IGT Reports Four Million Dollar Jackpots In January

International Game Technology reported four jackpots above 1 million dollars awarded during January across Wheel of Fortune Slots, Powerbucks, and MegaJackpots titles at land based casinos in the United States and Canada along with one regulated online platform in New Jersey.

Good to Know

• Four separate wins topped the 1 million dollar mark across North America in January.
• Only one of the jackpots came from an online casino, while the rest were land based.
• Wheel of Fortune Slots has created more than 1,200 millionaires since launch in 1996.

The first major payout arrived on January 5, when a player won 1,132,199 dollars on Wheel of Fortune Super Cash Link at Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Mississippi.

Canada accounted for two additional seven figure prizes through Powerbucks machines. On January 8, a player secured CA 1,657,823, equal to about 1,216,684.59 dollars, while playing Whitney Houston Powerbucks at Lake City Casino Vernon. Another winner followed on January 15, collecting CA 1,056,637, or about 775,471.18 dollars, on Gong Xi Fa Cai Grand at ACE Casino Red Deer.

Digital play produced one of the four headline wins. On January 18, an online customer captured 1,247,834 dollars playing MegaJackpots Cash Eruption through Caesars Palace Online Casino in New Jersey. That payout stood as the only internet based jackpot reported for the month.

Wheel of Fortune themed games remain one of the most recognizable progressive slot franchises in regulated markets. Since introduction in 1996, the series has awarded more than 3.6 billion dollars in jackpots and created over 1,200 millionaire winners worldwide.

Powerbucks, designed specifically for Canadian jurisdictions, has also produced steady high value payouts. Since debut in 2016, the product line has delivered 74 jackpots of CA 1 million or more.

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