Cast your eye along the top of the Springbok Casino lobby, and what do you see? How about a scrolling list of recent winners? That list is courtesy of our Lobby Jackpot, mense, and every alias, amount won and time stamp on the list represents a real ZAR win of a local Bok. How do you get your own alias up there? You opt in once, after which a side bet smaller than a ten-cent coin is placed with every spin you play – the rest is down to the luck of the draw!
Amongst the row of tabs beneath the banner, you’ll spot Progressives. Tap on that and you’ll see a list of titles – each with a rand figure on the game tile – and every one of those jackpots can be triggered at any moment! The progressive jackpots below the tabs are a different kettle of fish, since a jackpot labelled Network and one labelled Local are funded in two entirely distinct ways. Which kind you’re playing for is listed in each game’s info panel.
Opt In to Our Lobby Jackpot & Watch for Your Alias on the Banner!
Joining our Lobby Jackpot here at Springbok Casino is entirely at your discretion, since entry is by opt-in only. From then on, a compulsory R0.08 is deducted from your balance after every spin, over and above your stake, and you’re in the draw on every one of those spins. The winner is drawn at random, after which the counter is reset to a lower figure. It’s as straightforward as that, and you control it all from three points in our lobby:
- You opt in via the Opt-In button beside the Recent Winners banner, or through the LobbyJackpot page in the menu at the top right.
- In the confirmation box, you decide whether the Lobby Jackpot widget remains on screen while you play.
- You opt out at any moment via the Lobby Jackpot option in that same menu.
Win it, and your alias is added to that Recent Winners banner, although only its first four characters are shown – enough for you to recognise yourself, yet too few for anyone else to identify you! On the day we checked, wins were recorded between 07:34 and 15:10, from R217.97 to R657.59 – that’s twelve winners in under eight hours! Is that life-changing money? Admittedly, it isn’t, Bokke, but for a side bet of eight cents a spin, it’s a handsome bonsella.
Network or Local? How Our Progressive Jackpots Are Funded
Have you ever wondered why one jackpot figure has six digits and another eight? It comes down to whose bets feed the pot… A Network progressive jackpot is fed by bets placed at several casinos, whereas a Local jackpot is fed solely by bets in that one particular game here at Springbok Online Casino. That’s why the network figures climb so much higher – and yoh, the Aztec’s Millions jackpot exceeded R18 MILLION at our last check! The two compare as follows:
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Feature |
Network progressive |
Local jackpot |
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Jackpot line on the info panel |
Network, Symbol Driven |
Local, Random or Local, Symbol-driven |
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Funded by |
Bets at several casinos |
Bets in that game at Springbok |
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Jackpot figures at our last check |
R333,339 to R18,470,656 |
R113 to R380,905 |
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Example title |
Megasaur |
Rudolph’s Revenge |
Only the network titles are listed under our Progressives tab – seven slots and three Caribbean poker tables, with one jackpot figure shared by all three tables. Every other jackpot is under the Slots tab, local ones included, where a further 91 slots had a jackpot figure at our last count. Have you only ever browsed Progressives? Then you’ve seen a mere ten of the 101 jackpot tiles in our lobby, and we’d hate for you to overlook the other 91.
Don’t dismiss the local progressive jackpots as small change, either! The classic three-reel 777 had just over R142,000 on its tile at our last check – six figures accrued from bets in a single game right here at Springbok Casino. Each jackpot is shown in rand on its tile and paid out in rand, so what you see is what you’d collect. The eight-figure jackpots are the headline acts, but would you turn down six figures from one local game? We skeem not!
Symbol Driven or Random – The Trigger Behind Every Jackpot
There’s a second, equally informative word on that Jackpot line, listed directly after Network or Local on most of our info panels, and that word is the trigger. Symbol Driven means you win the jackpot by lining up a specific combination of symbols, whereas Random means the jackpot can be awarded on any spin, irrespective of the symbols in view. Does that sound technical? It’s simpler than it seems, and you’ll see it in action in these four titles in our lobby:
- In Megasaur, a Network Progressive title, you play for three symbol-driven tiers: Mega, Major and Minor.
- In Spirit of the Inca, the network jackpot is divided into five tiers – Grand, Maxi, Major, Minor and Mini – plus a Boiling Point jackpot.
