Everybody who plays progressive slot machines online has a dream of hitting one of the huge jackpots and changing their lives forever. It seems every month a lucky player is now winning a life-changing sum of money, and this week brought us the latest online casino millionaire.
A lucky player from Stockholm in Sweden landed the Mega Fortune jackpot which had grown to a jaw dropping €2.5 million. The player has so far remained anonymous and only revealed that they are 24 years old so it will absolutely change their life forever but what is even more staggering than the sum of money won, is that the jackpot was won on their mobile phone.
The 24 year old, who plans to invest his winnings and enjoy nights out in celebration with friends, won the jackpot while playing at LeoVegas.com which has rapidly grown in popularity amongst players over the past year. The casino was established in 2012 and it’s not only NetEnt games that are available – players can also enjoy Microgaming, Betsoft Gaming, NextGen, IGT slots and several others.
As far as we are aware, this is the second largest slots jackpot to be won by a player using their mobile phone. In August 2013 a player at PartyCasino.com won £1.4 million playing their Melon Madness slot, but that record was blown away when a Spin Palace Casino player landed a colsossul £3.7 million playing Microgaming’s Mega Moolah slot – a record which still stands. Mega Fortune does hold the record for largest online jackpot win however, after a 40 year old male from Helsinki struck the jackpot for €17.8 million in January 2013.
How To Play Mega Fortune
The Mega Fortune slot machine was released by NetEnt in 2009 and contains 5 reels and 25 paylines, with an average payout percentage of 96.4%. Coin denominations range from 0.01 to 0.50 meaning you can play for a maximum of €50 per spin. The symbols used in Mega Fortune really highlight the lifestyle you could have if you are lucky enough to win the jackpot with a speedbot, stretch limousine, expensive jewellery, cash, champagne, and more all displayed on the reels.
A very rewarding feature in Mega Fortune is the free spins mode which is triggered by landing three or more Scatter symbols. There is also a 1x to 5x multiplier attached to these winnings, and more free spins are triggered if you land two or more Scatter symbols during this mode.
In order to have a chance of winning the Mega Jackpot you need to land three or more of the Bonus symbols consequitively. You are then taken to a new screen where you get one spin on the Mega Fortune wheel, which could change your life and give you that lifestyle you crave. There are three wheels which lead to the center where the Mega Jackpot prize is therefore your aim is to land an arrow on each of the three wheels in order to reach it. There are other prizes should you fail to land an arrow though. Wheel 1 contains prizes ranging from 100 to 300 credits, Wheel 2 has prizes ranging from 300 to 700 credits (plus a Rapid Jackpot symbol which is the smallest of the three jackpots on offer), Wheel 3 has prizes ranging from 2,500 to 7,000 credits (plus a Major Jackpot symbol), then the center has the Mega Jackpot which is usually worth €1 million plus!
