jackpot of a lifetime of €17.8 million while playing at a Netent powered casino paf.com. This beats the former world record in the Guinness Book of World Records which was €11.7 million.

The world record breaking slot was none another than Mega Fortune. This crazy jackpot was the result of a jackpot that grew and grew until the lucky slots player changed gaming history.

CEO at NetEntertainment Per Eriksson stated,” This is our second world record jackpot in online gaming. The large liquidity within the slots with progressive jackpots enables the rapid growth of these jackpots, which is great news for the operators. We want to congratulate the winner of this record jackpot and hope to turn many more players into millionaires in the future.”

CEO of PAF Anders Ingves had some good advice for the jackpot winner,” Since we want the prize money to be a source of joy for the winner, we strongly recommend that winners seek economic counseling and that they remain anonymous. We also recommend that big winners take a break from playing.”

With online gambling entering new territory with the choices like mobile devices, it is just a matter of time before the next record breaking jackpot is set. The question is simply if you can afford not to have a small flutter and change your destiny in seconds? If the answer to this question is yes then check out these sites driven by the cream of the crop like Netent, Microgaming and Playtech. The casino is your oyster online.