Often machines are linked together in a way that allows a group of machines to offer a particularly large prize, or "jackpot" and therefore large payouts . Each slot machine in the group contributes a small amount to this progressive jackpot, which is awarded to a player who gets (for example) a royal flush on a video poker machine, or a specific combination of symbols on a regular or 9 line slot machine. The amount paid for the progressive jackpot is usually far higher than any single slot machine could pay on its own. Click here for a slots payouts table. (no need to open new window - the payout table is below)
In some cases multiple machines are linked across multiple casinos. In these cases, the machines may be owned by the machine maker (or software developer) who is responsible for paying the jackpot. Major Millions may be the best known example of this type of slot.
Slot machines that are not linked to a large regional jackpot such as Major Millions usually have better payout percentages, as linked slots have to take into consideration the large jackpot amount into their payout percentage calculations. Similar slots:
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