Jackpot promotions pay a large prize for a rare event — a specific losing hand, a specific all-in situation, a qualifying royal flush. They are funded by players, from an extra drop taken from pots, which makes the interesting question not "how big is it" but "am I getting my contribution back".
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A small amount is removed from qualifying pots in addition to normal rake and added to the jackpot pool. That pool grows until someone triggers it. In other words, players collectively pre-pay every jackpot ever awarded, plus the operator's share of the drop.
The honest way to evaluate a jackpot table is to compare the extra drop against the expected return from the pool. For most players at most stakes, the drop is a modest but real increase in the cost of playing.
Bad beat jackpots typically require a very strong losing hand beaten by a stronger one, both cards in hand playing, and often a minimum number of players dealt in and a minimum pot size. Miss any condition and an otherwise spectacular hand pays nothing.
Read the exact conditions before assuming a table qualifies. The gap between "unbelievable bad beat" and "qualifying bad beat" is where nearly all the disappointment in this feature lives.
If the games at those tables are softer, yes — the field quality usually outweighs the drop. Jackpot tables attract recreational players, and that is a bigger factor than the promotion itself.
If the same stakes are available without the drop and with a comparable field, the non-jackpot table is the cheaper game. Decide on field quality first and jackpot size second.
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