One of the most popular and leading casino software providers in the gambling market made an announcement that its 3.1 million Euro linked jackpot has been won by a Norwegian player. The online slot machine that gave out the jackpot combination is Mega Fortune.
Mega Fortune is part of Net Entertainment’s global jackpot network where percentage of all bets at many popular European online gambling sites is pooled. The game was officially released in 2008 and since then it has made a big number of players instant millionaires.
This NetEnt slot holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest ever jackpot payout on online slot. The mouth watering amount of 17.9 million Euros was hit in January, 2013.
NetEnt stands behind several popular pooled progressive jackpot slots that always attract lots of players. Another title which is hugely popular and commonly played is Hall of Gods; this online slot machine currently features a jackpot of over 5.9 million Euros.
The lucky winner from Norway was happy to make a comment about his fantastic win. He said that he was not superstitious, but he felt that Friday the 13th had been a strange day. According to him, an accident led to winning the 3.1 million Euros. Instead of depositing 1,000 Norwegian Kroner as he had planned, the player deposited 1,000 Euros. He wasn’t able to stop the transaction on time and several minutes later his life was changed forever.
NetEnt’s representative to comment on the jackpot win was Simon Hammon, who is a Chief Product Officer at the company. He said that they were only three months into the year and “there have been two significant pooled jackpots drop.” According to him, these life-changing sums were “a perfect way to boost acquisition rates and retention levels for operators.”