Everybody is lured to the slot machines by the big progressive jackpots that they see. Players all dream of winning the big one. The large progressive jackpots are the results of networks of computers linked within a casino or in different casinos. These games are run by the software owners, not the casino. It is true that the player can’t win the big progressive jackpot if he doesn’t play for it. But how much will the player lose trying to win the big progressive jackpot? The odds against the player winning are huge. Is the big jackpot worth sitting there hour after hour playing for? It is only worth it if you are the winner.

Look at it another way. Compare the payout table on the progressive machine with the big jackpot and the usual game that you play. The progressive game will have low payouts in the mid range, the range where most people tend to win most often. The player is more likely to talk out of the casino a winner my playing his regular game where he wins the mid-range payouts more often, than he is trying to win the progressive jackpot. He won’t win the millions in the progressive jackpot’s payout but he will probably do better than if he spends his allotted bankroll playing the progressive casino games. To play or not to play for the progressive jackpot is an individual player decision. It all depends on how he wants to spend his money.