Just imagine this…
You’re on a crowded train commuting to work. To kill a bit of time you pull out the old iPhone, log into your fave casino and browse their mobile slot games.
There’s a game with a jackpot just ticking over £3.7 million. Mega Moolah it’s called. Ooooohhhhh, that’ll do, you think. Let’s have a few cheeky spins at that bad boy. At the very least it’ll take your mind off the bloke standing next to you with a case of BO that would kill a skunk.
Spin 1…nothing. Spin 2…naddah. Spin 3…still no joy. Spin 4…what’s this…progressive jackpot bonus game? This could be good.
You spin the jackpot wheel.
It lands on MEGA.
The screen starts flashing and telling you that you have just won £3,744,513.
Got to be a joke right? Glitch in the system. This type of thing doesn’t happen to you.
The phone rings…it’s someone from Microgaming confirming the win and congratulating you. They are saying something else about something; it all becomes background noise as you feel a hot flush engulf your body. Your legs feel a little faint. The train starts to spin a little. The pregnant lady sitting nearby, noticing your mini-meltdown, offers you her seat.
Now you get a grip. The realization sinks in…you’re a multi-millionaire!
Do you:
- continue on to work and put in a full day, taking your Brent-like boss’ unreasonable requests on the chin?
- continue on to work, but only to give notice and tell your Brent-like boss that you are now minted and he can shove his requests up his large arse?
- forget work altogether, go home and get your passport, check the global weather forecast, and head to where-ever in the world looks best?
Congratulations Gabriel L!
OK, there’s a bit of literary license in the train (made that up for dramatic effect). Also not sure exactly what his reaction to the win was, but fact is, that early last month a player named Gabriel L, playing Mega Moolah on his mobile phone, managed to win the largest ever mobile jackpot – a staggering £3,744,513.
Not only is this the largest ever mobile progressive jackpot hit, it manages to make it into the top 20 for biggest all-time online progressive jackpot wins.
Not bad huh? Congrats Gabriel. Here’s what he had to say about the big win:
“I simply couldn’t believe it! Especially seeing that I won it playing on my mobile phone. I still can’t believe it. Thank you Spin Palace!”
Microgaming CEO Roger Raatgever said of the win:
“It is so exciting that a staggering £3.7m has been hit on our HTML5 client. I am particularly proud of our mobile product as we roll out new content every month and currently offer 103 mobile games, which is the most in the industry. This win will be paid out to Gabriel L in one single payment so he can enjoy the winnings immediately. Watch this space for more exciting developments from Microgaming’s mobile offering in the near future!”
