Biggest New Jersey Casino Winners in 2022

Who are the biggest gambling winners in New Jersey for 2022? This list has the biggest NJ casino winners from the last year.

• New Jersey jackpots totaled over $169,264,089 in 2022.
• Players at the Golden Nugget, Harrah’s, and BetMGM casinos all became millionaires this year.
• Multiple Players of MGM’s Bison Fury Slot Have Recently Become Millionaires.

Everyone who’s ever played a slot machine or placed an online bet dreams of that one big win. How often do people walk away with a truly big win, though? Well, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement’s publication of Atlantic City Jackpots Greater than $50,000, there were 1,975 jackpots totaling $169,264,089, as of December 15, 2022. Let’s take a closer look at some New Jersey gamblers who broke the bank in 2022.

A Golden Nugget Atlantic City Player Starts Off the Year With a 2.8 Million Dollar Win

One lucky New Jersey man started off 2022 off as a millionaire after hitting a jackpot at the Golden Nugget, in Atlantic City.

On Jan. 19, Dave J. won over $2.8 million, according to a news release. He placed a $6 bet on a penny Monopoly Money Grab slot machine and won the progressive jackpot.

This was the first million-dollar jackpot of 2022, according to data from state gaming regulators. The Golden Nugget payout is believed to be the largest of 2022.

A Woman Wins $1.6 Million on a Progressive Poker Table at Harrah’s, Leaves a $77,000 Tip

As reported by NBC 10 Philadelphia, a 74-year-old woman received an early holiday present this December, when she hit a big jackpot at Harrah’s Resort & Casino Atlantic City.

The woman from Monmouth County, New Jersey, scored a royal flush from a $5 bet at a progressive poker table, winning more than $1.6 million. 

“That’s the highest amount that Caesars Entertainment has given in New Jersey,” Michael Zippel, Harrah’s Atlantic City director of table games, told NBC10. 

The woman, who wants to remain anonymous, went to the cashier to collect her winnings. She then dropped a massive $77,000 tip on the poker table, all in cash. 

“She said, ‘Thank you for dealing. That’s your money,’” the woman’s dealer, Devin Thapa, told NBC10. “I said, ‘Thank you so much. You are a nice person.’”

Tips at the casino are pooled, meaning the money will be spread out among all of Harrah’s dealers, around 250 in all, making it a nice early Christmas for everyone.

A BetMGM Online Slot Player Wins Over $2 Million Dollars

One New Jersey casino player earned more than $2.1 million playing online slots on BetMGM Casino NJ. The lucky player took home exactly $2,171,016.59 from hitting the Colossal Jackpot from the exclusive BetMGM game, Bison Fury.

It’s not a surprise to see another notable jackpot win from BetMGM Casino. BetMGM offers the largest state-by-state progressive jackpot network within the US through its exclusive slots games created in-house.

This massive win makes four sizable jackpots across the Garden State over the last nine months just from BetMGM. The operator awarded a total of $5 million in two separate jackpots from April 2022 and Dec. 2021. Both of these previous big wins also stemmed from the same Bison Fury title.

BetMGM had another massive jackpot slot victory just over a year ago on the game MGM Grand Millions. A bettor pocketed around $3.5 million from its jackpot in Nov. 2021.

BetMGM’s Director of VIP Casino, Alexander Limesand, said of this recent top prize and the operator’s dominance in this area,

“Congratulations to our latest big winner in the Garden State. No other operator has the jackpot track record of BetMGM, particularly in New Jersey, and we’re proud to continually deliver our players life-changing prizes through our network.”

With its jackpot games through progressive jackpot slots, BetMGM tends to give players the opportunity to win more than most, sometimes exceeding $1 million.

These progressive titles are different than others because they feature a prize that continually grows. Every time a bettor puts action down on the game and doesn’t win, a portion of their wager goes toward the jackpot.

The majority of NJ online slots include a fixed prize that’s set regardless of how many people bet on the game. Once a progressive jackpot is claimed, its value reduces back down to its default amount.

Currently, BetMGM NJ highlights around 50 different jackpot slots to play. This list consists of lots of different games and jackpot sizes to choose from. Options go all the way up to Mega Jackpots, where the online casino provides six slots games, each with a progressive grand prize sitting above $660,000. 

Analyzing BetMGM’s Bison Fury

Considering Bison Fury’s recent history, it’s worth taking a deeper dive into the game. Bison Fury is one of the more popular titles to play at BetMGM, and with good reason. The game is consistently producing jackpot winners, with several of them topping seven figures.

The five-reel slot showcases 1,024 possible ways to win, along with ways to acquire free spins. Bettors’ main goal when playing Bison Fury is to unlock one of the jackpot games to potentially snag the progressive money.

The slot includes several jackpot options that come equipped with various values. The current jackpot totals are shown in the ticker area of the main game. Bison Fury contains the following jackpots:

·         The Big One

·         Quick Cash

·         Super Cash

·         Mega Cash

·         Colossal Cash

 Players who earn one of these five jackpots spin the wheel to determine which color is landed on to earn the corresponding jackpot. Like with most progressive games, the more you wager, the better the odds are to trigger a jackpot.

Other New Jersey Online Jackpot Casino Wins

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJ DGE), which regulates the online gambling market in the state, generally classifies a jackpot as a win over $50,000. While there are countless wins every day below that number, there’s a considerable number of jackpots beyond the ones listed above as well. Here are some of the larger wins of 2022, but you can take a look at all of them for yourself here.

Jackpot Amount	Casino Game	Website	Date
$599,622.94	Hypernova MEGAWAYS	DraftKings Casino	11/23/22
$540,664.96	Deal Or No Deal	Bally Casino	10/13/22
$372,428	Wild Play Superbet	Golden Nugget Casino NJ	03/22/22
$352,529.76	Extra Chilli	DraftKings Casino	11/02/22
$316,973.59	Divine Fortune	FanDuel Casino NJ	06/27/22
$315,631	Divine Fortune	DraftKings Casino NJ	08/10/22
$266,247.66	Mercy of the Gods	BetMGM Casino	9/15/22