Microgaming Interview: WowPot Jackpot, Mega Moolah & More

Richie Delaney

September 9th, 2020

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In this episode of The Knowledge we spoke with David Reynolds, Games Publisher at Microgaming. Topics covered include Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network, new WowPot jackpot titles, the incredible success of Mega Moolah, key highlights for the company in 2020 so far and new releases on the way that are sure to delight slot fans. The full episode is available to listen to below.

LISTEN: The Knowledge Episode 11 - David Reynolds - Games Publisher at Microgaming

David Reynolds has worked at Microgaming for 12 years in different disciplines, across multiple different products. As an Isle-of-Man native, David was familiar with the company as one of the island’s major employers when he joined back in 2008.

Microgaming are perhaps best known for their Mega Moolah jackpot, a game and progressive jackpot that is available to play at the majority of well-established online casinos. Mega Moolah has been a phenomenal success for the company, contributing in large part to the more than €1.2bn in total lifetime payouts to happy customers. Now, David tells us that the company is strengthening its progressive jackpot network with more exciting games featuring the newly revamped WowPot jackpot, which was launched in February with the Wheel of Wishes slot:

“Mega Moolah has been a magnificent beast for us really. We wanted to tackle a new jackpot seed and offer even more value for players with a new jackpot, so we tasked Alchemy Gaming with Wheel of Wishes and WowPot jackpot was the brand.”

Whereas Mega Moolah has a starting seed of €1m, the WowPot jackpot seeds at an incredible €2m. It has four jackpot tiers in total, just like Mega Moolah, and the Major jackpot seeds at €50,000, which is five times higher than the Major tier in Mega Moolah.

To hear more about the WowPot Jackpot listen to episode 11 of The Knowledge podcast in full now.

Episode Timestamps:

• 0:54 - David’s history with Microgaming
• 1:44 - Microgaming’s locations, diverse team setups and studios
• 4:00 - David’s favourite game he’s worked on
• 6:26 - WowPot Jackpot overview
• 11:30 - Highlights from Microgaming’s 2020 so far
• 13:15 - Upcoming Microgaming games