Mega Moolah Now in Guinness World Record Book
Back in October 2015 (October 7th to be precise), a 26-year-old player from the United Kingdom won an incredible £13,213,838.68 (€17,879,645.12, or approx. AU$27.6 million) while playing at Betway Casino on a progressive jackpot pokie from Microgaming called Mega Moolah. On December 10th, Microgaming announced that this huge win has now officially been recognised by Guinness as the ‘largest jackpot payout in an online slot machine game’.
“When news broke about Jon’s amazing jackpot win back in October, we were overjoyed – what an incredible and heart-warming story,” said the Microgaming CEO, Roger Raatgever. He then went on to say, “We’ve achieved many industry records over the years, but to be officially awarded a Guinness World Records title is a special and proud moment for us all. It cements our position in providing the largest and most exciting progressive jackpot network in the industry. We can’t wait to hang the certificate in our office reception!”
After a thorough approval process which included verification from eCOGRA (an internationally accredited online casino testing agency) and with evidence being submitted by Microgaming and Betway, Guinness World Records confirmed the win as a new world record. The lucky 26-year-had only spend just £0.25 (approx. AU$0.60) on the lucky spin when his luck came in.
“I’m pleased to confirm that the Guinness World Records title for the largest jackpot payout in an online slot machine game is €17,879,645.12, which was won by Jonathan Heywood, while playing Microgaming’s Mega Moolah on Betway's website. And Jon is certainly in the moolah now, thanks to his exceptional stroke of luck,” said a spokesperson for Guinness World Records.
Speaking at the time of his win, Jonathon said, “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”. Betway Casino is a top-rated Australian online casino which is currently offering each new player up to AU$1,000. You can claim this generous bonus cash over your first three deposits.
When you make your first ever deposit you can claim a 100% match bonus worth up to AU$250. Make your second deposit at Betway Casino and claim a 25% match bonus worth up to AU$250 and when you make your third ever deposit you can claim a further 50% match bonus worth up to the value of AU$500.
The Mega Moolah progressive jackpot will NEVER drop below its original seed amount of AU$1,000,000.00 and you can play for this huge jackpot right now either at Betway Casino or at any of our other top-rated Microgaming casinos, some of which include Casino Mate, Royal Vegas Casino and Jackpot City Casino. All of these Australian online casinos are free to sign up to and they all have some generous new player welcome bonuses up for grabs. The comments contained above were taken directly from official Microgaming press releases.
