Progressive machines are a group of many slot machines linked together by a network. The big progressive jackpot is made by taking a percentage of all the money played into the machine. This means that the jackpot continues to grow as more people play the machine until somebody hits the winning symbols for the top award.
>> Stand Alone Progressive - The stand alone progressive machine is not linked to any other machines.
>> In- House or Proprietary Progressives - These are a group of machines linked together and owned and operated by the casino.
>> Wide Area Progressive - These are the machines that offer the life changing jackpots. The machines are linked together from many unrelated casinos.