Progressive slots

Progressive slots machines are slots machines with a jackpot that is growing continuous. Usually these slot machines are linked together by a network. A percentage of all the money played on every machine goes to the big progressive jackpot. This is where the “progressive” word is coming from. As more people play at the linked machines the jackpot is growing larger and larger until someone hits the lucky combination.

Some progressive slots machines have huge jackpots and usually are big enough to change someone’s life. The odd of winning a huge progressive jackpot are quite similar to the odds of winning the lottery but is more fun, accessible and easier to play.

The best part is that you don’t need to hit just the jackpot combination in order to win money. The slot is like ordinary ones with several winning combination.

There are three different types of progressive slots: stand alone progressive slots, in-house (proprietary) progressives and wide area progressive slots.

Stand alone progressive slot is a slot machine not linked to other slots that has an individual jackpot. The jackpot is still progressive being calculated from a percentage of all the bets made on that machine so the jackpot gets bigger with every player and every bet made. Usually these slots offer a lower payout than the progressive slots linked together.

In-house progressive slots are linked together and are operated by the same casino. These slots are also called proprietary progressives because are all owned by the same casino that operates them. In some cases the company that owns the slots can have several casinos so the jackpots can be quite substantial. In-house progressive slots offer more impressive winnings than standalone machines and generally hit more often that the big wide area progressive slots.

Wide area progressive slots offer huge winnings that could change entirely the lucky person’s lifestyle. The largest jackpots ever cashed where from these types of slots. The slots are linked together from many unrelated casinos and are operated by an independent company rather than a single casino network. The operator owns the games and the casinos just share a percentage of the winnings. Winning odds for wide area progressive are lower than other two types of slots but the payout is much bigger.

The same types of progressive slots you can find on online casinos. Although the online jackpots are not as big as on land casinos jackpots, the payouts are still extremely attractive. The biggest online jackpot ever won is $5.5 million. It was won at Mega-Moolah Progressive Slot Machine at the Blackjack Ballroom Online Casino. Everyone dreams to win that kind of money and change his life completely but is just a matter of luck.

Even if you don’t win the jackpot of your life remember that playing slots is fun so just play and enjoy!