While the main reason to engage in online cryptocurrency gambling is purely for entertainment purposes, most players wouldn’t say no to a major win while they were at it. The players listed here certainly qualify as major winners. All were gambling crypto at an bitcoin casino when the stars aligned, and they hit it big. Interestingly, there is a wide range when it comes to game selection. Whether your preference is crypto slots, table games or bitcoin live gambling; all have proven to be major winners for these lucky crypto gamblers.
Bitcoin Dice Creates New Millionaire
One of the earliest big crypto wins occurred in 2013 when after a weekend of high rolling, a bitcoin gambler known as ‘Nakowa’ raked in 11,000 bitcoins. At the time, this equated to around $1.3 million – a hefty haul by most standards. However, if the same occurred in 2021 at the all-time high (ATH), that number of bitcoins would be worth an eye-watering $713,889,000!
Hunting Trolls Pays Off
Play’n GO’s popular mythology-themed slot Troll Hunters paid off for one lucky crypto punter back in March 2017. Wagering 0.16 BTC, netted an epic 160 BTC! Some might have called it a day and cashed out, but this player decided to ride their luck and added another 56 BTC to the haul, bringing the total to an incredible 216 BTC. Again, at all-time high prices, this comes to $14,018,184 – not bad for a day’s work chasing trolls.
Live Roulette
Spinning the roulette wheel in a physical casino is, for many, the epitome of casino gambling. Thanks to streaming technology, the thrills can be just as great at home, playing live crypto casino games hosted by real dealers. They can certainly be lucrative, as one lucky bitcoin roulette player found out when they collected a total of 53 BTC player live roulette. It’s not easy to hit a winning streak, but they can pay off when enough good fortune is paired with the right betting strategy. To put that win in fiat terms equates to a payday worth over $3.4 million at the ATH.
Lightning Roulette Strikes it Lucky
When it comes to live bitcoin casino games, it doesn’t get much more exciting than Evolution’s Lightning range. Lightning Roulette, for example, selects Lucky Numbers each game round and allocates multipliers to them as high as 500x. This is obviously much higher than regular crypto roulette and helped a lucky player hit a stunning 50 BTC win. Not content with this amount, the player in question powered on, eventually collecting a total prize of 87 BTC, worth over $5 million at bitcoin’s ATH.
The Sheriff’s Back in Town
Back in 2013, a player by the name of Nickelj87 collected a sign-up bonus and headed on over to the slot section for a punt. The slot they wen t for was BetSoft’s True Sheriff, which morphed into a ride of good fortune worth 55 BTC. Back then, this was a solid win by all accounts. However, if Nickelj87 hodled that till 2021, it could have returned a stunning $3.5 million+.
Bitcoin gambling is on the rise and wins like these will probably increase as well as more gamblers switch to cryptocurrency instead of fiat. Bitcoin gambling has many advantages over traditional money, but it is still gambling, so be sure to bet responsibly no matter which currency is used.
Carolyn Coley is a blockchain reporter. She joined Smartereum after graduating from UC Berkeley in 2018.
