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Progressive slots are machines with a top jackpot that grows as more customers pay into the prize pool. The word progressive refers to the ever-increasing prize total, which in online format (as opposed to on a brick-and-mortar casino floor) is displayed on the screen. Like their land-based cousins, online progressives are linked in networks, either to other titles on the same casino site or across a large number of related Internet casinos.

Like progressive games in traditional casino settings, the top jackpot for these online machines continues to grow until a player on any machine connected to the network spins the right combination of symbols; the specific symbols or bonuses that reward the ever-increase max payout varies depending on the game.

More about Progressive Jackpots

When looking through an online casino’s game library, machines with prizes like this are clearly marked. Sometimes they are set apart in their own category, sometimes they are marked with a special tag or symbol, and other times the site displays their various progressive jackpot totals under the game titles or on a sidebar on the home page.

The jackpots are assembled by taking small portions of all the wagers placed by gamblers on any title in that particular slot network. Once the top prize is won, the total shrinks to a specific reset amount. That amount varies with the network.
The main factor affecting the dollar value when the prize resets is the size of the network itself. Gamblers interested in learning more specific details about triggering a game’s progressive prize, the jackpots’ reset amount, or any other details about a particular progressive online jackpot should look at the site’s slot rules pages or load the game interface of the slot itself.

Web-based casinos put together progressive jackpots the same way traditional betting venues do – shaving off a small percentage of each bet put into machines on the same progressive network and adding them to the constantly increasing jackpot total. Winning any of these jackpots means spinning a specific symbol combination or winning a difficult bonus game – and some titles have tiers of large jackpots for gamblers who come close to completing the progressive payout but not close enough – it’s common for there to be three or four tiers to the jackpot, with only the highest one actually ticking up over time.

Why Online Gambling Sites Offer Progressive Slots

Many different games of chance have this type of prize built into them, but slot machines in land-based casinos were the first to use this technique. The appeal of the prize read-out (which online casinos set up much like the digital displays used for this type of prize in traditional casinos) is easy to understand: many slot machine fans are more interested in big prizes, jackpots, and bonus payouts than the smaller (but more common) wins.

To make up for the big check the casino has to occasionally cut to a lucky slot machine gambler, casinos that host progressive machines program them to offer a slightly worse payout percentage. The trade-off of a few percentage points is the kind of thing a jackpot-chaser is happy to accept in exchange for the chance at a six-figure payday.

No two slot games are alike, and the rules, payback percentages, and other features vary from site to site. Remember also that payback percentage is just a theoretical number – every time a player sets the machine’s reels in motion, they do stand a chance at winning that huge top prize. It’s an unlikely chance from a statistical standpoint, but it’s still a chance.

The types of gamblers attracted to progressive online slots are those who like to take risks. For one thing, progressives are usually only paid out to players who place maximum bets, and depending on the credit size and the number of pay lines that must be activated to be eligible for the biggest progressives, this usually means spending (at very least) $10-$20 per spin.

Yes, the odds against winning these rewards are long; a good comparison in terms of the statistical probability of landing a progressive machine’s jackpot is to think of it as the same odds of being the only winner in a state lottery. Casinos know that many of their slot customers are happy to play against long odds for a chance at winning a payout much higher than the standard top prize for a non-progressive machine.

Current Progressive Jackpots by US State

Players can search for the current totals on the progressive jackpots by U.S. state these days. Obviously, some of the states are going to have more than others. These progressives increase in real-time on your computer screen. Let me give an example.

The Nevada slots jackpot information you can find on the Internet is amazing. At the moment, you’ll see several Wheel of Fortune Slots jackpots, including prizes of $2,712,186 and counting right beside another for $1,370,289 and counting. The top $5 Wheel of Fortune slots prize right now is worth $2,118,269.88, while the top $1.00 Wheel of Fortune jackpot is worth $1,845,861.68. If you prefer the $0.50 slot machine progressive, it’s sitting at $1,370,289.71, while the 25-cent Wheel of Fortune Slots jackpot is currently at $675.160.74 and counting. The Special Edition Wheel of Fortune gave is the first one listed, sitting at $2.7 million.

Wheel of Fortune isn’t the only progressive slots machine you can get up-to-date information on. The biggest jackpot in Nevada at the moment is the Megabucks Slots jackpot, which sits at $15,686,761.42 and counting. Money Madness Slots has a jackpot over $1.9 million, while TV Hits Slots has a progressive of $340 thousand. The licensed Elvis Slots game offers a $555,440.17 jackpot, though it doesn’t increase nearly as fast.

Not all states are going to has as much data as the state with casinos all over Las Vegas and Reno. In fact, many of the American states aren’t going to have information at all. Texas, Utah, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, and Hawaii are just some of the states which aren’t likely to show up on any search. At the same time, I found progressive slot machine jackpot information for Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. In fact, if you’re looking for the best jackpots in your region, do a search for your state and “current progressive jackpots”.

Progressive Slots: Recent Winners

Those wanting to know about the latest winners in hopes of finding the hot jackpots (or the reset jackpots they should avoid) can find a similar list of recent winners. As of October 11, 2012, the latest winners listed are Tammy Houston, who won the 25¢ Wheel of Fortune Slots jackpot at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma on August 31, 2012. This jackpot was worth $123,223. MaryAnn Buzzeo won the 25¢ Wheel of Fortune progressive at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. In this case, the jackpot was won on July 29 and the prize amount was $140,956. Harold Druschke won $105,198 on the 25¢ Wheel of Fortune progressive jackpot at the Mole Lake Casino in Nashville, Wisconsin on July 25, 2012. These can be searched for by month (I missed September) and do include more than just the one brand of slot machine, though the smaller prizes do hit more often. In fact, you can find a list of the biggest jackpots in US casino history, if you so wish.

Biggest Las Vegas Jackpots

The biggest Las Vegas progressive jackpot ever was $39,710,826.36. This was won on March 23, 2003 by a 25 year old software engineer visiting Las Vegas from Los Angeles. The prize was won at the Excalibur Casino on a $100 Megabucks slot machine. The odds of hitting the jackpot were 16.7 million to 1. This progressive jackpot remains the world record holder for slots.

• $39,710,826.36 – Anonymous Software Engineer – $100 Megabucks Slots – Excalibur Casino – March 23, 2003
• $34,955,489.56 – Cynthia Jay-Brennan – Megabucks Slots – Desert Inn Casino – January 26, 2000
• $27,580,879.60 – Anonymous Flight Attendant – Megabucks Slots – