bet365 has revealed that its Jackpot365 progressive jackpot game has given away £50m in prize money since launching in December last year.
The operator’s latest winner earned just over £1.3m after opting in to add a 10p Jackpot365 stake while playing ‘Ballin’ on its casino platform.
The success follows the recent integration of the progressive jackpot game into the sportsbook offering ahead of the World Cup to support engagement.
Jackpot365 winner Alex told bet365: “It was just like any other evening I chose to go on to bet365 Casino, but this time I went from unlucky to lucky. The pop-up came up offering the chance to opt in and use 10p to potentially win big. I thought nothing of it, but it then immediately appeared, saying I’d won!
“I thought there must have been some kind of error, and I thought the winnings were thousands initially. I came out of the app, logged back in, and I realised that this was no joke. I’m so happy that a dream like this has come true for me, and I can go and buy my own home.”
Jackpot365 on sports is available in the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ontario, as well as across selected bet365.com territories. The feature will also be going live in Michigan and Brazil in the near future.
Jackpot365 offers four progressive jackpots – platinum, gold, silver and bronze – with jackpot wins dropping daily. Participation is completely optional and doesn’t impact the outcome of the game being played. Players can opt in or out at any time.
To participate, players must build their sports bet, enter their stake and select ‘opt in’ on the betslip to participate, increasing their wager by an additional jackpot entry fee, before then placing their bet.
A bet365 spokesperson said: “Jackpot365 is a wonderful addition to our bet365 sports platform, giving customers the opportunity to land a huge jackpot win on any qualifying bet.
“Designed and built in-house at bet365, this innovative product offering adds an extra layer of excitement and value to every visit to bet365.”
Within the Jackpot365 terms and conditions, bet365 stated that opting in via casino is separate from opting in via sports and opt-in status ‘does not transfer between products, and you can be opted in on casino and opted out on a sports betslip, and vice versa’.
Jackpots are paid out as cash prizes and are awarded randomly to players who have opted in and placed qualifying bets.
