Mistakes Made When Playing Progressive Jackpot Pokies
If you like to play progressive jackpot pokies, you already know that they are very high variance. This makes them hard to win at consistently. Some players make it worse by committing mistakes that make it harder to win and sometimes impossible to score a progressive jackpot. Today we will take a look at some mistakes made by progressive jackpot players so you can avoid making these mistakes when you play pokies.
Failing to Play High Enough to Qualify
Some progressive jackpot games have special requirements for you to qualify for the jackpot. In some cases, you’re required to play max credit. This is similar to what you see in video poker games where you have to play max credits to qualify for the 4,000 credit Royal Flush bonus.
Similarly, some games require that you make a high credit bet. For example, if a game allows you to play from 1 to 100 credits, you might have to play 70 credits per spin or more to qualify for the progressive jackpot.
Finally, there are games that have different jackpot levels. Some progressive jackpot games have multiple jackpots that you qualify for based on which level you’re playing at. The base-level does not qualify for a jackpot. To move up a level, your bet must be increased. In order to qualify for the top progressive jackpot, you have to play at level 4 or 5, which is usually going to cost you up to 100x the base levels bet.
Playing Too Soon After a Progressive Jackpot Has Hit
Theoretically, a progressive jackpot can hit at any point. If the Mega Jackpot triggers on Mega Moolah, it resets to $1 million. Theoretically, you can hit it again at any time. However, this is not what happens in reality. Most progressive jackpot pokies take a while to trigger and there are websites out there that will tell you how often they hit.
These websites will also tell you the last time the jackpot hit. Based on this information, you can figure out whether now is a good time to play the game. Also, you can check out the amount of the jackpot based on the initial seed. If a game has a jackpot seed of $250,000 and the jackpot is presently only $290,000, it was hit fairly recently and most likely will not hit anytime soon.
We understand that this goes against what you’re normally told about online casino games. However, it is based on hard data and experience rather than theory. Note that this primarily applies to progressive jackpot games. Static jackpots tend to trigger a bit more randomly and play closer to the theoretical average.
Playing With an Online Casino Bonus
If you plan to play progressive jackpots with online casino bonuses STOP! Nearly all casinos prohibit you from using an online casino bonus to play progressive jackpots. The main reason is that most games require that you gamble a lot higher than normal. Bonuses usually have a cap on bets that are set at $2.50 or less. If you’re playing $5 per spin, you automatically disqualify yourself from the bonus.
Next, think about this logically. If you play with a free spins bonus and trigger the jackpot, the playthrough will apply to the winnings. For example, if you won a jackpot of $500,000 and were subject to a 5x playthrough, you must wager $5 million to cash out.
Check the terms and conditions for all casino bonuses before playing jackpot games at Australian online casinos. This is one of the times where you should play without a casino bonus. Save your bonuses for standard pokies play.