Betway Online Casino Player Wins On Millionaire Maker Slot

October 12, 2015

It was destined to happen and it did. The Mega Moolah progressive jackpot from Microgaming, which was growing tantalizingly over the last few months, was hit on October 7. Microgaming proudly announced the achievement through a press release that stated, “Known for its massive pay-outs, and life-changing wins, Microgaming’s Mega Moolah has created another instant millionaire, but this time it’s larger than ever before.”

The hit was made from Betway online casino, which is a popular Microgaming licensee. It has a huge following in Canada, but has players from the other parts of the globe as well. This time the winner was from the United Kingdom and since he was wagering in British pounds he will receive 13.2 million plus in that currency. The Betway player Jonathon Heywood will receive £13,213,838.68 in a lump sum single check. Microgaming does not believe in giving their players their rightful dues in annuities. Microgaming has informed that using the exchange rate on the day of the win, this is the equivalent of €17,879,645.12, making it the largest ever online slot win.

Jonathon is a 26-year-old soldier from Cheshire. To put things in one point of view, he has now been earning half a million pounds a year on average since he was born. Jonathon could not believe his luck when the life-changing figure splashed up on his screen. But because he had the discipline of a soldier, he still managed to make it in to work just hours later. He 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’s spokesman, Alan Alger also commented on the occasion. He said, “We are delighted for Jonathon and having met him the day after his win we can honestly say that it couldn’t happen to a nicer young man. We hope he really enjoys the World Record win”. Jonathon will be the unofficial Betway brand ambassador for a long time. The headline on the home page of the online casino web site reads “One Lucky Customer Won £13,213,838.68 Could You Be Next?”

Roger Raatgever, CEO of Microgaming, said a few words on behalf of the leading online casino software provider. He pointed out that Microgaming has the longest-standing progressive jackpot network, having launched the first Internet progressive jackpot in 1998. It has paid out over half a billion euros to date. Mega Moolah is designed to deliver at least a million every time it is hit and is known as the millionaire-maker slot.