Lucky Player Smashes Mobile Jackpot Record on Mega Moolah

Mega Moolah, the biggest progressive jackpot game from software giants Microgaming has done it again, dropping another huge sum, changing another life, and this time, destroying a record while it was at it!

Updated: 26 January 2024 By Becky Mosley

Mega Moolah, the biggest progressive jackpot game from software giants Microgaming has done it again, dropping another huge sum, changing another life, and this time, destroying a record while it was at it!The win of a staggering £8 million (approx.) is the biggest mobile jackpot ever picked up, and it will not surprise you to read that the winner is said to be delighted!

Mega Moolah breaks record

The fateful day came on August 28th, 2016, when the player was taking some spins on Mega Moolah on their phone, suddenly the jackpot screen appeared, and the player found themselves €7,968,311,26 better off!Record breaking is sort of what mega Moolah does, having broken many records in the past, and we can only assume it will continue to do so, but this one is a properly big one! mega-moolah-logo

Mobile gaming

For a long time, those who preferred mobile gaming were left as very much an afterthought for online casino sites and games, but those times are well behind us and mobile gaming has become a huge part of the industry.John Quinn, Head of Casino at Microgaming explains:“mobile gaming is now accounting for at least half of all gameplay; it’s no surprise that we keep seeing these mega wins. We are proud to have the longest standing and biggest progressive jackpot network in the market, which holds a Guinness World Record title, congratulations to the winner.”

Progressive slots

Mega Moolah may be one of the most popular, but there is a plethora of progressive jackpots around, all with jackpots funded by player stakes which keep growing until they are won, so there are always huge sums of money floating around in at least a few progressives at any given time, it could be your turn next!

Becky Mosley
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