LONDON, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest betting brand*, Bodog ( http://www.bodog.com), was born and raised in Canada and today announced that its online casino is roughly 48 hours away from dealing its One Billionth Hand of Blackjack. Being the first online gambling site in the world, they will, as a result, be the first to reach this milestone and they want Canadians to join in the fun and live like a billionaire in the sun - for a few days.

Bodog Casino is giving away two Billionaire's Experience prizes to blackjack players. In addition to the player who happens to play the historic billionth blackjack hand, Bodog Casino is awarding cash prizes to each player who hits one of the individual final 21 million milestone hands.

"The Bodog brand is proud to be a Canadian success story," explains Anique Gooden, Spokesperson for Bodog.ca. "Dealing one billion blackjack hands simply reinforces our status as the leading online global gaming brand."

For more on the Billionaire's Experience, visit the Bodog Casino.

*Independent research shows Bodog to be the biggest online gaming brand in the world according Google Alerts: http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=275580.