Mega Moolah is the high volatility progressive jackpot slot from Microgaming.
Mega Moolah: The richest progressive jackpot online
Mega Moolah slot is possibly the most popular progressive jackpot slot in the world! Released in 2006, it continues to make news with millions in jackpot wins each year (source : Mega Moolah Winner). It has four pooled progressive jackpots, free spins with x3 multiplier and wilds with x2 multiplier. The slot is played with up to 25 paylines with a very low RTP of 88.12%. You can vary the wagers from the low end of £0.01 to the high end of £6.25. We recommend using all 25 paylines for the best chance of winning. It is also optimised for Android and iOS use on a mobile device, as well as desktop.
Game Highlights
This is an African animal kingdom themed slots which features five upper-value regular symbols: a lion, elephant, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra and antelope. There are also five lower-value royal flush symbols. These creatures are cartoon-like and amusing, and the artwork compliments the animal soundtrack.
The slot has a very low RTP of 88.12%.
Lion wild with x2 multiplier
The golden lion symbol acts as a wild with x2 multiplier when taking part in a payline win. The symbol also forms its own winning payline where 2, 3, 4 or 5 symbols from left to right award 15, 125, 1,500 or 15,000 coins. This wild symbol substitutes for all the other symbols outside of the scatter.
Free Spins with x3 win multiplier
A bizarre looking creature acts as a scatter symbol. While we don’t exactly know what she is supposed to be, it really doesn’t matter! When she appears in any position in quantities of 2, 3, 4 or 5, you collect 2, 3, 20 or 100 coins respectively. What’s more, three or more symbols unlock 15 free spins where all winnings, receive a x3 multiplier. The multiplier also works on a payline wins using x2 multiplier wilds.
Features include a x2 multiplier wild, bonus wheel and free spins with x3 win multiplier.
Bonus Wheel Progressive jackpots
The most exciting feature of all is undoubtedly the randomly triggered Bonus Wheel during the base game. The probability of triggering this chance at a progressive jackpot is proportional to your bet level. In other words, the higher your bet the higher your chance of entering the bonus game. The feature consists of a bonus wheel containing places where you can trigger one of four progressive jackpots: mini, minor, major or mega. Of course, this feature is incredibly difficult to trigger and even when you do, it is less likely that you win the most desirable mega jackpot!
Biggest jackpot
As I said in the introduction, Mega Moolah is a slot machine known for the impressive amounts it has won for many people. The biggest jackpot won was on April 27, 2021 and it was £19,429,692!
It is not uncommon to see millions of pounds being given away by this slot machine. Between 2019 and 2020, no less than 21 jackpots have been won, totalling almost £200 million!
Slots with animals
There are a huge number of slot machines featuring animals! We’re not going to list them all, but here’s a small selection of our own.
| Slot | Provider | RTP | Volatility |
| Silver Lion | Lightning Box | 95.3% | Medium |
| Grand Monarch | IGT | 94.97% | Medium |
| MegaJackpots Wolf Run | IGT | 91.01% | Medium |
| Wild Falls | Play’n GO | 96% | High |
The excitement only a progressive jackpot slot can provide!
Despite the really low RTP of 88.12%, it’s hard not to get excited about Mega Moolah knowing that this is a mobile slot that has made some lucky people very rich! I love high volatility slots because I know that there is a remote chance of walking away with a dream payout.
Not surprising really, I never did manage to trigger the bonus wheel for a chance at one of the four progressive jackpots and even if I had, my lower bet level would have meant that I would not have collected the highest possible amount anyways. Still, even if you don’t manage to trigger a progressive jackpot then there are still other useful features like the x2 multiplier wilds and free spins with x3 win multipliers.
Overall, I found the slot fun and amusing with its African animal kingdom theme, quirky symbols and jungle sound effects. If you are going to choose one high volatility slot in your lifetime, then Mega Moolah is the one!
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