Progressive jackpot games are a lot of fun for the winner, but financially draining (relative to non-jackpot games) for everyone else.
The problem with the JPPs is they're not even that big. It's almost like a double-whammy of awfulness 'cause the high-rollers (betting £5-£10 per spin) hit them all the time and don't care, but the low-rollers (who they would actually be a nice boost for) see them once every few weeks or months, and sometimes never! (As the chance of triggering them is linked to stake.)
Here's where they're sat at now, as you can see, you need to get to the 2-star JPP for it to be of much interest even to a low-roller. And make no mistake, the 2-star JPP is a rare hit, the 3-star even more so and the 4-star goes less than once per month.
I've been playing at Jackpot Party for a year and I've never got past the 1-star JPP, and you can easily go tens of thousands of spins without hitting a JPP at all.
It's a nice idea in theory, and I'd have no problem at all if it were voluntary. But the sad fact is that if you play at Jackpot Party you are forced to play progressives if you play any of their slots, and 92% RTP on the base games is pretty damn horrible.
I don't like progressives, I avoid them, I never expect to hit a big one in a million years and I simply resent giving away 'proper' RTP to them. High variance slots I can deal with, MEGA ULTRA INSANE HIGH VARIANCE SLOTS (which is what progressives basically are), much less so.
I hope Jackpot Party have a Plan B, because now WMS slots are available at other casinos with a MUCH better base RTP, they need to up their game a bit. They had the exclusive on WMS slots, I only played there 'cause I love WMS slots, but give me a choice between Bruce Lee on 92% (effective) at Jackpot Party, or 96% at NordicBet, and I'm playing that sucker at NordicBet, no doubt about it.