Casino Days Jackpots

Most jackpot pokies carry one prize that belongs to that game alone. The Casino Days Jackpot is different because it belongs to the casino rather than to a single title. It was built by Thrilltech and is made up of four progressive pots, so there is more than one way to win and more than one size of prize on the table.

• Mega

  The top pot, named for the biggest prize in the set.

• Major

  The second pot down, a serious prize in its own right.

• Minor

  A mid-range pot that tends to be reached more often than the big two.

• Mini

  The smallest pot and the one most players have the best chance of meeting.

The casino does not publish the current size of each pot on the pages we use, and we do not quote any figure that we cannot verify. What you can rely on is the structure: four named pots, from Mini up to Mega, all of them progressive.

The side bet: three prices, 1, 3 or 5 chances

The jackpot is opt-in. Inside a game that supports it you choose whether to add the side bet, and if you do, you pick one of three levels. The side bet is separate from your normal bet on the pokie.

• NZ$0.201 chance
• NZ$0.603 chances
• NZ$1.005 chances

Look at the arithmetic and you will see that each chance costs the same NZ$0.20 at every level: NZ$0.60 buys three of them and NZ$1.00 buys five. There is no discount for going higher. The higher levels simply give you more entries for more money, so the choice is about how much you want to spend on the side bet, not about finding a cheaper way in. A player on a tight budget loses nothing in price terms by staying on NZ$0.20.

What happens when you win

A Casino Days Jackpot win is paid as cash with no wagering. It lands as real money you can withdraw, rather than as a bonus you must roll over 35 times. The usual withdrawal steps still apply, so you should expect to pass ID verification before the first cash-out, and the daily, weekly and monthly withdrawal caps in the terms still shape how quickly a very large amount can leave the account. We cover both in the section on bonus rules, KYC and payout limits.

The word jackpot covers several quite different mechanics, and knowing which one you are playing changes how you should think about the game. We do not know which type each individual title in the widget uses, so the list below describes the general types and leaves the per-game details to the game's own info screen.

• Fixed jackpots: the top prize is a set multiple of your bet and does not grow. It is predictable, easy to understand and often sits next to features such as free spins or bonus rounds.
• Progressive jackpots: part of every qualifying bet is added to a growing pot, which resets after somebody wins it. A network progressive such as Mega Moolah collects contributions from every casino running the game, which is why those pots can climb so high.
• Must-drop-by jackpots: a timed type where a pot is guaranteed to be won before it reaches a set value or time. The guarantee makes the later stages of a pot more attractive, though it does not tell you when your own spin will be the lucky one.
• Casino-wide jackpots: pots tied to the casino instead of one game, like the Casino Days Jackpot. You opt in through a side bet and can play it across supported games.

The practical difference is where the prize comes from and what you pay for it. In a fixed jackpot, the cost of the top prize is built into the game's maths. In a progressive or casino-wide pot, a share of what players stake feeds the pot, and that is why total RTP in a jackpot game is often described as a base-game figure plus the jackpot contribution. When a studio states the combined number, the widget shows that combined number.

Rules about bonus play follow from the type. At Casino Days, progressive jackpot games are in the group that cannot be played with bonus money, and progressive jackpots are carved out of the 24-hour net win limit in the terms. A fixed-prize game inside the Jackpot Games section can be treated differently, so always check the game and your active bonus together.

This is the part players tend to read only after something happens, so it is worth reading first. The rules are not complicated, but they interact: what you play with decides which games are open to you, and what you win decides how long the payout takes.

Bonus money and jackpot games do not mix

The welcome package, 100% up to NZ$500 plus 100 free spins on the first deposit and 50% up to NZ$500 on the second, comes with 35x wagering over 7 days. Slots count at 100%, but progressive jackpot games are on the list that cannot be played with bonus money at all. If you want to chase a jackpot, do it with your own cash balance and either finish your bonus first or decide that the jackpot matters more than the bonus. Casino Days does not hide this in the terms, but it is easy to overlook.

If you are unsure whether a particular title counts, live chat is open 24/7 in English and can tell you. The casino has no phone line, so chat or email is the route.

The win caps, in plain terms

Two caps appear in the terms and both are worth understanding. The first is a limit on the cashout from bonus winnings, which can be set at 10x the deposit, and jackpot wins are excluded from it. The second is a maximum net win in any 24-hour period. That rule exists in the terms, and progressive jackpots are explicitly an exception to it. In short, hitting a progressive prize does not run into either of those two ceilings.

Verification and withdrawal limits

Before the first withdrawal Casino Days will ask for an ID document and proof of address. Do this early rather than after you win, because documents that are blurred or out of date can add days. Once you are verified, the casino aims to process withdrawals within a day and always within 48 hours.

The terms also set default withdrawal caps per day, per week and per month. We do not publish the amounts because the casino does not list them on the pages we use, but the rule is simple: if a win is larger than the cap that applies to you, the payout can be spread over several withdrawals instead of arriving in one transfer. Ask support about your own limits before you play, not afterwards, and read the cashier after login for the minimum and maximum of each payment method. Your bank may also treat a card payment to a gambling site as a cash advance, which is a separate charge from the casino.