When reality and fantasy collide, something’s got to give
People are often seduced by the idea of something for nothing (or very little). That is why they often drop a coin or two into a slot machine as they walk into a real world casino.These myths and legends are often based on the fact that indeed there are many cases of astronomical jackpots.
One of the major companies in the online casino industry is Playtech. WinAJackpot has produced the first network to link online, mobile and real-world jackpots. The network has just made a jackpot payout of slightly less than US$2.5m. Over the last three months, this is the second payout exceeding $2m. The total amount paid out on this system since its launch now stands at more than $33m.
So, our congratulations go to Rens.S. who, on the 1st February, was just $23,750 shy of $2.5m for a single spin of the wheels. Now, you might think this is a single system all on its own. It may be making big payouts, but not every progressive is making big payouts.
Now we must all stay calm. These players are the exception that makes the rule that everyone who plays the slots ends up a loser.Klaus was the thirteenth player to become a millionaire on this particular online progressive (let no-one say that thirteen is always an unlucky number). But, by any standards, a win of more than $5m is fairly impressive. It brings the total winnings since the system came online to $27m.
That last sentence puts the win in its proper context. There were twelve previous winners of more than $1m plus the latest win. That makes $17.7 as a minimum or less than $10m paid out to all the other jackpot winners over the last few years. The win of $5.5m is one of the largest the online industry has seen. It took months for the progressive to build up to that level. It took millions of “pulls”. There were an uncountable number of players who did not win.
Well, meet Klaus E. from Finland. This April, he also became an instant millionaire. He risked an entire US$0.50 bet on the Mega-Moolah Progressive Slot Machine and managed to scoop $5.5m. That he was slightly surprised by his good fortune probably does not quite capture the moment. It is possible that he has resigned his job and is currently sitting on an island somewhere with a glass in one hand. What he has in his other hand is anyone’s guess.
If you start looking at the facts, online casino business is growing extremely fast, almost a million players a day join the internet community of the online gambling. You see that when your luck is in, you can suddenly find yourself rich for a small stake. You could go in and watch the cycle through as many times as you wanted. So this is where I came in when I started writing this article. People are fascinated by the prospect that, for a small outlay, they might hit it big. The trick is to keep the odds in perspective and never spend more than you can afford chasing the dream. Subject to that, it never hurts to drop a coin or two into one of the casino games in the USA. You never know, today might be your lucky day when fantasy does become reality and changes your life.