International Game Technology PLC (IGT) announced on Monday that its IGT PlayCasino game, MegaJackpots Siberian Storm, awarded a Sky Vegas online slot player a £1,769,014 ($1,886,264) jackpot on April 3, 2022. This is the largest jackpot ever awarded on IGT’s MegaJackpots online progressive link in the U.K.
"A player winning a massive £1,7 million jackpot on IGT PlayCasino's MegaJackpots Siberian Storm game is a reason to celebrate, as few online games offer such a compelling top prize," said Gil Rotem, IGT President of iGaming. "The IGT PlayCasino content portfolio is fortified with jackpot-driven games that quickly amass liquidity and can help our customers such as Sky Vegas differentiate their online casinos."
Prior to this jackpot, the largest award ever won on an IGT MegaJackpots game in the U.K. was a £1.4 million ($1.49 million) jackpot in 2019 on the MegaJackpots Isle O’ Plenty game.