Microgaming's Jackpot Games Cash Out €150 Million In 2018

Independent software development company with headquarters in the Isle of Man, Microgaming Software Systems Ltd, has released a financial report on jackpots from 2018, claiming that its players cashed in monumental €154,954,249 through the network during the last 12 months.

The ;eading entertainment aggregator continues to live up to its reputation as nine fortunate punters walked away with seven-digit amounts after playing Microgaming’s progressive jackpots, including the well-celebrated Mega Moolah, Major Millions and other great releases.

The UK-based developer already holds the Guinness World Records title “for cashing out the largest jackpot payout in an online slot machine game,” when a player won staggering €17,879,645.12 in 2015.

However, the sum that totally eclipsed this life-changing figure was triggered by another player’s mobile device at Grand Mondial, three years later. The new payout record is in ranks of €18,915,872.81 but it’s certainly not the only jackpot prize on the network…

A Series of Earth-Shattering Rewards

According to the report, 2018 was quite lucrative for some Microgaming players, as it kicked off with a nice €2,424,117.20 win on January 14th at Zodiac casino. The winning spree continued in February, when another fortunate slot enthusiast scored massive €4,769,344.11 at Royal Vegas… but nine days later, Captain Cook’s Casino celebrated with its multi-millionaire member, who ever so flawlessly bagged scorching €4,365,843.63 and marked another milestone for the network.

Following this extraordinary run, is yet another punter from Grand Mondial, whose impressive €4,603,056.85 cha-ching moment happened on Thursday, April 19th. Only two months later, on June 24th, striking a mind-blowing win has also been confirmed by a member of Jackpot City, who nailed whopping €4,931,205.46 and made a nice introduction for…

… two more wins on Major Millions, a 5-reel slot that cashed out €1,896,616.91 on February 2nd to a Betsafe player and another €1,515,371.53 on August 22nd to a punter from RedKings.

Microgaming’s New Year Resolutions

The network’s jackpots are not slowing down in 2019 either, as Microgaming’s highly-volatile games continue to pay out stupefying amounts in January. The latest win was struck by a 32Red punter on the second day of the year, as he racked up majestic €1,162,021.24, again on Major Millions!

What’s more important, the aggregator has disbursed approximately €980 million so far, confirming its dominant position in the industry, not only when it comes to payouts approaching €1 billion, but its outstanding collection of releases with progressive prizes… you can see the entire list in our jackpot category.

Finally, the company’s CEO, John Coleman, expressed gratitude and congratulated all players in the following statement:

“Congratulations to all the lucky winners in 2018. We are proud to host the industry’s largest progressive jackpot network, which paid out more than €150 million last year, setting a number of payout records in the process.

It is remarkable to see total payouts nearing €1 billion, which really highlights the strength of the network, and we are excited to be working on a series of developments aimed at taking our progressive jackpot offering to the next level.”

To clarify, the Mega Moolah jackpot is always paid out in the currency in which the player has deposited.

Source:

“Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network paid out over €150 million in 2018”, microgaming.co.uk, January 17, 2019.