Progressive Jackpot Slots

Online and land based casinos often offer various slot games that have a jackpot value. That can then be won when a certain symbol combination or bonus round is reached. Every time a wager is made on the slot, a certain percentage of the wager is put towards the jackpot value. The jackpot-winning combination is usually not something that will appear often. So the jackpot value can often run into thousands, or even millions of dollars!

How Do I Win A Progressive Jackpot?

This depends on the slot and what the requirements are for winning the jackpot. Usually the only requirement to win a progressive jackpot is to play the maximum stake whilst playing the particular slot. Players will have to refer to the particular slot’s documentation to familiarise themselves with the symbol combinations. Bonus rounds or other requirements needed to be able to win the jackpot.

Are There Different Types Of Progressive Jackpots?

Short answer, yes. Some progressive jackpot slots are for a specific slot only. So each time the specific slot is played, a percentage of the wager is put towards the specific slot’s jackpot value. An example of this is NetEnt’s slot Divine Fortune.

The second type is a networked range of slots. There are a few examples of these, including the popular Age Of The Gods, Fireblaze, Mega Moolah and numerous other series of slots. With these series of slots, a wager on any one of the slots contributes an amount to the progressive jackpot value. Some of these slots also sport more than one progressive jackpot that can be won.

Where Can I Play Progressive Jackpot Slots?

Fortunately progressive slots are all over, produced by many different software providers. Chances are, if you visit just about any online gambling site, they will list the progressive slots under a “Progressives” menu, or have the option to filter the games to only show progressive games. In land-based casinos, these progressive slots are usually grouped together in banks, with a display above them showing the jackpot value.