British soldier wins €17.9 million jackpot on Mega Moolah

Everyone who’s into online casinos know Mega Moolah’s progressive jackpot has reached a record-breaking amount — €17, 879, 645.12 million.

And anyone who’s into progressive slots have played, prayed to the gods and summoned the powers that be so they could be the chosen one to win it.

But no.  Luck has chosen a 26-year old British army named Jonathan Heywood.  He has just spent time in Afghanistan and was recently back to his hometown in Cheshire.

It was Tuesday night, October 9 and he has just logged into his Betway account.  He placed a 25p wager on Mega Moolah (Watch how the game is played at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PevYXlwAhFU) just before midnight and to his amazement, he won the much-coveted jackpot prize.

“It’s all so surreal and I can’t come to terms with it just yet.  I just kept staring at my screen and seeing this huge number in my Betway account,” Jonathan recounted his emotional and unexpected win.

Despite his emotional state that night, he managed to keep calm.  He never told anyone about what happened and simply went to work the following day.  It would take another three days before he will share the news with anyone.

What does he plan to do with his life-changing winnings?

Jonathan said his priority is to find and provide the best possible treatment for his father who is waiting for a heart and lung transplant.  He also wants to go on a Mediterranean cruise with his family and hopefully buy a new Bentley Continental GT to replace his old Fiat Punto.

Spokesperson for Betway, Alan Alger, said they are happy the record-breaking jackpot has finally been won.

“Having met him the day after his win, we can honestly say that it couldn’t have happened to a nicer young man,” Alger said.

Casino player wins $900,000 jackpot at Storm Goddess slots

A number of player’s lives have changed because they have won at casino games—at slots particularly.  The life of one such player has significantly changed because of it.

Donna Root who is from Breese, Illinois played the Storm Goddess slot machine through the AGS wide-area progressive (WAP) at KwaTaqNuk Resort and Casino in Montana.  And guess what?  She struck the jackpot of $915,524.91!

Vice President of Slot Products for AGS, Andrew Burke, congratulated the third winner who has been awarded with the WAP jackpot at KwaTaqNuk.

“We’d like to congratulate the winner of this extraordinary WAP jackpot. Together with KwaTaqNuk Resort and Casino, we’re excited to be a part of this life-changing event for the player,” Burke said.

Donna Root isn’t the first player who have won significant jackpot amount at slots games.  Some have even won millions of dollars in prizes.

The slot game Storm Goddess is a part of AGS’ Goddess Treasures multi-level progressive link.  AGS manufactures and provides Class II and Class III gaming products for casinos in.  They also provide specialty mobile games.

Players hits $500,000 jackpot on penny machine

How would you like $500,000 in exchange for a penny? A man from Sarasota, Florida named Matthew Manger was able to do just that.

Matthew works for their family business—at Live Land Hermit Crabs and Painted Shells—where they sell souvenir items at Sharkheads in Biloxi and other shops in the Gulf Coast.

He traditionally goes to a trade show in Galveston, Texas every October of every year. Each time he does, he also stops by Beau Rivage Resort and Casino to play. This year was the same.

It was Friday between 7:30 and 8 in the evening when he went to the casino. He decided to play the $1.50 Tarzan Aristocrat Wide Area penny progressive slot, which is the slot machine he usually plays.

“I love playing that game. It’s just fun to play. There’s a lot of bonuses,” Matthew said.

He wasn’t that long into the game when he hit the jackpot: an eye-popping $501,243.64!  How’s that in exchange for your penny?

Although the machine wasn’t as loud as the others are when players hit the jackpot, Matthew knew he hit because the coins in the slot machine just went crazy. The other players in the area noticed and stood around him while a casino staff came over to check.

“I was in shock…I tried to call my family but nobody answered,” Matthew revealed. His family didn’t learn of his half-million-dollar win until the following day.

When asked what he plans to do with his winnings, Matthew said he wasn’t sure. He said he would like to pay off his house and then possibly take a cruise.

Player wins jackpot twice in a row in one week

We’ve heard of a lot of stories about players winning the jackpot.  But a story about someone winning the jackpot twice in a row and both winnings in just one week? Unlikely.

But that’s exactly what happened to a Dutch slot player named Marco.  The winnings are not massive but winning big amounts twice in a week is an event you don’t see happening every day.

He played the Turbo Max Power online slot machine at Royal Panda Casino.  He placed a bet of €2.  He landed three blue Turbo Max Power symbols out of the five pay lines which triggered the bonus game.

The bonus round got him the Red Max Power symbol and ultimately, the progressive jackpot bonus.  His first jackpot win brought him a winning of €6,936.

Marco played the same game a few days later. He placed the same amount of wager on the 3-reel, 5-pay line classic fruit video slot—a mere €2.  Again, he landed the required, same symbol combination that brought him to the bonus round.  This is truly amazing because it is not as simple as it sounds.

He remarkably won the jackpot again—€5,688.  That brought his winnings to a total of over €11,000 in a single week.

Turbo Max Power is really a land-based slot machine game which has been developed later for online casinos.  It is being distributed online by Microgaming through the Quickfire platform.