There are blackjack players at online casinos that prefer the no frills standard land casino based variants. Then there are blackjack players who like some innovative twist in the games. Online casino software providers have many ways of adding interest to blackjack games. For instance in Double Exposure both the cards of the dealer are dealt face up. In Spanish Blackjack the tens are removed from the deck. There is a genre of blackjack games that offer a progressive jackpot, which is the subject of this article.

Most leading online casino software providers offer blackjack variants with a progressive jackpot. The progressive blackjack game from Cryptologic is titled Progressive Blackjack. As in other Cryptologic blackjack variants the game is offered in a number of bet ranges. The main blackjack game is played in the normal manner with eight decks. The dealer peeks for blackjack and insurance is available. The bonus bet that leads to the progressive jackpot is optional. This bet is fixed at $1 irrespective of the betting range selected and the amount wagered in the main game. The bonus bet is decided by the cards dealt to the player’s hand. Three suited aces offer a payout of $2,500, four unsuited aces offer a payout of $1500, three unsuited aces offer a payout of $250, two suited aces offer a payout of $100 and two unsuited aces offer a payout of $25. The progressive jackpot is hit if the player is dealt either four red aces or four black aces. On an average this progressive jackpot hits once a year and pays out about $150,000. Cryptologic Progressive Blackjack is a multi hand game in which players can wager on up to five hands simultaneously. The $1 bonus bet can be placed for each hand. Cryptologic Progressive Blackjack can be played at online casinos like InterCasino.

The Playtech progressive blackjack variant is also titled Progressive Blackjack. It is very similar to the Cryptologic game. Playtech Progressive Blackjack is played with six decks, which works to the player’s advantage in the main game but not for the side bet. The progressive jackpot is hit when the player is dealt four suited aces. The fixed payouts are as follows. Three suited aces pay $5,000, four unsuited aces pay $2,500, three unsuited aces pay $250, two suited aces pay $100, two unsuited aces pay $50 and one ace pays $5. Playtech Progressive Blackjack can be played at online casinos like Mansion Casino and Omni Casino.

The Microgaming progressive jackpot blackjack variant is titled Triple Sevens. The payouts are based on the player being dealt combinations of sevens instead of aces. The game is played with five decks and the $1 bonus bet is compulsory and automatically levied. The bonus bet starts paying of with successive sevens dealt to the player from the first card. Any seven on the first card pays $5. Two unsuited sevens pay $25. Two suited sevens pay $50. Three unsuited sevens pay $250. Three suited sevens pay $1,000. The progressive jackpot is hit if the first three cards dealt to the player are seven of diamonds. Microgaming Triple Sevens pays out on an average about $40,000 every four months on the progressive jackpot. This blackjack variant can be played at Microgaming online casinos like 32Red, Platinum Play and All Slots.