If you're playing a progressive jackpot slot you know the intoxicating rush of watching the prize amount climb. Five figures….six figures….seven figures…..there's nothing like considering how a single, random spin can possess the power to alter your financial reality in a fraction of a second.

Progressive jackpot games attract millions of hopeful bettors every day. But if you're going to play a progressive jackpot machine, you should first learn about your chances of winning. The progressive jackpot's variance (also known as its volatility) is different than that of a non-jackpot slot. To play correctly, learn how to balance the game's variance with the Return-to-Player rate so you choose your machine wisely and structure your bets in a way that allows you to succeed at this high-action gaming event.

About Progressive Jackpot Machines

Only a small percentage of casino slots feature progressive jackpots, but when you do play a progressive jackpot game, you're in for an adventure of dynamic fun, high-energy excitement and big payouts! Progressive jackpot slots involve machines that link through a network.

Regardless of whether you're playing in Columbus Ohio, Glasgow Scotland, or Bombay India, your gameplay is linked to everyone from around the world who is playing that same machine - even if it's at a different casino.

In a progressive slot machine, a small percentage of each bet that you place a bet on a regular game spin is diverted into the progressive jackpot pool for that game. Your progressive wagers are combined with the bets of other gamers who are playing the machine elsewhere and making their own progressive bets.  The pot grows and grows as more and more players add their wagers.

The gameplay continues as it would for any other slot as you complete combinations on payways or paylines, collect regular game payouts, trigger features and add casino bonus cash, free spins and match credits to the game event. However, when one gamer's spin triggers the progressive jackpot, that player will collect the entire progressive jackpot pot.

After the progressive jackpot is hit, the prize money is paid out and the machine will reset to a base amount. Then the pool starts to grow again with new wagers. If you win the jackpot, you can withdraw the win into your cybercurrency wallet or your ebank account immediately – jackpot wins are paid out separately from other casino payouts.

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Progressive Jackpot Math

If you're considering playing a progressive jackpot slot, take a moment to peel back the flashing lights and look at the math. Unlike standard video slot machines, which feature static math models, a progressive jackpot slot uses a dynamic, multi-layered payout structure that splits a single wager into entirely different mathematical equations.

You can't rely on the game's RTP rate because the game math splits that return into two distinct sections – the regular game (payline combinations, free spins, bonus rounds) and the Jackpot contribution. Typically, between 1% to 7% of every wager is placed directly into the progressive prize pool. That pushes the RTP down, as far as to a 85% RTP, making it easy to deplete a bankroll more quickly than in a "regular" slot.

SlotoCash's Top Progressive Jackpots

In short, playing a progressive jackpot machine isn't something that you want to do on a regular basis but when you're ready to challenge your luck a little bit extra, try one of the SlotoCash progressive jackpot machines. Some of the best include:

Shopping Spree II

Shopping Spree II takes you on a shopping spree where you can collect shoes, clothes, designer sunglasses, watches, purses, bling and much more with multiplied wins on all combinations in which the "SALE" Wild emerged grouped on reel 3. Shopping Spree II is a 5-reel, 3-row, 9 fixed line video slot featuring Free Games and Jackpot.

Three "Shopping Spree" signs scattered on a regular game spin will take you into the Free Spins game, where you'll receive 9 Free spins. Point symbols on a free spin signal more free spins. When the Shopping Spree free spins round ends, you'll be taken into the Bonus Free Games, where the number of points that you receive will determine your prize. At any time, 5 Diamond Rings will trigger the Progressive Jackpot prize.

Megasaur

Megasaur takes you back into the Age of Dinosaurs, where you can watch Pterodactyls, Velociraptors, Diplodocus, Triceratops and other species of the Giant Lizards line up on the paylines to deliver real money payouts. Green and Red Megasaurs trigger bonus games including the Scattered Volcanoes bonus rounds, Wild Megasaurs bonus games, Feature Guarantees, the Megasaur Feature and a Mega Progressive Jackpot payout prize.

Wild Megasaurs devour other symbols as they complete winning payouts and multiply wins, with Red Megasaur on Reel 4 and Green Megasaur on Reel 2.

Expert Tip:

In some slots, there are must-drop jackpot options where participating players are guaranteed a payout before the jackpot hits a specific monetary cap. Few players know that the closer a jackpot gets to its cap, the higher the probability of it dropping on any given spin so it's important to plan accordingly.

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