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Wildz player lands €4.2m jackpot on Yggdrasil’s Empire Fortune slot

A lucky player playing on his laptop at Wildz online casino has won a life-changing €4.2 million jackpot on Yggdrasil’s popular Empire Fortune progressive slot game.
Empire Fortune, released in 2016, is one of Yggdrasil’s most popular jackpot games alongside Joker Millions, which it shares a global progressive jackpot pool with. Empire Fortune and Joker Millions has payed out several big global jackpots during the years with the total sum rewarded to players now reaching €39,5 million.
Empire Fortune offers a feature-packed and engaging base game while three separate jackpots are up for grabs in the bonus game which takes the form of a 3D wheel of fortune.
Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO at Yggdrasil, said: “We’re excited to see another big jackpot drop in Empire Fortune. Our progressive jackpots games have been hugely successful since they launched and attract a big customer base looking to land that big win while also enjoying a great casino experience. Big congrats to the lucky player and I can’t wait for the next jackpot to fall.”
Tony Kjäldström, COO at Wildz parent company Rootz Ltd, said: “Jackpot titles are extremely popular and attract many players to our site, so we are delighted to see one of our customers win such a life-changing sum of money on Yggdrasil’s Empire Fortune. This is our biggest jackpot ever and all of our players love Yggdrasil’s games. I want to extend my huge congratulations to the winner from everyone at Wildz.”
Watch the lucky spin here.
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