It would probably be fair to say that Kesgrave rarely makes headlines, but the Suffolk town, on the eastern edge of Ipswich, did so in September, 2021. The cause of excitement, on that occasion, was the good fortune of a local man who, although wishing to remain anonymous, nonetheless managed to turn £0.60 into £885,000 at the Betfair online casino, one of those best and legal online casinos in the UK listed here.
His windfall came courtesy of ‘Millionaire Megapays‘, a six-reel, progressive jackpot video slot, featuring between two and seven rows and, apparently, offering up to 117,649 ways to win. Stakes for the game range from £0.40 to £30 a spin but, for his modest investment, the lifelong gambler triggered the so-called ‘Megapays’ feature and accumulated the 15 Megapays symbols required to win the Mega Jackpot.
Reflecting on his windfall, the mystery man said, ‘It’s a completely amazing experience and for a long time I had no idea exactly how much I’d won.’ He added, ‘I took my girlfriend out for dinner to celebrate, then we’ll start looking for our dream house.’ Property aside, he reportedly plans to send his parents on a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ trip to Canada to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary and take a holiday in Dubai.
Of course, the history of gambling is awash with stories of ‘lucky’ winners, who have won huge sums of money, only to find their lives ruined as a result, so Betfair was keen to focus on customer care. A company spokesperson said, ‘Since his big day, we’ve been in touch to help our winner with his withdrawal and to deliver his big win education, where we discuss the importance of controlling play, applying safer gambling tools, and coming to terms with a sum like £885,000, which sounds like it’s going to be well-spent.’
