Mega Moolah Paid Six-Figure Prize Amount

A major provider of gaming products in the iGaming market, Microgaming is excited to announce that a major jackpot has been triggered by yet another lucky winner that won €6.6 million . This is Microgaming's fifth major progressive jackpot payout of the year. Despite the fact that Mega Moolah is a slot that saw the light about 15 years ago and has simple game mechanics with a fairly low RTP, its huge winning potential keeps players coming back to it again and again. It all happened on June 4, 2021 when a player who played Mega Moolah at Optibet.com managed to land a coveted combination that earned him a jackpot payout of €6,597,136.10. This event, a sort of milestone for Microgaming, will undoubtedly fuel interest in Optibet platform from gambling enthusiasts.

Interesting Facts About Microgaming Progressive Jackpot Network

Known for its progressive jackpot slots capable of massive payouts, Microgaming is undoubtedly the world leader in this segment. Here are some interesting facts about Microgaming that you should be aware of:

• The total amount of payouts made by the Microgaming network to date has already exceeded 1.4 billion Euro, and this amount continues to grow with each new day;
• The total payout for all jackpots and lottery draws on the network is €103M in 2021;
• Being the fifth seven-figure or eight-figure payout this year, this jackpot is also the hundredth all-time for the Microgaming network;
• Absolootly Mad: Mega Moolah, an online slot that joined Microgaming's progressive jackpot network last spring, holds the record for the largest jackpot payout. Remarkably, Absolootly Mad: Mega Moolah paid out a staggering amount of €19.4 million just a few weeks ago;
• Microgaming makes its jackpot payments in one lump sum, which means that the lucky winner will receive about €6.6M at once.

Surprisingly, Mircrogaming also made some big payouts about two months ago - amazing jackpot amounts of 17.5 million EUR and 2 million EUR were triggered on April 14 and 19, 2021 respectively.

About Progressive Jackpots and How to Hit Them

Progressive jackpots have been popular with players for decades. Did you know that the Las Vegas Megabucks holds the record for the number and amount of progressive jackpot payouts at land-based gambling houses? The history knows how this progressive slot made a payout of over $45 million. However, with the development of Internet technology, much has changed. In fact, Microgaming became the first company to release a progressive slot for online casinos. Twenty years later, with huge payouts across a range of top titles, it is no wonder that online progressive slots have only grown in popularity.

What makes the progressive jackpot slots from Microgaming so special is the starting seed of several millions as well as the unlimited growth potential - the total prize pool increases in real time with every wager made by any player. So, the question is, how do you win the progressive jackpot? Here are a few things you need to know:

• To try to trigger the jackpot, simply play any slot connected to the progressive jackpot network;
• At some slots, you are eligible only if you place wagers of max amount;
• With WowPot slots from Microgaming, you can bet at any size - however, the chances of triggering the jackpot are higher if you place bets of max size;
• Progressive jackpot slots have a fairly low RTP, so avoid long playing sessions;
• As with regular slot machines, winnings at progressives are awarded randomly, so that any spin can be a winning one.

However, before you head to an online casino to play one of the great progressive jackpot games, stop for a while. You shouldn't consider gambling as a way to make money, even though slots like Mega Moolah have made fortunes for some lucky players. Always play responsibly.