If you want to win whopping amounts of cash, then there is no better option than a good progressive slot. When we are talking huge prizes here, we are easily talking in excess of a good couple of hundred thousand quid, sometimes as high as a few million. Here, we want to introduce you to the world of progressive jackpot slots.
A progressive jackpot is when the jackpot of the slot is not fixed. The more people that play the game, the higher the jackpot is going to climb. So, if you have a popular progressive slot, then it is not uncommon for the bonus to stretch past a million or so.
You will find two types of slot; local and global. Global progressives are where every casino that offers the site around the world will be linked. So, let’s say you are playing the Mega Moolah slot (more on that in a short while) in the UK. If somebody is playing Mega Moolah in Australia, it will be contributing to the same jackpot. It does not matter what online casino they are playing at.
Local progressives, which are a bit rarer, have their jackpot linked to the website being played on. So, if the site is not popular, then the progressive jackpot will never get that high.
This is a huge shame, really. Most of the sites which are incredibly popular tend not to be that good. This means that you have to sacrifice some of the best experiences to play these local progressives. Thankfully, the global progressives always tend to be a bit better.
What you must remember is that progressive jackpots are, mostly, about winning that jackpot. They tend to be high volatility slots with a lower RTP % than normal. This is because the game needs to feed the jackpot. There are a couple of slots which have bucked this trend somewhat, namely Mega Fortune, which is a medium volatility slot with a high RTP, but most are not going to be in the same boat. They are going to be slots that are difficult to win at.
When you are playing a progressive slot, it is likely that you will wish to keep your minimum bet as low as you possibly can. This will ensure that you do not blow through your bank roll too quickly. Obviously, if you playing a progressive jackpot, the chances of you winning the millions and millions on offer will be slim, but you can only win when you have money to hand. No money? No chance!
There are some progressive slots which based the odds of you winning on how much you are gambling. So, for instance, if you play Mega Moolah, the more you bet, the higher your chances are of triggering one of the four random progressive jackpots in the game. This means that this is a game which is probably best reserved for those who are pouring tons and tons of cash into a game e.g. the high rollers.
There are a lot of progressive slots out there. A lot of them. However, this is an issue. It means that the jackpot never climbs that high on many of them. People want their luck to be with them in a game which has a huge bonus, so they play the games that others are already playing. There are two progressives where we love to spend a lot of our time.
The first is Mega Fortune (or Mega Fortune Dreams, which is a newer version, albeit with a lower jackpot). There are three different progressive jackpots available here, and you do have a few chances of hitting them. As we mentioned before; this is a slot which is not based upon how much you are betting. This means that you can keep your bets nice and low and still stand as much chance as somebody betting at the upper end of the spectrum. Nice and fun game this one.
If you are a high roller, then Mega Moolah is the game for you. There are several variants of Mega Moolah and they all share the same jackpot. The more you bet, the higher your chances of winning one of the progressives. It is probably worth pointing out that this game is ‘random’. You have a chance of winning the progressive on every spin of the reels. You don’t have to do anything but spin. It does add a sense of excitement into the mix.