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Microgaming's Progressive Jackpot Network Shines Bright by Paying out €150 Million in 2018

Microgaming's Progressive Jackpot Network Shines Bright by Paying out €150 Million in 2018

The year 2018 had its own share of ups and downs. But for Microgaming, the leading industry gaming provider, the year 2018 was marked by some massive wins. Likewise, for the 9 lucky players who took home life changing amounts 2018 turned out to be pretty generous indeed.

Regarding these massive wins, the CEO at Microgaming, John Coleman was quoted as saying - 'Congratulations to all the lucky winners in 2018. We are proud to host the industry’s largest progressive jackpot network, which paid out more than €150 million last year, setting a number of payout records in the process.

It is remarkable to see total payouts nearing €1 billion, which really highlights the strength of the network, and we are excited to be working on a series of developments aimed at taking our progressive jackpot offering to the next level.'

What waits to be seen is whether Microgaming's highly volatile slots break all its records in 2019 and continue paying out fantastic amounts for the year to come? Well, seems like there's no stopping the Microgaming progressive jackpot network with a player having already scooped a Major Million jackpot worth €1,162,021.24 on January 2. Continue reading and know the details about these rewarding jackpot wins.

The String of Wins During 2018 Explained

Not failing to meet the expectations of numerous online slot lovers, the isle of man – Microgaming, paid out staggering wins worth up to €154,954,249 in totality through its progressive jackpot network during the year 2018. the total winnings as paid out to winners equate to approximately 40 million. Mega Moolah, the star game of this renowned software provider was triggered numerous times and continues to level up its game play. Additionally, the 5 Reels slot game, Major Millions together with Mega Moolah rounded off the year 2018 on a high for Microgaming and its players alike.

The table below gives a detailed insight for each win registered during 2018 as part of Microgaming's Progressive Jackpots Payout. Take a look :

List of Microgaming Progressive Jackpots Pay Out 2018

Date of Winning the Jackpot Amount of Jackpot* Online Casino Progressive Jackpot Game
28th September 2018 €18,915,873 Grand Mondial Casino Mega Moolah Slot
24th June 2018 €4,932,205 Jackpot City Mega Moolah Slot
27th February 2018 €4,769,344 Royal Vegas Casino Mega Moolah Slot
19th April 2018 €4,603,057 Grand Mondial Casino Mega Moolah Slot
8th March 2018 €4,365,844 Captain Cook's Casino Mega Moolah Slot
14th January 2018 €2,424,117 Zodiac Casino Mega Moolah Slot
2nd February 2018 €1,896,617 Betsafe Casino Major Millions Slot
22nd August 2018 £1,515,3712 RedKings Casino Major Millions Slot

*The jackpot prizes are paid in the currency the player plays in. Also, the jackpot amounts have been rounded off to the nearest euro or pound.

The New Record Breaking Win

Out of the various Microgaming wins in the year 2018, the biggest jackpot win can be accredited to one lucky Mega Moolah Slot player and equals to an incredible €18,915,872 . This huge win is also being regarded as the biggest yet for Microgaming. It outshines the previous record breaking win that had earned this leading software provider a title in 'Guinness World Records' for the ‘Largest jackpot payout in an online slot machine game’ in the year 2015. What's more, the new record holder spun his luck and world around with a spin of mere 0.75 via his mobile device at the Grand Mondial Casino.

The software behind the massive wins - Microgaming

With characteristics that place this software provider in the forefront for providing the most amazing games and always keeping its customers satisfied, Microgaming provides software solutions to multiple highly reputed casino operators online. Microgaming has received multiple awards ever since its inception in 1994 and strives to cater to the online casino gaming world with its state of the art technology and exciting slot games. Some of the other famous slots in the Microgaming cataloque include – Immortal Romance, Fortunium Slot, Game of Thrones and Exotic Cats.