- In Rudolph’s Revenge, a Local, Symbol-driven title, the jackpot is won with symbols and funded at Springbok alone.
- In Cleopatra’s Gold – not to be confused with Jackpot Cleopatra’s Gold – the jackpot is Local and Random.
Which would you rather pursue? With a symbol-driven progressive jackpot, the winning combination appears in the help screen, so you know what you’re hoping for - and you’ll feel every near miss acutely! With a random jackpot, there’s no combination involved whatsoever, so every spin is a lucky packet. We have a soft spot for the random kind ourselves, for the simple reason that you can’t suffer a near miss when there’s nothing to nearly miss!
Check the Fixed Bet & the Jackpot Tiers Before You Spin
Before you spin, scan the info panel for the words “Fixed bet”, which denote a stake you can’t adjust. In Aztec’s Millions, Jackpot Cleopatra’s Gold and Rudolph’s Revenge, the stake is predetermined and constant. Know your stake in advance, and you can budget your session to the very last spin, because in Aztec’s Millions, that’s 25 compulsory lines at a total bet of R40 a pop. Pasop, Bokke – a R400 balance therefore covers precisely ten spins!
Better still, take the game for a test drive in practice mode before any real rand is at stake. Our R1,000 practice balance is allocated once only, and the reels and rules are identical to the real ones, so a practice spin is a genuine dress rehearsal. Commit the entire balance to Aztec’s Millions, however, and it’s exhausted in 25 spins – sommer net so! We’d divide it judiciously among the jackpot games you’re seriously considering…
Checking a progressive jackpot before you spin is a brisk six-step routine, from the game tile in our lobby to the help screen inside the game itself. The help screen is where the jackpot tiers, and the symbols required for each, are listed in full. Is the routine tedious? It isn’t, Bokke, and since the entire check is complete before you part with a single buck, the only investment is a little of your time. This is the sequence we’d follow every time:
- Locate the rand figure on a game tile in the Slots or Progressives tab.
- Click the tile to open its info panel.
- Check the Jackpot line for Network or Local, and for Symbol Driven or Random.
- Look for the words “Fixed bet” in the panel.
- Click Try It! to open the game in practice mode.
- Open the help screen inside the game for the jackpot tiers and their symbols.
A Few FAQs About Progressive Jackpots at Springbok Casino
Here at Springbok online casino, a spin in a progressive jackpot slot is treated exactly like any other slot spin, under our bonus rules and for our comp points alike. That’s welcome news if you’re clearing a playthrough while pursuing a tile figure, because with each bet, you edge closer to clearing it and collect comp points at once! The rules are identical for network and local jackpot slots, so both answers apply… whichever kind you choose.
Q: Are bets in progressive jackpot slots added to a bonus playthrough?
A: Yes, because all slots appear on our list of bonus-eligible games, progressive jackpot titles included. Your bets in Megasaur or any other jackpot slot are added to your playthrough. Place bets at our Caribbean poker tables before your wagering is complete, and your bonus may be cancelled along with its winnings, so confine yourself to the reels until it’s cleared!
Q: How do you earn comp points in a progressive jackpot slot?
A: You collect one comp point for every R10 you wager, in a jackpot slot or anywhere else in our lobby. Enrolment is automatic upon registration, and once you’ve accumulated 100 points, you can redeem them for R1 under Redeem Comps in our Springbok cashier. Wager R1,000 across a session, for instance, and you’ll collect 100 points – a modest thank-you from us on top of every bet!
Watch the Counter & Spin for a Progressive Jackpot at Springbok!
Which jackpot will you pursue first, Bokke – the Lobby Jackpot on the banner, or a progressive jackpot on a game tile? The lekker part is that you needn’t choose, because once you’ve opted in, your eight-cent side bet is placed with every spin, whichever jackpot slot you’re playing. Whether you smaak a local jackpot in six figures or a network one in the millions, you remain in contention for the Lobby Jackpot on that very same spin!
Pop into your account inbox first, since we drop our live offers there, and then open our lobby here at Springbok Casino in your browser, on desktop or mobile. Opt in to the Lobby Jackpot, check the Jackpot line and the bet on the progressive jackpot tile you’ve chosen, and gooi a few spins. Keep one eye on that Recent Winners banner while you play… The next alias to appear there could very well be yours, and we’ll be cheering the loudest when it is!