DraftKings recently added progressive jackpots to its online casino platform, exclusively for New Jersey casino customers. The move makes DraftKings Casino the first U.S. iGaming platform to offer cross-game genre-linked progressive jackpots.
To have a chance to win the jackpot, DraftKings Casino players in New Jersey can opt-in to make an additional wager on jackpot-eligible games, including blackjack, roulette and slot games like 88 Fortunes. DraftKings Casino’s product is entirely built in-house, allowing the operator to link together all the game types offered in the app, not just a specific class of games.
DraftKings Vice President of Product Operations Signe Yama said, “We are thrilled to offer DraftKings Casino customers more exciting ways to win. Our team is dedicated to pushing innovation forward to come up with new products exclusive to DraftKings that will please our customers.”
Yama noted, “We have seen early success since launching progressive jackpots in New Jersey and can’t wait to see more of our customers take home large jackpot winnings,” such as the player who won $313,445 within two weeks of the launch of DraftKing’s first-ever progressive jackpot.
Yama said DraftKings progressive jackpot feature soon will be expanded into other jurisdictions where DraftKings Casino operates.
The addition of progressive jackpots expanded DraftKings Casino’s 500-plus games available to online casino players, beyond the 1 million prizes offered monthly.
