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Most experienced Canadian online slots fans are very familiar with this progressive jackpot game, Mega Moolah! For those Canucks that are still new to the world of online slots, and particularly progressive slots, Mega Moolah is the most famous of all progressive jackpot games. The reason is simple, no other progressive jackpot game has made more millionaires more often that this famous Microgaming progressive jackpot game. The game is known for paying out big jackpots on a regular basis and is currently heading towards the $10 million mark.
Mega Moolah at one point was a well-guarded secret among slots fans, until the news exploded in 2009 after a winner landed a mega pay day of €6.3M, followed by an even bigger, record-breaking win in Sept 2018 of €18.9M.
Disclaimer: You can not actually play Mega Moolah for free due to the fact that it is a progressive jackpot. On desktop you can play with the paylines and see the payout tables.
Mega Moolah Progressive Slot Game
Essentially Mega Moolah is a 5 reel and 25 payline slot machine with a progressive jackpot and bonus features. The games theme is based around an exciting African safari adventure and is one of the main reasons why this game remains so popular (other than the regular big pay days).
Mega Moolah is a Microgaming slot game and was first introduced at online casinos in 2006. In the past decade this amazing safari-themed progressive game has made dozens of players millionaires in just one spin!
| Mega Moolah Biggest Jackpot Winners History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Winner | Nationality | Jackpot Amount | Jackpot In CAD (2019) | Date Won | |
| 1 | Grand Mondial Player* | Unknown | €18.9 Million | $28.2 Million | Sep 2018 | |
| 2 | Jon Heywood | UK | €17.9 Million | $26.5 Million | Oct 2015 | |
| 3 | E.O. | Canada | €13.4 Million | $20.1 Million | Jan 2019 | |
| 4 | Tipico Player | Unknown | €8.0 Million | $11.9 Million | Apr 2017 | |
| 5 | D.P. | Unknown | €7.9 Million | $11.8 Million | Aug 2016 | |
| 6 | Marcus Goodwin | Canada | C$11.6 Million | $11.6 Million | Nov 2016 | |
| 7 | Unibet Player | Unknown | €7.7 Million | $11.5 Million | Sep 2017 | |
| 8 | John Orchard | UK | £5.9 Million | $10.3 Million | Dec 2012 | |
| 9 | Spin Palace Player | Unknown | €6.9 Million | $10.2 Million | Apr 2016 | |
| 10 | C.F. | Canada | €6.7 Million | $9.9 Million | Mar 2017 | |
| 11 | Rawiri Pou | New Zealand | NZ$10.1 Million | $9.5 Million | Jun 2016 | |
| 12 | Georgios M. | Greece | €6.3 Million | $9.4 Million | May 2009 | |
| 13 | N.C. | Canada | €6.1 Million | $9.0 Million | Jan 2017 | |
* The new Largest Ever Online Progressive Jackpot Win is also the Largest Mobile Jackpot Win and was won by an anonymous player from Grand Mondial in Sept 2018 on their mobile device.
How to Play Mega Moolah
Basic Rules
The basic rules of Mega Moolah are fairly simple and the game is structured around its 5 reels and 25 pay lines.
- Choose the amount of coins and bet size you wish to wager. Max bet value is $6.25.
- Press the spin button
- Symbols must match in a series on any of the 25 paylines, starting from the leftmost reel, in order to win.
- A minimum of two matching symbols of the Wild Lion, Elephant or Buffalo will pay out, otherwise you must have at least three symbols.
- If multiple paylines hit, the highest value payline is paid out.
- The Wild Symbol, the Lion, will replace any other symbol except a Scatter to complete a series. The win amount is also doubled.
- The Scatter Symbol, the Monkey, will pay out if at least two show up anywhere on any reel. Three scatters trigger the Free Spins round.
- The Free Spins round grants you 15 spins where all wins are tripled in value. You cannot trigger the Progressive Jackpot from this round.
