Progressive Jackpot Online Casino Roulette Variants

• Published: May 8, 2014
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Today many online casino games other than slots also offer progressive jackpots. Progressive jackpots are popular because players can win life changing payouts. This article reviews two progressive jackpot online roulette games.

Roulette Royale is the game from the software provider Microgaming. You have to wager a bet of $1 in each spin to activate the progressive jackpot. In the first spin there is no payout, but the number called is noted. In the next spin the bet is again taken and if the same number is called again then you receive a payout of $15. For the third spin if the same number is called you get $200. Similarly the payout on the fourth spin is $3,000. If the same number is called the fifth time in succession you will be paid the amount in the progressive jackpot. Hence in all, you will have invested $5 and will have won $3,215 plus the amount in the progressive jackpot. If a different number is called in the second to fifth spins, the wager loses and you have to start the cycle all over again. The Roulette Royale progressive jackpot resets at $60,000. At that point the house edge is almost 40%. The house edge becomes zero when the progressive jackpot amount reaches about $800,000. Therefore during this period there is very little traffic on the game and the progressive jackpot level rises very slowly.

Playtech has released Marvel Roulette that has a more attractive progressive jackpot. But this jackpot is activated randomly. Marvel Roulette is linked to the Marvel Mystery Jackpot of the Marvel super hero slots. The bonus game leading to the progressive jackpot can be triggered after any spin of the roulette wheel. The chance of triggering the bonus game increases with larger bets size. The progressive jackpot has four tiers, which in increasing order of size are Power Jackpot, Extra Power Jackpot, Super Power Jackpot and Ultimate Power Jackpot. In the bonus game you have to reveal the logos of the different progressive jackpot tiers. The jackpot tier for which the complete set of logos is first assembled is awarded to you. The Ultimate Power Jackpot hits about twice a month for an average amount of $700,000. Another interesting feature in Playtech Marvel Roulette is the Marvel Bonus. It is activated when you bet on the Marvel Bonus position and the ball comes to rest on that position. The Marvel Bonus game is played on a three-reel slot game in which you have to get three identical Marvel super hero symbols in three free spins.