Actually, the title of this article is misleading. Progressive jackpots - those special online gambling features that bring together players from across the globe to contribute to a cumulative jackpot - have long since left the ground. Progressive jackpot sums are sky high, and rising.

At first it was a brilliant technological innovation that allowed the online casinos to hold hands, sort of speak, and add to a communal, unified jackpot that can be won at any moment by any gambler at any of the various online casinos participating in the jackpot. From small jackpot sums, the numbers started rising, and rising, soon enough crossing the million dollar threshold.

Well, as a sign of the growing popularity of online gambling and the continuous development that progressive jackpots and other features receive by the industry, a five million dollar jackpot is around the corner.

The company that powers the various games that all add to the combined jackpot is MicroGaming. The game is called Mega Moolah. The sum is – ready for this? - approaching $5 million.

The Mega Moolah slot, a video slot that is 5-reels, has created quite a few millionaires in the past. It is reported to have paid out over 200 million dollars in jackpots to date. Starting at a million dollars, the game assures a millionaire with every time it resets.