Microgaming, a well known, reputable and trusted online casino provider of games and software, announced the huge win on its ever-popular progressive jackpot slot Mega Moolah. With the win the progressive jackpot network of the provider has paid out €574 million to date.
The Big One of the game was hit on April 8, 2016 by a slot player at Spin Palace Casino. The lucky punter triggered the slot’s jackpot at a whopping €6,905,670.81. Same as with all other progressive jackpot wins on Microgaming games, the jackpot is going to be paid to the winner in a lump sum.
In a statement to the press, a spokesperson at Spin Palace Casino congratulated the winner. “It’s always an amazing feeling when one of our players becomes an instant multi millionaire. The entire team at Spin Palace congratulates the player on his/her approximately €7 million win.”
The software provider was very popular in the news in October 2015 when Jon Heywood, a UK player at Betway Casino, won the Big One of the slot Mega Moolah at €17,879,645.12 in total. The win still holds the Guinness World Record award for the biggest progressive jackpot payout in an online slot game.
In a press release, the head of casino at Microgaming, John Quinn, said: “It’s not long since we celebrated our historic jackpot win on our popular slot Mega Moolah. Crowning another multimillionaire on the same game so soon after is amazing – we congratulate the lucky player at Spin Palace.”
As of this writing, there is still no information on the winner and on his/hers reactions and plans for the jackpot money.