Mega Moolah is a progressive jackpot slot created by Microgaming. Since its release in November 2006 it has created more millionaires than any other jackpot slot. It is set in the plains of Africa and has 5 reels and 25 paylines. There are wilds that double payouts as well as a Free Spins feature where up to 30 free spins with a 3x multiplier can be won.

Mega Moolah Basic Info

Mega Moolah Slot Features

 How to win the Mega Moolah Jackpot

Ever since its release in November 2006, Microgaming’s Mega Moolah has become one of the most famous of all progressive jackpot slots.

Several players have hit the jackpot over the years with each one becoming an instant millionaire. So, what is the best way to play this game and is there any way to increase your chances of winning the jackpot?

When you play this game, it is not about getting small wins or slowly building up your reserve. It is all about hitting the jackpots.

Jackpots

In Mega Moolah there is not just one jackpot, but four and they increase in value.

The Mini Moolah jackpot is the smallest and most frequently triggered and this pays out amounts that are usually around the $10 to $20 mark. The next biggest jackpot is the Minor Moolah prize. It pays out less frequently but usually has prizes of over $100 to win.

The big money starts when you land the Major Moolah prize, which sees prizes from $20,000 to $30,000. Lastly, the big one is the Mega Moolah prize, which has a minimum amount of $1 million guaranteed by Microgaming. The jackpot grows to considerably more than that with many of the jackpot prizes paying out over $10 million and some far more than that.

How do you trigger the jackpots?

The jackpot games are triggered randomly. The Jackpot Bonus Game can be triggered on any spin at any time.

This is important: The Jackpot bonus game can be randomly triggered with any spin on the reels. This means you do NOT need to spin high-value spins to win the Major Moolah prize.

Once the Jackpot Bonus Game is triggered, you get to spin the big wheel and you will win one of the four jackpots – regardless of what happens you win something every time.

Tips and Strategy

• The more you spin, the bigger chance you have of triggering the jackpot game.
• Bet more per spin. The minimum bet you can make on the game to stand a chance of winning the progressive jackpot prize is $0.25, which is a 0.01 bet on each of the maximum 25 lines on the slot. But if you increase your coin value that increases your chances proportionally of triggering the jackpot game. ($0.50 spins, 2x more likely; $5.00 spins, 20x more likely, etc).
• Choose a wager amount and stick to it.
• Only play the game at the biggest online casinos who are trustworthy.

Other Mega Moolah Slots

Since Mega Moolah released in 2006 the African Safari theme seems dated and overused. There are plenty of other slot games with lions and other jungle animals.

However, Mega Moolah was among the first wave of online slots to use this theme. When it first released the theme was very fresh and unique, but it has been 15 years since then.

Microgaming has not the game has spawned numerous sequels with their own themes and twists on the gameplay of the original. Many of these, such as Mega Moolah Isis, have proven so popular that they’ve developed cult followings of their own.

Whether it’s due to superstition or a love of the familiar, however, many players refuse to stray from the original game (and its enormous progressive jackpot) that started it all.

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