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Jackpot On Microgaming’s Dark Night Slot Passes US$3.5 Million

The Mega Jackpot on Micrograming’s Dark Night online slot is rising quicker than you can say Batman, as it hits the dizzying heights of three and half million US dollars plus.

Fans of the caped crusader will no doubt be reaching for the Bat Phone as they spread the word to all of their friends, and an increased surge of online players headed towards the Bat Cave is expected to grow by the day.

The Dark Knight is one of a number of officially licensed slots that Microgaming has developed, which includes a sequel to the original Dark Knight game in the form of The Dark Knight Rises, as well as titles such as Battlestar Gallactica, Jurassic Park and Terminator 2, which have proven to be popular with gamers who having a liking for Hollywood associated slots and their symbols.

The Dark Knight

Based upon the Christopher Nolan theatrical release from 2008, The Dark Knight slot is collaboration between movie house Warner Brothers, famed comic book maker DC Comics, and the Isle of Man based Microgaming Software Systems Ltd.

The game is a 5 reel slot which utilises the 243 ways to win system, and elements borrowed from the 2008 film include the images of Batman, Bruce Wayne and The Joker can be found as symbols throughout the game.

Additional elements in the game include Bonus Rounds, Free Spins, Multipliers, Scatters and Stacked Wilds.

There are 4 progressive Jackpots located within The Dark Knight, and in order of importance they are known as Mega, Major, Minor and Mini.

While the Mega Jackpot is deservedly the one that is stealing the headlines at the moment with its US$3.5 million figure, it is receiving admirable support from the others which at the time of writing sit at US$22,000, $138 and $14.

The Jackpot feature of the Dark Knight is triggered randomly, and as such a play can hope to enter the bonus Jackpot screen at any time whilst they are playing the game.