JERSEY CITY, NJ – (January 13, 2025) – BetMGM, a leading iGaming and sports betting operator, announced today that the company awarded $128.5 million in progressive jackpot payouts to online casino players in 2024. The historic year for BetMGM included the largest jackpot in the history of legalized iGaming in New Jersey and the operator’s largest ever jackpot in West Virginia.
“BetMGM made tremendous strides in 2024 enhancing our online casino with exclusive games, top-tier partnerships and historic jackpot wins. Our players are at the core of our success, and we will continue to work to set the standard for iGaming excellence as the premier destination for progressive jackpots.”
Angus Nisbet - Vice President of Gaming, BetMGM
BetMGM awarded the highest amount of jackpot prize money in Michigan ($42.7 million), followed by New Jersey ($37.5 million), Pennsylvania ($28.7 million), West Virginia ($14.1 million) and Ontario ($14.1 million CAD).
The top five jackpots won at BetMGM in 2024 were:
- $6.5 million/Fruit Blaster/New Jersey
- $4 million/Bison Fury Megaways/New Jersey
- $1.2 million/Independence Pays/New Jersey
- $1 million/Bison Fury/Michigan
- $960,920/15 Lanterns/West Virginia
The year was filled with historic and “you never know when” jackpot moments:
Broken records: In August 2024, a player at BetMGM Casino in New Jersey won a $6.5 million progressive jackpot. It is the largest jackpot in the history of the legalized online casino industry in New Jersey. At the end of October, a player in West Virginia won a $923,347 progressive jackpot on 15 Lanterns. It marked BetMGM’s largest jackpot ever in the state.
Forty-cent spin wins: A BetMGM player in Southfield, Michigan won $1 million on a 40-cent bet while playing Bison Fury. Jonathan H. in West Virginia also turned a 40-cent bet into a $532,969 jackpot win on Bison Fury at BetMGM Casino.
Two jackpots in nine months: A player on the Borgata Online casino platform won two “The Big One Colossal Jackpots” on Bison Fury within nine months. The player from Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania won $1 million on Bison Fury at Borgata Online in late August 2023 and in late May won $417,404 on Bison Fury: The Stampede.
In 2024, BetMGM built on its pillars of omnichannel, first-to-market launches, and strong partnerships to enhance its online casino. BetMGM launched its inaugural hybrid slots tournament “The Roar to Riches Slot Tournament” in 2024. The event gathered the top 119 online players to ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for a slot tournament. The winner took home $50,000 in Freeplay, a $50,000 Casino Bonus and a beautiful custom-made trophy. Further connecting online and land-based play, BetMGM Casino brought iconic MGM Resorts to iGaming with titles like Bellagio Fountains of Fortune, Excalibur and Luxor Fortunes.