Progressive Jackpots are large sums of money that can be won on certain online casino games with the right combination. It may be with a Royal Flush at Video Poker or hitting the final payline on a Slot machine. But whatever it is, the chance to win thousands, hundreds of thousands or sometimes even millions of dollars makes Progressive games big draws.

A common question from new players is 'how often do they payout the jackpot?' While this is an excellent question, unfortunately the answer is not very easy. The really honest answer is- we don't really know for sure.

You see, online casinos use something called a 'Random Number Generator' or RNG to determine wins. This keeps all payouts fair on things like Slots, Video Slots and Video Poker. What it also does, though is make it next to impossible to determine how or when an online Progressive Jackpot will payout.

There are many theories and websites devoted to trying to help you figure this out, but the honest truth is that even the casino doesn't know. A game may payout the jackpot twice in a week and then not again for a month. One payout may be $5,000 while the next jackpot from the same machine reached over $80,000 before paying out.

What we can tell you is that you should always play max bet and/or lines on a game that has a Progressive jackpot, or you will not win, even if you hit on the winning combination.