With all the different types of slot machines and slot games, I am sure you have heard of progressive slots. Progressive slots have become one of the most profitable slot machine games as of today. Players of all levels playing progressive slots have profited at some point or another.

Progressive slot machines are basically just like any other slot machine, except how they pay out or when an actual win is made. Progressive jackpots usually are won by playing the max bet or wager option.

One of the other cool things about progressive slots is that there are multiple slot machines tied to the slot machine you are playing. What this means is that for each coin someone plays into their slot machine a percentage of that coin goes directly into the progressive jackpot. This enables the jackpot to grow, not only by what you are playing, but what others that are linked to your game as well are playing. If you win the progressive jackpot, the chances are likely that you are winning well over whatever you put in the machine to begin with.

I have been referring to the other slot machines as linked; actually they are called banked. What this means is that there is a series or row of slot machines that all bank to the jackpot. Every machine that is banked contributes to the jackpot. When the jackpot is one by one machine, it is a multitude of player’s money that contributed to the win, but only one winner.

Once you have won a progressive slot jackpot, it could change your life indefinitely simply due to the size of the win. Progressive jackpots are so much larger than a regular slot machine jackpot. I guess this is why it’s so hard for me to find a progressive machine when I want to play!

There are three types of progressive slot machines

1. Stand Alone - This slot machine is independent from all other slot machines. The percentage of the money that goes into the jackpot is from this machine alone. No other machines contribute. The jackpot tends to be lower with this type of slot machine.

2. In house Progressive Slots – This machine is only located at one casino. The banks of progressive slots are not distributed or linked to other slot machines outside of this casino. These jackpots are higher than the stand alone progressive slots.

3. Wide Area Slot - These progressive slot machines are offered in different casinos around the world by linking into other casinos with the same type of progressive slot machine game. The Jackpots that are available in these types of machines are enormous! The portion of the jackpot is divided up between the casino, the manufacturer of the slot machine and the player. The third kind of progressive machine is the wide area slot. The jackpots offered by these machines are considered as the biggest in the entire casino industry. The manufacturers of the machine are the ones who install the machines and they generate the money from similar kinds of machines from different casinos located throughout the whole of Las Vegas. In contrast with the two other kinds of progressive slot machines, the jackpot offered by these machines is enormous. A portion of the progressive slots are divided between the casino and the manufacturers, but the machines are operated by the creators.

So for people who are looking for big money playing progressive slots, it will be a good move to play the Wide Area Progressive Slots.

When you first start to play progressive slots, the first thing you will want to do is check out the way the game is played, determine your bankroll, and make sure you use max bet every spin. You only win the progressive jackpot if you are playing max bet! Bet as much as you can for as long as you can, and sooner or later you will be hitting that big progressive jackpot!