Jackpot Types Jackpot Types

A jackpot whose amount is set in advance, such as “1,000x your bet.” It has nothing to do with other players’ bets, and if you raise your bet, the jackpot grows by the same ratio. The Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand jackpots in Hold & Spin games are mostly fixed jackpots.

A jackpot where part of each player’s bet builds up in the jackpot pool, so the amount keeps growing until someone wins. After it hits, it returns to a set starting amount and builds up again. Microgaming’s Mega Moolah set a Guinness record when a progressive jackpot of about 18.9 million euros hit.

The base amount a progressive jackpot restarts from after it hits. For example, the Dream Drop Mega Jackpot from Relax Gaming starts at 1 million euros.

The share of player bets that goes into the jackpot pool. In progressive jackpot games, part of the RTP is the jackpot contribution, so excluding the jackpot, the base game’s RTP is often designed to be lower than in regular games.

A progressive jackpot built only from bets within a single game or a single casino. With fewer participants, the amount is smaller but it hits relatively more often.

A progressive jackpot that ties bets from multiple casinos and multiple games into a single jackpot pool. With so many participants, the amount grows very large. IGT’s Megabucks was the first wide-area progressive jackpot slot system, and online, Mega Moolah, Blueprint’s Jackpot King, and Playtech’s Age of the Gods are typical examples.

A jackpot split into several tiers with different amounts. Four tiers, Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand (or Mega), are the most common, and the lower the tier, the more often it hits. In many games, a wheel bonus or Hold & Spin decides which tier you receive.

A jackpot that is set to hit “before 11 PM every night” or “before the amount reaches a certain figure.” Unlike a regular progressive jackpot that can hit at any time, it has a deadline. Red Tiger’s Hourly and Daily Drops and the Daily Jackpot in Relax Gaming’s Dream Drop are typical examples.

A jackpot that triggers randomly on any spin, without a set symbol combination. It is usually designed so that a bigger bet slightly raises the chance of triggering it.

A system where entering the jackpot bonus guarantees you win one of several tiers. Relax Gaming’s Dream Drop promotes this system.

“Max 5,000x” is the cap on what you can win at once in that game, while a jackpot is a prize offered separately from regular wins. In progressive jackpot games, the jackpot amount keeps growing regardless of the max win multiplier.