Although this is not a poker win, I thought the support chat quote in the press release was quite funny A great, great win, so congratulations to the new Norwegian millionaire.

Oslo,March 9, 2010 - A man in his forties from Norway has won over 4.8 million Euro on the online gaming site Betsson, with a stake of just 5€. The win is the largest payout in Betsson's history, and one of the largest in online gaming ever.

One can imagine how difficult it must be to describe how it feels to win this stunning amount. Therefore,we will instead disclose the chat session the newly multi millionaire had with customer support at Betsson.com.

10:17:28 PM Is this true???
10:17:50 PM Hi "Peter", Welcome to Betsson Support, I am Mike. What can I do for you?
10:18:28 PM Hi. Take a look at my account balance.
10:18:43 PM Is this really true??
10:19:18 PM What do you mean?
10:19:35 PM Have I won the Jackpot?
10:19:56 PM One moment.
10:20:16 PM I am shivering now!!!!
10:21:29 PM One moment "Peter", I am checking this now.
10:21:38 PM Thanks.
10:21:48 PM Hoping for a phone call
10:24:47 PM now???
10:25:08 PM I can confirm that you have won a Jackpot!
10:25:14 PM Do you want me to call you?
10:25:20 PM JESUS!!!!
10:25:50 PM Will some one call me to confirm it??
10:26:14 PM We can call you to confirm, if that's what you want?
10:26:43 PM No, I can see that the money is on my Betsson-account.
10:27:04 PM Congratulations!
10:27:06 PM But how much is it (€4,850,000, ed) in Norwegian Crowns???
10:27:41 PM I can calculate, give me a second.
10:29:43 PM In Norwegian Crowns is it today 38 119 098,24
10:30:07 PM OMG, thx, thx, thx!!!
10:30:46 PM Your welcome. Again, congratulations!
10:30:58 PM If you have further questions, don't hesitate to contact us.
10:31:13 PM Thank you!!!!!


"The jackpot has built up over a long time, and it is always nice when a normal customer becomes a Betsson millionaire. The prize is the largest single win we have ever paid out, and shows that it is possible to win big even with small stakes," says Marius Andersen,Betsson Norway Country Manager.

The gamer from Norway hit the jackpot after betting €5 on Betsson's Arabian Nights online game. Jackpots have grown significantly in recent years as the number of online gamers has increased, and online games are increasingly competing with the national lotteries to fulfil the Europeans' dreams of becoming millionaires.

haha nice... I love that he "had" to talk to support just to ensure it wasn't some joke. That's awesome.

Originally Posted by dew12109

haha nice... I love that he "had" to talk to support just to ensure it wasn't some joke. That's awesome.

I would call support too just to make sure it wasn't some freak error. That rocks

How is that not the absolute largest online payout ever? That is massive.

Yeah, it's 6.588725 million U.S. dollars according to google at the time of posting this. That's pretty crazy huge. I like how the article makes it seem like it can happen anytime haha.

I wonder if this Arabian Nights Game is EV+ lol.

God that is massive!

I lol'd at the chat log.... *priceless*