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Progressive slots games guide

The biggest invitation to play progressive slots is the ticker value that keeps increasing every second before your eyes. You will find quite a few slots where the ticker value is above a million. Before you take the plunge please check out the tips given in this guide.

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How to Play Progressive Slots

You will recognise a progressive slot from the ticker displayed on the screen. Playing a progressive slot is not much different from playing any other slot machine. You place the bet and spin the reels. However, some progressive slots have a minimum bet requirement and you will have to check that out.

A portion of every bet increases the ticker value. You could access the progressive slot from any online casino and your bet will contribute to the jackpot. If you are lucky then your bet will “hit” the jackpot and you will win the ticker amount. When the jackpot is hit the ticker falls to the reseed value and starts rising again.

Hitting a Progressive Jackpot

Slots developers have come up with different mechanisms for hitting the progressive jackpot.

The traditional way is aligning five of the jackpot symbol on an active payline.
Many jackpots hit randomly after any spin and you just get an announcement on the screen that you have won.
Big multi-tier jackpots go through a bonus game that can be triggered through symbols or randomly. In the bonus game you will win one of the jackpot tiers.

When to Start Betting on a Progressive Slot

The return to player for a progressive slot is not constant. It is lowest after the jackpot has just been hit and rises thereafter as the ticker increases. It is prudent to wait a while after a hit before starting to bet on a progressive slot. There is no set rule but many players adopt one of the following guidelines.

Wait till the ticker reaches the average hit value of the slot game.
Wait till the time since the last hit reaches the average period between hits.

These are guidelines and there is no guarantee that the jackpot will not hit before these landmarks are reached. Big jackpots have been known to hit again within a few days.