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Cumulative jackpot has been one of the most tempting inventions in traditional casinos that was adapted and developed in the online gambling world, and it is frequently easier to win it online as Internet casinos normally have tens of different games with progressive jackpots.
What is a cumulative jackpot?
A cumulative jackpot is a payout that increases in real time with every bet and is practically going up by the second. Every player betting on one of the fruit machines, that are linked into the network, is doing his share to increase the value of the payout. Modern online casinos commonly have tens of slots that are all part of a common network, and so the value of the ultimate payout can be in millions of pounds. There are large networks of fruit machines that use software by Microgaming, Playtech or other major developers.
There also is a curious trend in online jackpots: the larger the value of the progressive jackpot, the higher the probability to win it (although chances to win a cumulative jackpot are always quite low). This trend holds because the larger the value of the jackpot, the smaller the edge that the house has (as in the event of a win casino has to pay out significant amount to the player).
Not all of the bets the player makes online are used to raise the jackpot – normally is just one tenth. This is more than enough, though: the value of the jackpot is increasing by the minute, and the rate of increase could be viewed online. As a rule, you will find it on the webpage of the casino, where there are special displays for that in real time.
Rules for playing fruit machines with progressive payout
Of course, there is certain condition that gaming enthusiasts need to fulfil to be eligible for jackpot. First of all, there is a value of bets: it is impossible to win a huge jackpot by betting one penny a thousand times, and if you are gunning for the jackpot, you have to place maximum bets all the time. The main rule that casinos have regarding a jackpot is that the player always need to place maximum bets (normally five coins).
Toaim to win progressive jackpot you need to successfully attempt to gather the most rare and valuable winning combination (for example, by getting five same symbols on slot machines – when there is just one winning symbol per reel). For video poker, it is possible to hit jackpot by assembling a royal flush.
It is easiest to win a progressive jackpot in video poker slot machines, simply because there is at least a strategy that is proven mathematically. When it comes to regular slots, you won’t be able to work out the probability of a win (as you need to know the number of symbols and reel – and no one would tell you that); on the other hand, video poker lets you select an optimal strategy for the game, and to influence the chances of winning.
