BetMGM awards over $128 million in progressive jackpots to online casino players in 2024 | Yogonet International

BetMGM awarded $128.5 million in progressive jackpot payouts to online casino players in 2024, the company said Monday. The iGaming and sports betting operator noted that the historic year included the largest jackpot in the history of legalized iGaming in New Jersey and the operator’s largest-ever jackpot in West Virginia.

Angus Nisbet, Vice President of Gaming at BetMGM, said: “BetMGM made tremendous strides in 2024 enhancing our online casino with exclusive games, top-tier partnerships, and historic jackpot wins. Our players are at the core of our success, and we will continue to work to set the standard for iGaming excellence as the premier destination for progressive jackpots.”

BetMGM awarded the highest amount of jackpot prize money in Michigan ($42.7 million), followed by New Jersey ($37.5 million), Pennsylvania ($28.7 million), West Virginia ($14.1 million) and Ontario ($14.1 million CAD).

The top five jackpots won at BetMGM in 2024 were:

• $6.5 million/Fruit Blaster/New Jersey
• $4 million/Bison Fury Megaways/New Jersey
• $1.2 million/Independence Pays/New Jersey
• $1 million/Bison Fury/Michigan
• $960,920/15 Lanterns/West Virginia

The year saw a number of milestones for BetMGM:

• In August 2024, a player at BetMGM Casino in New Jersey won a $6.5 million progressive jackpot. It is the largest jackpot in the history of the legalized online casino industry in New Jersey.
• At the end of October, a player in West Virginia won a $923,347 progressive jackpot on 15 Lanterns. It marked BetMGM’s largest jackpot ever in the state.
• A BetMGM player in Southfield, Michigan won $1 million on a 40-cent bet while playing Bison Fury. Jonathan H. in West Virginia also turned a 40-cent bet into a $532,969 jackpot win on Bison Fury at BetMGM Casino.
• A player on the Borgata Online casino platform won two “The Big One Colossal Jackpots” on Bison Fury within nine months. The player from Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania won $1 million on Bison Fury at Borgata Online in late August 2023 and in late May won $417,404 on Bison Fury: The Stamp

In 2024, BetMGM also launched its inaugural hybrid slots tournament ‘The Roar to Riches Slot Tournament’. The event gathered the top 119 online players to ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for a slot tournament. The winner took home $50,000 in Freeplay, a $50,000 Casino Bonus and a custom-made trophy.

Further connecting online and land-based play, BetMGM Casino brought MGM Resorts to iGaming with titles like Bellagio Fountains of Fortune, Excalibur and Luxor Fortunes.

The company’s online casino is home to over 3,500 titles across North American markets and one of the largest state-by-state exclusive jackpot networks. BetMGM’s jackpot network currently consists of more than 20 games including popular titles such as MGM Grand Millions, Bison Fury, Mirage Mega Magma, and Loot’En Khamun and the Dead Sea Scrolls.