- The Progressive Jackpot Bonus Round is triggered at random with higher bets getting a higher chance to win.
How to Bet
To begin with, players choose the coin denomination that they want to play the game with and the choice ranges from a minimum $0.01 up to a maximum of $0.05. Players can then choose how many coins they want to play per spin, the maximum is 125 coins per spin. The max is 25 paylines but the coins play into consideration when calculating payout. You multiple the paylines by the coins and then again by the amount bet to determine the payout. The maximum bet is thus $0.05 x 5 coins x 25 paylines = $6.25.
Playing Card Symbols
The regular playing card symbols are used.
Animal Symbols
The Elephant, Water Buffalo, Giraffe, Zebra and Kudu Symbols.
Special game features
Wild Symbol
The Wild Symbol in Mega Moolah is the lion character and his job is to basically substitute for any other symbol except the scatter. This helps to create more winning combinations than is ordinarily possible. The lion Wild Symbol also helps to increase the overall payout of a winning spin that it is a part of and can push the payout up to as much as 15,000X the original bet.
Scatter Symbol
The Scatter Symbol in Mega Moolah is represented by the monkey character and his job is to basically trigger the free spin bonus rounds in the game.
If there are three or more Scatter Symbols anywhere on the reels at the end of a spin, the free spin bonus round is automatically triggered.
Free Spins Bonus Round with 3X Multiplier
Getting three or more Scatter Symbols anywhere across the five reels will automatically trigger the Free Spins bonus round. Free Spins also come with a 3X Multiplier which will multiply any winnings made during the free spins bonus round by three.
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Graphics and Sound
Mega Moolah is an exciting game to play both visually and aurally, with plenty of bright colours and sounds of the African Savannah, as each winning combination will elicit the sounds of the animals involved with that particular winning combo.
This makes the game a whole lot of fun to play and is part of the big appeal besides the potential massive jackpots.
The game symbols are beautiful, fun animal caricatures reminiscent of the golden era of Hollywood movies when movies were all about the great adventure to Africa! The bright colours also make it a very easy game to follow and also entertaining just to watch the action unfold on every spin.
Mega Moolah Jackpot
The jackpot is progressive, meaning that every player that plays adds to the overall total. Getting into the Mega Moolah jackpot game is totally random and players that are fortunate enough to get into the jackpot bonus-round, play an additional jackpot wheel game. The only advantage given is that higher bets have higher chances at making it into the Jackpot Bonus round.
On Sept 28, 2018, a new Largest Ever Online Progressive Jackpot was won by an anonymous player from Grand Mondial casino. The player won on a $0.75 bet from their mobile device.
The Mega Moolah jackpot is the ultimate aim of the game and is the main reason why so many Canadians play. With over 20 millionaires produced since it was first launched and a massive jackpot win of €17.9 million by Jon Heywood from the UK at Betway Casino – The Mega Moolah jackpots are what keeps players excited about this special slots game. There have been a few Canadians that have won the big prize, with the largest going to Marcus Goodwin, who won $11.6 million CAD in Nov 2016.
Mega Moolah Jackpot wheel
Players spin the jackpot wheel and can win one of four different jackpots:
- Mini Jackpot
- Minor Jackpot
- Major Jackpot
- Mega Jackpot
Jackpot players are guaranteed a win, in this round, as every stop on the jackpot wheel wins a prize. The amounts that players can win varies from a minimum $10 up to the millions
Mega Moolah is a high volatility progressive jackpot game with big chances to win.
Mega Moolah Mobile
Microgaming also offers Mega Moolah on a variety of platforms including iOS and Android, so you can play on your iPad, iPhone or Samsung Galaxy. It is a great way to play this famous progressive jackpot and there have already been some big winners playing Mega Moolah from their mobile device. A player from Tipico Casino won a record €8.0 million in late April 2017 using their mobile device! The player so far has preferred to remain anonymous. Also, the latest record jackpot winner from Grand Mondial also played on their mobile phone.
