International Game Technology (IGT) announced Wednesday that its Wheel of Fortune, Megabucks, and Powerbucks slots awarded three jackpots totaling more than $17 million in April.
The company reported that on April 2, a Megabucks slots player won $14,005,833 playing Megabucks Mega Vault at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada, the city’s largest slots jackpot to date.
Congrats to one of our long time Atlantis guests who turned a $10 bet into a Megabucks Jackpot of $14,005,832.09 last night! We’ve confirmed with @IGTNews – this is the biggest slot machine jackpot in Reno history! 🎉💰#Atlantisreno #Atlantiscasino #RenoNevada #RenoTahoe pic.twitter.com/GsLlH1Pgzq
— Atlantis Reno (@AtlantisReno) April 3, 2023
On April 15, a Wheel of Fortune slots player won CAD 3,217,900 ($2,386,121) playing Wheel of Fortune Double Times Pay 3X 4X 5X at Casino Woodbine in Ontario, Canada, the brand’s biggest land-based jackpot in the country.
Meanwhile, on April 28, an online Powerbucks slots player won CAD 1,728,271 ($1,281,538) playing Wheel of Fortune Elegant Emeralds in Quebec, Canada.
IGT Powerbucks slots have paid 47 jackpots of $1 million or more since their Canadian debut in 2016, the company notes. Wheel of Fortune slots have minted over 1,100 millionaires and awarded over $3.4 billion in jackpots since their launch in 1996. In March, the company awarded two jackpots totaling more than $4.5 million.
Original article: https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2023/05/11/67121-igt-39s-wheel-of-fortune-megabucks-and-powerbucks-slots-award-three-jackpots-totalling-17m-in-april