What is a progressive jackpot?

Brick and mortar casinos have been using million dollar euro payouts to attract customers for a long time. Since online casinos have become popular, they’ve quickly tried the same technique, to offer progressive slot payouts to bring in new players and keep existing customers playing for large jackpots. That’s a way for casinos to make a lot of money. The promotion doesn’t get won very often, even though it is big, when it is won. Many people try to win the jackpot, which results in the casino making lots of money.

The idea behind progressive jackpots is relatively simple. A large amount of slot machines or table games are linked together and every time someone makes a bet on the machines, a small amount of the bet is placed into an external pot. That’s where it’s name originates from. Even though the machines still pay out their amounts, the progressive jackpot gets larger.

In brick and mortar casinos, the slot machines that are linked together can be in different casinos or over a large area, however for online gaming rooms, the progressive jackpots are mostly administered by big companies that manufacture gaming software and they are run around the world. The higher amount of machines that are linked, the bigger the jackpot gets and the faster it increases. That’s why many people want to play the progressive jackpot


The chances of winning the progressive jackpot are about half the size of winning the lottery, however, if you’re playing at the casino, why not go for the big jackpot?