We’ve all heard stories about unreal pokies wins being collected by a handful of players from all around the world. And while these life changing amounts seem out of reach for most of us, it’s still nice to dream about them and to read about others who managed to literally turn their lives around with the help of one lucky spin on their favorite online pokie.
Playing online pokies has its ups and downs. In times when losses keep piling on, it’s good to remember why we do what we do. Reading about some of our fellow Aussies who hit massive wins playing the same games we do can be a great way of motivating ourselves to keep going and keep grinding towards our dream.
Unfortunately, not all the massive wins have been officially recorded and made public for privacy reasons. While the reasons behind the secrecy are easily understandable, one can only wonder what other huge amounts we heard nothing about have been won in Australia on pokies.
Here’s the biggest 3 pokies wins that were made public in Australia.
1. The Dark Knight – 10.4 million AUD
Back in April 2016, one extremely lucky Australian managed to hit the biggest official online casino win ever recorded, 10.420.000 AUD. For privacy reasons, the player’s identity, location and any info about the gaming session have never been made public.
What we do know is that Microgaming’s Batman-themed online pokie has made a couple of players extremely happy over the years. Another player in Germany has been reported to have won over 3 million $ on the same slot back in 2013 and that made the Dark Knight and its predecessor, The Dark Knight Rises, two of the most popular games in Microgaming’s collection.
2. Arabian Nights – 6.9 million AUD
NetEnt’s hit pokie made history back in 2012, rewarding one fellow Australian with almost 7 million AUD. As you would expect, this winner exercised his right to privacy as well and little is actually known about him (or her).
While Arabian Nights is a visually underwhelming pokie (to say the least), it’s clear that looks have little to do with the profitability of an online casino game. Hitting a progressive jackpot clearly was a life changing event for this player who managed to walk away with almost 7 million AUD. With the average Australian earning around 60.000/year, winning more than 110 times at once after a lucky spin is clearly an amazing experience and one that we all hope to live one day.
3. Mega Moolah – 943k AUD
With Microgaming being the first casino software provider who started creating online pokies back in 1994, it’s not really surprising to see another game created by them in the top of the biggest online casino wins in Australia.
This 943k win was reported back in 2013 and was actually declared the biggest win ever recorded in the Southern hemisphere on a mobile device. That’s right, the lucky Australian was playing Mega Moolah on his or her phone (the identity of the player has never been revealed, of course) and managed to win almost 1 million AUD.
Despite being a rather dated online pokie, Mega Moolah was responsible for other incredible wins. In 2018, a €19 million has been won, following another huge win from 2015 (17million).
Now that you know the three biggest pokies wins ever recorded in Australia, you should have the proper motivation to get your own. Choose your casino carefully and always make sure to play online pokies with decent payout ratios and progressive jackpots.
Strategies like good bankroll management, carefully choosing your pokies and quitting while you’re ahead are great ways of being successful playing online casino games, but when it comes to these massive wins, luck plays the most important role.
But, as we all know, fortune favors those who are prepared. So do your research, keep grinding and follow your dream. Maybe one day I will be writing about you.
