There are several types of progressive slot games. Being able to identify one from the other will help you in choosing the most profitable one to play.
Individual Progressives/ Stand Alone Progressive: These kinds of slot machines are self-contained, in other words, individual progressives do not receive or contribute to other slot machine’s jackpot.
Instead of having a fixed top jackpot, individual progressives take a percentage of the coins wagered and pool it to the final jackpot for the highest winning combination. The progressive jackpots for individual progressives are lower from the machines that are linked together, as obviously, less people are contributing to the online progressive jackpot.
Linked Progressive/ In-House or Progressives: These kinds of slot machines are grouped through a common network that contribute to a single jackpot.
This class of progressive slot machines are owned and operated by the casino. These slots can also be linked together with several other online casinos. Though these jackpots do not reach up to millions, but are quite large and usually hit more often that the multi-location progressives.
Multi-Location Progressives/ Wide Area Progressives: These kinds of slot machines are one of the most sought after ones. Several slots of similar nature are placed in different casinos; and all contribute to an ever growing jackpot. These slots are linked together with several other unrelated casinos. Multi-location slots are run by an independent operator rather than a single gaming company. The jackpot that can be won in a multi-location progressive slot is huge and so are your chances to win it.
Online Progressive Slots
The way these progressive jackpots work online is that casino software providers link all the casinos who use the same software together and players in each online casino get to play the same progressive slots game. So for example, Mega Moolah slots, which is an online slots game run by Microgaming Software will be available for play at casinos that are powered by Microgaming casino software such as Ladbrokes Casino, Stan James’ Casino and 32Red. When you play a progressive game at each of these casinos you are playing the same game as players at other online casinos.
The question a lot of people have when playing online slots is why they need more than one account if the games are – more or less – the same. The answer is that each casino has a different customer service team, a different sign-up bonus and different VIP clubs which give you benefits from playing across online casinos. Thus, Ladbrokes Casino VIP Club offers you tickets to sporting events whereas Stan James Online Casino offers its VIP players cash incentives.