Classic Progressives Hard to Beat

April 25, 2013

We have just heard that the long term high paying progressive jackpot video slot game Hall of Gods by Net Entertainment has paid out another amazing progressive jackpot of €6.7 million. This is the latest in a string of similar progressive jackpot payouts from Hall of the Gods in the last year or so. Indeed, Hall of the Gods is what we term a classic progressive slot. Established online slot games that have a reputation for massive payouts.

The video slot game that totally defines this genre is another Net Entertainment developed online slot game, which currently holds the world record for the largest progressive jackpot pay out ever. This video slot is Mega Fortune. Mega Fortune should need no introduction; it is a progressive slot game that has made millionaires of dozens of people since its release. Indeed, there are online gamblers who do nothing else than play Mega Fortune, in the hopes of hitting it big.

Net Entertainment has a few classic progressive slot games worth mentioning, this includes bit Mega Fortune and Hall of Gods as well as Arabian Nights. However, all of the top online slot developers include Microgaming and Playtech have a range of what we would call classic progressive slot games.

But why do these progressive slot games pay out so much? Why do they pay more than modern video slot games? Well, the reason lays in the habits of online gambling fans, and emerging technology. A few years ago, when these major progressive slot games were launched, technology didn’t enable graphic intensive, action packed slots such as those we see now, things were simpler. As technology has changed, we have become able to improve the gameplay. However, this has come at a cost. The more advanced gameplay features an online slot game has, the more ways there are to win. The more ways there are to win, then the lower individual payouts become. Put it this way. In the old days, you would spin 3 reels, if you had 3 symbols the same lien up across the center you won. If you had 3 jackpot symbols line up across the center you won the jackpot. Players won less often, but when they did win, they won larger amounts of cash. Fast forward to today, and most new online slot games follow the many small wins route, to keep people interested in playing.

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