Progressive Slots

The SlotsMate Guide To Progressive Slots
 

HOW DO PROGRESSIVE SLOTS WORK?

Progressive jackpot slots gather their prize pool by taking a percentage of the money wagered by the player. This means it is highly influenced by both the number of people playing and by the amount at stake. Keep in mind that some progressives will require you to use the maximum bet in order to qualify for the jackpot, and for this reason, you should always read the game rules properly. 
Progressive jackpots can be either individual or pooled, meaning that the pot can be tied to a single online gambling site or it can connect multiple casinos. Keep on reading to learn more about the various types of progressive slots:
 

• Stand-Alone: This type of jackpot slot is not linked to other machines and, for this reason, it will pay smaller amounts. Stand-alone progressive slot machines were the first of their type and have now become less popular among casinos, both online and land-based.
   
• In-House: Also called Local progressives, they are linked to a network of slots within a single casino website. The jackpot for this type of progressive slot machines is noticeably bigger than the one from Stand-Alone progressives.
   
• Wide-Area: While these slot machines have the highest jackpots, they also feature the lowest winning odds. Their name comes from the fact that they’re linked across casinos companies, which means that more people compete for the big pot.
   
• Random Progressive Slots: Also known as Mystery progressive slots, these machines will award players every now and then, offering random prize amounts based within certain minimum and maximum values.
   

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PROGRESSIVE SLOTS

Video slots are casino games based entirely on chance so, truth be told, it’s impossible to devise a strategy which will pay off all the time. This does not mean, however, that there are no things you can try in order to boost your chances even the slightest bit. Here are a few things you could keep in mind when you’re trying your luck with the next progressive slot:
 

• Make sure you check out the game rules to see whether you need to play with the maximum bet or not. By doing so, you’ll be able to see whether you can play with a lower bet for more rounds or not. It’s a really important thing to keep in mind if you have a limited budget and you want to keep your credits in check.
   
• Pick a popular progressive. As the pot is fed by people’s bets, the more players the merrier! Among the best-known titles is Games Global’s Mega Moolah, which gave some of the biggest wins in online gambling history!
   

THE HIGHEST PROGRESSIVE JACKPOTS WON IN THE HISTORY OF ONLINE GAMBLING

We can all agree that there have been truly life-changing winnings in the iGaming history, especially through progressive slots. But what numbers are we talking about, exactly? Let us take a look at the Top 5 Slot Machine Jackpot Winners up-to-date and the pokies which made it all possible:
 

1. Microgaming’s Mega Moolah - €18,915,872.81: The slot previously held the world record, with the outstanding amount of €17 million. In September 2018, Mega Moolah managed to go higher than any slot before, setting the world record even higher. The lucky 75 cent bet, which was placed from an Android device sets new record with €18.9 million payout!
   
   
2. Microgaming’s Mega Moolah - €17,879,645: In 2015, this slot made a UK player extremely happy, increasing his fortune by millions of euros. The slot machine had set a world record back then, and you can read about it on the official Guinness World Records website: Guinness World Record for the largest jackpot payout in an online slot machine game.
   
   
3. NetEnt’s Mega Fortune - €17,861,800: Who would expect a bet of only 25 cents to pay so much? And yet, in 2013, one lucky spin would turn an extremely lucky Finnish player into an overnight millionaire! If you wish, you can read more about this in the article NetEnt published on their official Financial News section in 2013.
   
   
4. Microgaming’s Mega Moolah - €13,328,028.16: It seems there’s no stopping for Microgaming’s “millionaire-making” slot, as, at the beginning of 2019, this progressive managed to change the life of yet another lucky gambler. This amount is the third largest Mega Moolah payment in the game’s history.
   
   
5. NetEnt’s Mega Fortune - €11,736,375: In the year 2011, this slot would make history and establish itself as a record holder, after a player from Norway managed to win big with the help of NetEnt’s high-paying pokies.
    

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