One lucky British online bingo player is celebrating this week after winning over £90,000 off of a five pence stake courtesy of leading site GalaBingo.com and its Cash Climber jackpot.

The 50-year-old single mother uses the pseudonym ‘theberry’ on the site and has received £90,595 from GalaBingo.com after only winning the odd £50 prize in the past.

The Dartford resident stated that she had not been aware that she had hit the Cash Climber jackpot while playing in the Sharon Club room because she had been in her kitchen making a coffee. She only realised that she was the winner of a life-changing amount of money after seeing congratulatory messages in the site’s online chat room.

“I was shocked,” said ‘theberry’.

“At first I thought it might be a practical joke from a friend who had somehow managed to set it up. So, I called GalaBingo.com and they confirmed it was true.”

The winner had some unfortunate experiences in 2009 and stated that the prize money would certainly come in handy.

“I’ve had some bad luck last year, damaging my back, having my handbag stolen and crashing my car so this is just amazing,” said ‘theberry’.

“I think it has just about sunk in. We’ve had years of being careful so I’ve just got the children a few treats but I still haven’t spent much so far as we’re still working out what we want to do with our win. I have lots of things I want done in the house and am looking forward to a nice holiday as well.”

GalaBingo.com revealed that it pays out more than £65 million per month in prizes and is currently offering new players a voucher worth £20 to test out its services.

“We’re absolutely delighted for ‘theberry’ and her family, especially as she had such a bad run of luck in 2009,” said Lesley Hall, Online Public Relations Manager for GalaBingo.com.

“Hopefully, becoming one of our 500,000 monthly winners has helped 2010 get off to a really positive start.”

ChanceRoom.com, a new G2-powered gambling site with sports betting, poker and casino games, has launched in French and English. The site features a complete range of entertainment, all with the convenience of one account and one wallet, as well as some unique and generous VIP rewards.

ChanceRoom.com players can play poker in the poker room that’s part of the largest independent European poker network, enjoy state-of-the-art casino games, and even place a bet on the ponies or footies without having to logon to separate accounts.


“We’ve come up with some great ways to reward our best players,” said John Benjamin of ChanceRoom.com. “Players are automatically enrolled in our VIP Club which gives cash bonuses based on reward points earned by wagering and depositing. And, every month, we‘ll award bonus cash to the winners of our Points Race – the top point-scorers in each casino game that month.


ChanceRoom.com is launching in both French and English. Customer Support staff fluent in both French and English will make sure that players are well taken care of.


“Both sites will offer the same wide selection of games and betting options,” said Benjamin. “But the French site will likely focus more on French horse racing while the British site will emphasize football wagers more.”


“We’ve assembled a management team with many years experience in igaming,” said Louis Harang, Director of LGH Ltd. which owns and operates ChanceRoom.com. “We’ve designed unique incentives for regular players, and we’ve chosen one of the most innovative and reputable software providers to make sure our players enjoy the best experience possible.”


“We congratulate our newest licensee on the launch of their site. They’ve got a very good selection from our games portfolio, including our most popular big progressive jackpot games like Aladdin’s Lamp and Fortunes of Egypt, and we’ll have lots of new games for them in coming months,” said Mery Blomqvist at GTECH G2. “I’m sure ChanceRoom players will appreciate the convenience of having one wallet for the sportsbook, casino and poker room.”


ChanceRoom.com is encouraging players to try their new site by offering some of the most generous deposit bonuses available anywhere. Casino players can receive up to 1200€ and poker players get a 200% bonus (up to 1000€). The sportsbook offers a 25€ First Bet Refund.