A progressive jackpot slot is that special type of game - the one that offers the dream,
life-changing win… a🎉 prize that gets better the more someone spins the reels.
With the
most popular games, these jackpots can be worth millions🎉 of pounds or dollars or euros,
etc. so it comes as little surprise that these are not some of the🎉 most popular games
in the industry as players prefer to pick slots based on themes, probabilities and
other contributing factors.🎉 If you do want to play for the big win, let’s take a look
at how they work, how to🎉 play them and how to have the best chance of winning.
What is
a Progressive Slot Game?
A progressive jackpot slot game🎉 is called this because it has
a jackpot prize that gets progressively bigger the more people play - and continues🎉 to
do so until someone eventually wins. There is no maximum amount it can get to - it just
keeps🎉 growing and growing.
The biggest progressive jackpot slots are connected to one
big network which means that no matter where they🎉 are being played - no matter in what
casino and where in the world you are playing, it all goes🎉 into one central jackpot.
One lucky player, from anywhere in the world, could be the one to hit the
win.
Essentially,🎉 a progressive slot is a slot game with a cash prize that keeps
getting bigger each time a bet is🎉 placed on it and the jackpot doesn’t drop. A small
percentage of every bet made on it is taken and🎉 placed into the pot - so you can see it
rise with every spin played. When the jackpot drops, it🎉 goes back down to its original
set minimum win - the jackpot seed.
How Progressive Slots Work
So, let’s dive into the
🎉 workings of the progressive slot:
The Contribution: This is the small portion of the
money taken out of every bet made🎉 on the game. This usually sits at around 2 to 3% of
your bet. The Seed: No jackpot can start🎉 at £0. What would be the point of winning it?
Each jackpot has a minimum amount that it can be,🎉 which is called the ‘seed’. It could
be £500,000 up to £1 million - give or take. When the jackpot🎉 is one, it drops down to
the seed and starts again. The Jackpot Prize: The prize will keep getting bigger🎉 until
it has been won. The most famous are those with million-pound prizes - but there are
many more, with🎉 some a lot lower but with a better chance of winning.
How to Win
If you
are familiar with how to play🎉 slots online then progressive slot games aren’t too
different. Slot games are ultimately all about luck - and the same🎉 is true of
progressive jackpot games.
The jackpot slot result of each spin is determined by the
Random Number Generator, which🎉 is based on a mathematical algorithm. However, there are
different types of games and with each progressive game, there are🎉 different ways to
win the jackpot. It might be matching symbols on the reels, filling the grid with
special symbols,🎉 or playing a special bonus game or bonus wheel. It may even be that
there are different types of jackpots🎉 to win, such as Minor, Major and Mega etc.
Games
such as Red Tiger’s Daily Jackpot game, Dynamite Riches, simply require🎉 you to get 3
jackpot symbols when playing the base game. This will then take you to the jackpot
wheel🎉 which you can spin to win one of the three jackpots.
However, games such as Mega
Jackpot are simpler - you🎉 simply need to land 5 jackpot symbols on the central payline.
Then, we have the Jackpot King slot. To win🎉 this, you need to trigger the game’s
Jackpot King Deluxe bonus round. You then need to land 15 or more🎉 of the King symbols
to launch the jackpot wheel - even then, the big win isn’t guaranteed.
No matter what
games🎉 you play, most jackpot games often give you a better chance of winning if you
play higher stakes. Remember though,🎉 the chance of winning that life-changing win is
very, very minimal, so just have fun and hope for the best!
