Progressive jackpot slot games usually have a fixed bet amount per spin. This is because each player who has a stab at the jackpot should put up the same investment. The exceptions are the randomly triggered progressive jackpots, but in these games players who stake smaller amounts face a reduced likelihood of triggering the jackpot. Sometimes it happens that the stake required for a progressive jackpot online slot may be beyond the budget of a particular player. He would then not be able to wager on the progressive jackpot slot game. In order to work around this problem, the leading software provider Playtech offers progressive jackpot games with different stakes and each linked to a different progressive jackpot that is commensurate with the stake. Safecracker is one such slot machine.

Safecracker is a classic slot machine with three reels and a single payline. Players can wager with up to three coins, but the progressive jackpot can only be hit if three coins are wagered. Safecracker is available in four coin denominations, which are 25c, 50c, $1 and $5. As the name suggests, this Playtech online slot game has a bank robbery theme. It uses symbols like safe, crowbar, drill and dynamite. The key is the bonus symbol. The bonus game on the second screen is triggered when three key symbols appear on the payline. 10 safes are displayed. Seven of them contain a bonus prize within. Players have to keep clicking on the safes and claiming the bonuses. Three of the saves are alarmed and end the bonus round if selected by the player. The bundle of cash is the most important symbol in the Playtech Safecracker slot game. It pays out even when one or two symbols appear on the payline. When three of these symbols appear on the payline, with three coins wagered, the progressive jackpot is hit. If the player has wagered only one or two coins, then three cash symbols on the payline yield fixed payouts.

The progressive jackpot of the Safecracker slot game is networked to all the Playtech online casinos. Whenever any player wagers on this game, 3% of the bet is added to the jackpot pool. Players can see the jackpot amount rising on their screens. When the jackpot is hit the lucky player wins the entire amount. Then the progressive jackpot amount is reset to the seed level of 6,000 coins. Therefore if a player hits the jackpot seconds after it has already been hit, he will still win a reasonable amount. When the player selects a coin denomination, the corresponding current progressive jackpot amount is displayed on the screen. The progressive jackpot with a coin size of 0.25c on an average pays out an amount of $3,500 per hit and hits about once a month. The progressive jackpot for the 0.50c coin denomination on an average pays out $7,000 per hit and hits about once a month. The progressive jackpot for the $1 coin denomination on an average pays out $15,000 per hit and hits about once a month. The progressive jackpot for the $5 coin denomination on an average pays out $70,000 per hit and hits about once every 10 days. The more frequent hits on the $5 Playtech Safecracker slot game show that it is the most popular of the four.