Two Playtech Casino Progressives Hit

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The Playtech progressive jackpot online slot game Beach Life was hit for $4,248,572. A few hours ago the tickers of this progressive slot scattered all over the Internet plummeted from over $4.2 million to the reset value of $50,000. In the days preceding this hit the wagering on Beach Life had reached extraordinary levels. The slot had just reached the $4 million mark a little over a week ago. In the last few days the jackpot was increasing at almost $30,000 a day. If the players who missed out on the hit are disappointed they are not showing it. The wagering is continuing unabated on Beach Life.

Beach Life is the flagship progressive jackpot of Playtech. In the last 365 days it has paid out $8.2 million (including the present hit) in three hits averaging at $2.7 million. The only Playtech progressive jackpot to pay out more than this is Safecracker $5, which has paid over $10 million. However the average payout is much lower at only about $60k. This hit is the highest ever on Beach Life. The previous highest hit took place 16 months ago and was $4,238,508. The present hit just about beat the record by a little over $10,000.

Beach Life was released by Playtech in November 2006. It is a cheerful slot game with symbols evoking memories of fun holidays on the beach. The total bet per spin with all paylines enabled is only $1. This is one of the main reasons for its popularity. In order to hit the progressive jackpot the player has to get five Smiling Sun symbols on the 20th payline. If these symbols appear on any other payline the payout is 10,000 coins, which is also very attractive.

Before being hit Beach Life was the largest progressive jackpot online slot game. That position has now been taken by the MegaJackpots network of WagerWorks, which is ticking away at the equivalent of $3.7 million. This network consists of progressive jackpot slots like Monopoly, Cluedo and Cleopatra. Jackpot Piñatas of Realtime Gaming is at over $1.5 million and Mega Moolah of Microgaming is at over $1.3 million. The highest Vegas Technology progressive jackpot online slot game is Red White and Win, which is just about $1 million.

Another Playtech progressive jackpot online slot game registered a big hit a few hours before Beach Life. This was Gold Rally, which was hit for $617,737. Two major progressive jackpot hits of the same software supplier within hours of each other must be a rare occasion. However this has depleted the Playtech jackpot pool considerably. It will be a while before a Playtech progressive jackpot reaches the $1 million mark again.

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