Jackpot Pools Rise at Casinos Online

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Due to the absence of big hits on progressive jackpot online slots the jackpot pools of many online gambling software providers have risen sharply. Though each progressive jackpot network in the pool is independent of the others, online casinos often advertise total pool values as a measure of their offering.

At the moment the Microgaming jackpot pool is placed in its customary top position at just over $5 million. In between it had ceded the top spot for a while because of frequent relatively lower value hits on its two major networks. But just this week these two networks have crossed significant barriers and are sitting pretty. Major Millions has a five reel video slot and a three reel classic slot in its network. In both slot games players must wager with $3 for the progressive jackpot and the jackpot can be hit on either slot game. Major Millions has crossed the $1 million mark for the first time in over two years. During this period it has always been hit for less than half a million dollars. The other big contributor to the Microgaming jackpot pool is Mega Moolah. This network of four video slots has just crossed the $3 million mark.

The next largest jackpot pool is of the software provider Playtech. It is just over $4.8 million. The Playtech jackpot pool gets its strength from a large number of smaller jackpot casino games and networks. There are some big slots as well. The flagship progressive jackpot of the Playtech network is the stand alone Beach Life. It is one of the fastest growing jackpots in the industry. In three months it has risen from its reset level of $50,000 to over $1.8 million, giving an average rise of $20,000 per day. The Marvel Ultimate Power network is at $800,000. All the Marvel Movies branded super hero slots are networked to this jackpot.

The Realtime Gaming jackpot pool is neck to neck with the Playtech pool at just over $4.7 million. This is a very different kind of jackpot pool. Its four top progressive jackpot online slots are each over $1 million but none of them have been hit in the last two years. They are slow rising jackpots but they ensure that the Realtime Gaming jackpot pool figures prominently. The lead jackpot slot game is Jackpot Pinatas at $1.7 million, which was last hit almost four years ago. Aztec's Millions is at $1.3 million. It was last hit for a similar amount two years ago. Mid Life Crisis and Shopping Spree are just above $1 million and have never been hit.

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