Jackpot slots are very popular among gamblers, as they offer potentially life-changing wins. As online casino popularity is at an all-time high in the UK, many game providers have their own network of progressive jackpot games. So, you have a lot of variety, to choose from. 

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What Is a Jackpot Slot? 

A jackpot slot is a slot game that offers a jackpot prize. These games may feature more than one set jackpot amount, and amounts may differ based on your betting stake. So, the higher you bet, the higher the jackpot amounts.  

Local jackpots are fed by progressive slots that are played on a local network of casino sites. For example, if you are playing at Yeti Casino, which belongs to L&L Europe Ltd, then the jackpot you’re seeing is the same across all brands on the L&L Europe network.  

Network jackpots, such as Mega Moolah, are not specific to a given casino site network. All Mega Moolah slots played online contribute to the main jackpot prizes. And these prizes are the same across all gambling sites. Therefore, network progressive jackpots tend to be much larger, as they have larger contributions.  

Best Jackpot Slots 

In the past you had a few main progressive jackpots that everyone played. Yet they weren’t always enjoyable. Game providers soon realized that it was better to have many games that contribute to one main jackpot pool, rather than one or two games. Therefore, they could add more game variety for players, which leads to more contribution. This allows prize amounts to scale quickly, after a jackpot is won. So, which are the best jackpot slots to play nowadays?  

Jackpot King Deluxe 

Blueprint Gaming’s progressive jackpot is called the Jackpot King. It is a local progressive jackpot with more than 50 different contributing slots games. These include the popular Fishin’ Frenzy and Megaways slots, to name a few. There are 3 different prize pools: Regal, Royal and the main Jackpot King Deluxe jackpot. 

Betting stake contribution is 3% of your bet. 

Mega Moolah and WOW Pot 

Mega Moolah is one of the most iconic jackpot slots. This mega jackpot from Microgaming has been around close to 2 decades and is one of the biggest available online. After Microgaming’s transition to a gaming aggregator, Games Global, all studios under its umbrella now have slot games that feed both the Mega Moolah and WOW Pot progressives. These are network jackpots and can easily reach more than £10,000,000

Betting stake contribution is 9%. 

Dream Drop  

This progressive jackpot is new compared to others. It is operated by Relax Gaming, and like the Jackpot King, many different slot games contribute to the prize pools. You can win one of 5 different pots with the largest being the Mega. Top jackpot prizes usually reach between £2.5 – £3 million. Dream Drop is a network jackpot. 

Betting stake contribution is just over 5%. 

Mega Fortune and Mega Fortune Dream 

The Mega Fortune slots date back to when NetEnt was considered one of the top game providers, online. Even though they’re past their heyday, NetEnt jackpot slots are still very popular, and this is mainly due to their millions of pounds payouts on offer. Mega Fortune is a network jackpot. 

Betting stake contribution is 1.6%.