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Fruit machines will always be among the most popular games in a casino because there’s entertainment value in their simplicity; it’s just so satisfying when the reels fall in place with the odds in your favour. However, certain lucky players have defied the odds to win some truly massive sums.
So, if you’ve ever doubted whether you can win big on the spin of a slot machine, people win millions, even tens of millions. Here are some of the biggest slot jackpot wins in history. You may just be the next to go on the list, in which case you’ll want a fast withdrawal casino to access your winnings.
Honourable Mention: 1895; Charles Fey’s Liberty Bell; 50¢
It’s not much, but it’s an honest livin’. You just cannot fail to mention how the world’s first modern slot only had three reels, one payline, and a payout of 50¢. This classic slot machine is the predecessor to the mechanical slot machine of today, up to online video slots. Though players couldn’t really win a huge slot jackpot, Fey’s Liberty Bells were a huge hit, and his invention of the slot machine single-handedly kicked off a slot machine revolution.
Charles Fey, a car mechanic, who turned gaming inventor, may not have won at slots. Still, he’s no less of a big winner who rented his machines to bars and saloons at an agreed-upon 50/50 profit split. Fey was unable to meet the surging demand for the Liberty Bell, but he refused to sell the rights, prompting competitors to manufacture knock-offs, spawning an industry.
3rd Place: 1998; Palace Station, Las Vegas, NV; 27.58M
A longtime Las Vegas resident, the anonymous 68-year old woman who won this jackpot, is reported to have tipped all the casino’s slot employees after depositing the first $1.1M installment check. And she and her husband have been living it up rich and anonymous for the last 23 years.
2nd Place: 2000; Desert Inn Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV; $34.96M
Cynthia Jay Brennan’s win is a tragic reminder that money can’t buy everything. An infrequent gambler, she won her cool $34.96 million on the last spin on her machine. She’d been spinning at $3 per spin with only $27 to start. What’s more, she’s said she only felt the urge to play slots just as she and her husband were leaving the casino.
The stars lined up for her, but, tragically, she was involved in a collision with a drunk driver only a few months after her big win. Leading up to that, she’d married her boyfriend; they’d gone on their honeymoon in Fiji.
She lost her sister in the accident and was paralyzed from the waist down. She’s thankfully able to meet her medical expenses comfortably, but Brennan’s said she’d pay anything to turn back the clock. Brennan is a generous patron of the Free Wheelchair Mission and initiatives against drink driving.
1st Place: 2003; Excalibur Casino, Las Vegas, NV; $39.71M
On March 21st of 2003, an anonymous 25-year old man from Los Angeles had history’s largest slot jackpot win on the Megabucks progressive jackpot. It had swelled to nearly four times its initial seed of 10 million during the rush of the annual “March Madness” college basketball tournament.
Starting with only $100, the anonymous player was playing at $3 per spin to qualify for the progressive jackpot, which gave him only 33 spins. In the end, he beat the odds of 1 in 50 million to take home the pot. Wisely, it’s reported that the winner opted for annual payments over 25 years over one big payout, so by now, they’ve got a few years left of life in near-complete luxury.
Afterword
Maybe you’ve noticed the top 3 biggest slot wins in history are all from Las Vegas, Nevada, and the latest is from nearly 20 years ago.
Classic slots will always be popular, but there’s a lot of talk in the industry about how mobile jackpots are outpacing classic slot jackpots; so, now is the ideal time to learn how you can more consistently beat online slot machines. One of the biggest advantages video slots have is their accessibility; you don’t have to fly across the pond before hopping over to a desert for a chance to win big.
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