Progressive
slots have large jackpots that can change a
person’s life. These jackpots can even
get into the millions. Many slot players have
fantasized about winning the big progressive
jackpot so they can kick back and enjoy life
on Easy Street.
It’s fun to dream for a little while about
what you would do with all of that money, but
sooner or later you realize that the chances
of winning are just astronomically small. However,
just because your chances are slim doesn’t
necessarily mean you shouldn’t try. Playing
the slots is fun, and you can increase your
chances of winning that jackpot if you play
the right machines.
Having realistic expectations can help when
playing the progressive slot machines. You should
know that not all of the machines are the same.
Some of the machines are better than others.
You can improve your chances of winning the
jackpot if you know which machines to play on.
Progressive slot machines put a percentage of
all of the money played on the machine and put
it into a jackpot. The jackpot grows larger
and larger until someone wins, which can take
a very long time. Some of the jackpots can get
quite huge before someone finally wins. Since
the money for the jackpot comes from a portion
of the money put into the machine, the payout
on the other symbols may be lower in order to
make up the difference. Most progressive machines
that offer huge jackpots do not pay out as well
as other machines on smaller wins.
There are actually three different kinds of
progressive slot machines. If you are looking
to win a jackpot, you should learn the difference
between them. The three types of progressive
slots are stand alone, proprietary and wide
area slot machines.
Stand Alone
This machine has its own jackpot and it is not
linked to any other slot machines. All of the
money for the jackpot comes from money that
has been paid into that one machine. The jackpots
on these machines will be smaller than those
on linked machines. Every time someone plays,
a percentage of the money put into the machine
is added to the payout for the highest winning
combination. The machine will have a meter on
it that shows how much the current jackpot is.
Proprietary
Proprietary machines are linked together and
share a jackpot. They are all owned by the same
casino, or by a group of casinos that are all
owned by the same gaming company. The jackpots
on these machines usually do not reach the millions,
but they are significantly higher than on stand
alone machines. The jackpot on these machines
is usually paid out more often than the jackpot
on the wide area progressive slots.
Wide Area
These slot machines offer jackpots that can
reach millions of dollars. If you win one of
these jackpots, your life will never be the
same again. Wide area progressives are machines
that are linked with many other machines in
other casinos all over the country. Because
there are so many machines sharing a jackpot,
the jackpot gets extremely large. These machines
are owned and operated by independent companies
rather than by the individual casinos. The casino
receives a percentage of the revenue from the
machines. These machines pay out a lower percentage
of the money they take in due to the expense
of linking the machines together. This means
that if you win on a lower-paying combination,
you are likely to receive a smaller payout than
you would on another machine.
Feel free to take a shot at winning the jackpot
on the big progressives every now and then,
but you shouldn’t hang around these machines
exclusively. The best strategy is to decide
on a percentage of your bankroll to use on the
progressives and put the majority of your bankroll
into the regular slot machines. You have about
as much chance of winning the big jackpot in
the progressive slots as you do winning the
multi-million dollar lottery jackpot.
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