Whether you’re new to mobile casinos or online casinos in India, or you’re a professional gambler, you probably have dreams of becoming a multi-millionaire. In this post, we will introduce you to the biggest casino wins in history.
1. Norweigian Online Gambler ($12.7 million)
A 20-year-old Norwegian online gambler, named Peter, won a whopping $12.7 million in one game by playing a progressive jackpot slot back in 2011. The fruit slot machine was Betsson-operated and was called Arabian Knights. It had the slogan: “Anything can happen.”
2. Don Jonson ($15.1 million)
Blackjack master, Don Jonson, negotiates rules with dealers and casinos that allow him a higher chance of winning. Some casinos offered him 10 percent paybacks, and he managed to get the right to bet up to $25,000 per hand with 20 percent paybacks. These negotiations and gambling techniques helped Don win a whopping $15.1 million at three casinos in a mere six months.
3. John Heywood ($19.3 million)
A mere 25 minutes after opening a Betway Casino account in the fall of 2015, a British soldier from Cheshire, named John Heywood, managed to win a whopping $19.3 million, the largest jackpot win in an online slot game at the time.
Heywood shared about his experience in a number of articles and interviews. He even gave away over $4 million of his winnings to one of his friends!
4. Anonymous Mega Moolah winner ($20.5 million)
An anonymous winner broke the world record for the biggest jackpot payout in an online slots game by playing and winning the Mega Moolah Jackpot at the Grand Mondial Online Casino back in the fall of 2018. The player won $20.5 million, the largest payout for online gambling to date, from a small 75-cent bet from their mobile phone within 50 spins. It’s the biggest Mega Moolah win to date and passes the world record set by John Heywood back in 2015.
5. Elmer Sherwin ($21.1 million)
Elmer Sherwin is a World War II veteran, who became a double million-jackpot winner in 2005. He won $21.1 million, sixteen years after his first jackpot win of $4.6 million at the Mirage in Las Vegas. This happened within a mere 10 hours after the casino was opened to the public.
After that first win, Sherwin travelled around the world and played slots at casinos, hoping to hit that jackpot again. He was 92 years old when he won his second jackpot of over $20 million.
6. Anonymous winner ($21.3 million)
An anonymous player from Illinois won over $21 million from the Megabucks Machine at Caesars Palace with a mere $10 deposit, back in the summer of 1999.
7. Johanna Heundl ($22.6 million)
Heundl played Megabucks for the first time and won a whopping sum of $22.6 million after just one spin.
8. Retired flight attendant ($27.6 million)
A 67-year-old retired flight attendant won more than $27 million at the Megabucks Slot Machine in the Palace Station Hotel in Las Vegas. She first put in just $100, then ended up spending $300, winning back $27.6 million. A few months before this huge win, she had won $680 grand from the Wheel of Fortune.
9. Cynthia Jay-Brennan ($34.95 million)
Cynthia Jay-Brennan played the Megabucks Slot Machine during her mother-in-law’s birthday party and on her ninth try at the slot machine, she won $34.95 million, the largest Megabucks jackpot in history at the time. After her win, she decided to quit her job, get married, and travel the world.
10. Anonymous winner ($39.7 million)
This anonymous 25-year-old player walked into Excalibur Casino to kill some time before a basketball game. They placed a $100 deposit in the video slots and almost instantly won back $40 million. The winner chose to take out $1.5 million each year for the next 25 years.
11. Archie Karas ($40 million)
In 1992, Archie Karas travelled to Las Vegas with a mere $50 in his pocket. He had just lost $2 million in a Los Angeles poker game. He ran into a friend and borrowed $10,000 to play high-stakes Razz. By the end of the day, he had won $17 million and paid back his $10,000 debt with a 50 percent interest. During the next three years, he continued his winning streak and ended up winning $40 million.
12. Gloria McKenzie ($590.5 million)
In May 2013, Gloria McKenzie, an 85-year-old grandmother, won a whopping $590.5 million during a Powerball lottery.
These wins inspire us to become better gamblers and try and win big. However, it is important to remember that for all these people to win, luck played a major role. And so, do not go overboard while gambling and stick to a strict budget to avoid heavy losses.
