Mohegan Sun Blackjack Progressive Jackpot

What would you do with an extra $783k in your pocket? That’s the question one very lucky patron of Pennsylvania’s Mohegan Sun Pocono is asking themselves this week. On Saturday, August 27, just one day after it was announced that the casino had broken the record for the highest progressive jackpot in state history, the Blazing 777 Progressive Blackjack tables paid out $783,000.

(PRESS RELEASE) - On the morning of Wednesday, 3 October, Cindy Montalbano’s life changed forever. Playing the Wizard of Oz penny slot machine in Casino of the Sky at Mohegan Sun, Montalbano hit a progressive jackpot, cashing in for $1,984,388.38. $1.9 million is one of the largest amounts won on a progressive jackpot at Mohegan Sun and it comes after Kenneth Frey of Bethel, Connecticut. Super 4 Progressive Blackjack is an optional side bet for Blackjack games with one, two, four, six or eight decks with up to seven seats. All house rules apply to the standard game of Blackjack. Super 4 wager pays IF the dealer has a Blackjack and the resulting combination of the dealer Blackjack AND player’s two cards qualifies for a listed pay. Mohegan Sun offers a range of table games, including Craps, Roulette, Baccarat and 3-Card Poker. There are over 350 tables and the Poker Room features additional 40 tables. Sports betting is also available and there are around 6,500 slot machines. Blackjack at Mohegan Sun. Visiting from New York, Seyena-Susu was playing at a blackjack table when he hit the Super 4 Progressive Jackpot. Located in Casino of the Earth, which is home to over 2,500 slot machines and 160 table games, Super 4 Progressive Blackjack is only offered at Mohegan Sun and in a few casinos across the U.S. Mohegan Sun Pa Gambling Age Scatter and a Wild, as well as a Wheel of Wishes Jackpot Bonus, with 4 different progressive jackpots that can be won at any time. Packed with exciting symbols, including a treasure chest, genie’s lamp and magic spell book, Wheel of Wishes offers a Mini, Minor, Major and WowPot! Jackpot, with the latter always.

News of the immense jackpot reached interactive media outlets on Friday, when it was reported the PA casino’s progressive blackjack table had hit an all-time high of $748,000. That represented the highest progressive jackpot Pennsylvania has seen since it opened it’s first casino in 2006, followed by the installment of table games in 2010.

Then on Sunday, just one minute past midnight, Mohegan Sun Pocono made the official announcement on Facebook:

“IT HAPPENED
Congrats to the lucky guest that hit the $783,000 progressive jackpot on Blazing 777 Blackjack Saturday night!!!”

The winner’s name has not been revealed, ostensibly choosing to remain anonymous. But there’s little doubt the lucky winner knew exactly what they were doing – and how high the value of that progressive blackjack side bet was – when placing the extra $5 on the table.

How Progressive Blackjack Really Works

While a throng of posts came in congratulating the lucky winner on the casino’s Facebook page, a number of negative comments received a lot more attention. Some guests complained via the social media site that Mohegan Sun will tighten up now on its payouts, arguing they’ll have to “recoup that win” before anymore big jackpots are likely to strike. But that’s not actually how progressives work.

By definition, a progressive jackpot is made up of past wagers made by gamblers on that specific game. When a progressive is struck, the casino doesn’t have to pull money out of its pocket to pay it out. That money already exists, and it didn’t even come from the casino in the first place.

Mohegan sun blackjack progressive jackpot winning

In the case of the PA casino’s Blazing 777 Progressive Blackjack, an optional side bet of $5 is made by any player who wishes to wager on a chance to win the progressive jackpot. When that bet doesn’t win – and they rarely do, of course – that bet gets added to the progressive prize pool.

In order for the side bet to pay off, a player who has opted to make such a wager must be dealt at least one 7 in their first two cards. That grants a 2-to-1 payout. If the player is dealt a pair of 7’s, the payout is 25-to-1. Should the dealer also receive a 7 as their up-card, the payout jumps to 200-to-1, unless all of those 7’s happen to be the same color, in which case it jumps even more to 500-to-1.

Releasing the progressive requires all three of those 7’s to be suited. If they are suited in Diamonds, the full progressive is awarded – as was the case for last weekend’s lucky winner. If they are all Clubs, Spades or Hearts, only 10% of the progressive jackpot is paid out.

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