LONDON – July 23, 2019 – International Game Technology PLC (“IGT”) (NYSE:IGT) announced today that a lucky player at Treasure Cove Casino in British Columbia, Canada won a $2,152,860 Canadian-dollar jackpot on IGT’s Powerbucks^® theme, Powerhits™ on July 13, 2019. The giant jackpot marks the largest Powerbucks jackpot awarded since the theme made its Canadian debut in 2016. 

“BCLC and Treasure Cove Casino are thrilled that our player won the largest Powerbucks jackpot of all time,” said Brad Desmarais, BCLC Vice President of Casino and Community Gaming. “Since its arrival in British Columbia, the Powerbucks theme has quickly become a player-favorite title with its anticipation-building cross-channel jackpot pool.”

“IGT congratulates the lucky player that won this record-setting jackpot at Treasure Cove Casino,” said David Flinn, IGT Regional Vice President, Canada. “This big win fuels player excitement for the omni-channel Powerbucks game, which gives players the chance to win life-changing jackpots at any bet level for a uniquely thrilling player experience.”

Powerbucks is the world’s first omni-channel wide area progressive game that links the jackpot prize pool between land-based, mobile, and desktop versions of the game into one liquidity pool to deliver some of the largest slot jackpots in Canada.