BetMGM Winner Hits $6.4M Jackpot, Sets US Online Record

Posted on: August 21, 2024, 07:49h. 

Last updated on: August 21, 2024, 10:00h.

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A record online casino payout was set on Monday morning after one lucky player won $6.4M in a BetMGM Casino game, the company has revealed. The unnamed person hit the progressive jackpot after making a $200 bet in New Jersey.

The BetMGM logo, pictured above. A player at the online casino won a record jackpot on Monday. (Image: BegMGM)

“It is the largest jackpot in the history of the legalized online casino industry in the United States,” BetMGM, the iGaming and online sportsbook platform of MGM Resorts International, said in a statement on Tuesday.

The mystery player won “The Big One” jackpot while trying their luck on the Fruit Blaster game. 

Fruit Blaster is a five-reel slot game where winners get various symbols such as oranges, cherries, lemons, and plums.

There’s no word how the winner will spend their newly won millions. Some of the cash, no doubt, will be used to pay taxes on the winnings, but the rest will surely make life easier for the charmed person. The winner couldn’t be reached for comment.

“BetMGM and one lucky player made iGaming history,” Adam Greenblatt, CEO of BetMGM, said in Tuesday’s announcement.

Jackpot Continued to Grow

“It’s been a summer filled with anticipation watching the progressive jackpot grow quickly to record levels,” Greenblatt added.

The amount in the progressive jackpot reached $4M in February. That was a record for the company.

The amount continued to increase over the following months.

Thrilling, Historic Win

“BetMGM congratulates the winner on this historic jackpot,” Angus Nisbet, vice president of gaming at BetMGM, commented on the payout.

“It’s these — you never know when moments — that make progressive jackpots especially thrilling,” he added in the statement. “In addition to the jackpot, we hope the player enjoys their trip to an MGM Resort in the near future.”

Players can compete for the progressive jackpot by playing online in New Jersey on BetMGM, Borgata, Wheel of Fortune Casino, and Party Casino.

The Big One progressive jackpot on BetMGM in New Jersey was reset after this week’s payout. It was at $1.2M as of Tuesday.

Last year, BetMGM Casino platforms paid out $138M. That represents a 32% jump when compared to jackpots paid in 2022.

Money won by BetMGM Casino players on Entain’s games, such as Bison Fury and MGM Grand Million Megaways, were more than half of the total paid out in 2023.

BetMGM’s online casino games are available to players in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The platform’s online sportsbook is operational in 22 states plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.