This is a
question that some casino players ask themselves: what are progressive
jackpots? And where's the difference between a usual jackpot and a progressive
jackpot? First of all, you have to know what a jackpot is. A jackpot is
something that pools money of casino players and once one of the contributing
players wins a certain hand or round or anything similar, he wins the jackpot.
It's best to demonstrate this at a roulette table although it's highly unlikely
that you will find a jackpot for roulette table games.

So if you're
playing at a roulette jackpot table, every bet you make will enlarge the
jackpot. So if you bet 10 $ there are 10 Cents that go into the jackpot. And
you're not the only one that contributes something to this jackpot. Then it's a
progressive jackpot. If it's getting bigger and bigger until somebody hit it.
The jackpot could be that you have to win twice in a row betting on a certain
number or whatever. The chances have to be extremly small otherwise it wouldnt
make that much sense and the jackpot is one after some players gave it a shot.
Then you win $ 10 and are not very happy afterwards.

So hitting
a real progressive jackpot for example when playing on slot machines or video
poker games is highly unlikely. Chances are one to 10 million or something like
that in most cases. But IF you win, you will win BIG. It's possible to win
several million dollar with just one lucky move!