Microgaming Picks Up Top Honour & Official Guinness World Records Certificate
Microgaming picked up a top honour at the International Gaming Awards (IGA) 2016 and then the very next day received an official Guinness World Records® certificate for the £13,213,838.68 (approximately AU$26.7 million) progressive jackpot win that was triggered by 26-year-old Jonathon Heywood at a top Microgaming powered casino called Betway Casino.
The prestigious International Gaming Awards ceremony was held at the Savoy Hotel London on Monday 1st February and it was celebrating its ninth year of handing out awards to leaders from both the online and offline gaming industries. Microgaming netted the ‘Innovator of the Year’ for a virtual game that called VR Roulette which was made for use with the Oculus Rift DK 2 headset and Leap Motion 3D Controller.
This leading online casino software provider then showcased this stunning game in the Microgaming CRYO lab at the ExCel exhibition centre, also in London, for this year’s ICE Totally Gaming event. This annual event got underway on Tuesday 2nd February and it ran for a total of three days, finishing up at 4pm on Thursday 4th February.
The Microgaming CEO, Roger Raatgever, said, “What a fantastic start to ICE! And what a tremendous accolade for our Research and Development team. They are constantly thinking ahead and pushing the boundaries, and deserve praise for consistently producing pioneering solutions that are effectively shaping the future of online gaming. This award, the second of its kind in recent months, further cements our status as the creative force in our industry.” He then finished by saying, “It really is a fantastic achievement – well done to all involved.
While attending ICE 2016, an official adjudicator for Guinness World Records showed up at Microgaming’s stand to present them with an official Guinness World Records® certificate, recognising the ‘Largest Jackpot Payout in an Online Slot Machine Game’ - an incredible win that occurred on October 6th 2015 at Betway Casino. The winner scooped his life-changing win from a £0.25p (AU$0.50) bet. Jonathon, along with a representative for Betway Casino, also both received a certificate from Guinness.
“It was fantastic to welcome Jon to our stand at ICE for the official Guinness World Records certificate handover. Having spent some time with him today, I can honestly say it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. We’re proud to share the world record and look forward to creating our next jackpot millionaire,” added the CEO.
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