The nature of progressive jackpots is such that they climb and climb. Mega Moolah, one such game, which can be found at Microgaming powered online casinos, has reached the $5 million mark.

Mega Moolah now stands atop the list of largest jackpots, in history and on our own Money Train service, a real-time jackpot tracker for gamblers.

In fact, over the time it has taken you to read up to this point that figure has grown some more. Yes, the service does update with every click on Refresh on your browser.

Ladbrokes, River Belle Casino, and other gaming sites that operate on the Microgaming software platform, have been doing extraordinarily well this past week or so with attracting new players who would very much like to win this prize.

The Other Side of the Coin
Meanwhile, Microgaming has chosen to cancel its license with Tusk Investment Corporation after hearing that it was experiencing debt problems.

A spokesman for Microgaming stated that "Microgaming announces that it has terminated its software license with Tusk Investment Corporation - with immediate effect, after having received Tusk's notification of its plans to put the company into liquidation."

Microgaming is trying whether to set up a Players' Trust Arrangement which protects the player's money in his or her account even if the casino goes into debt or closes down.

The eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance eCOGRA has also refused acceptance to Tusk after a routine review.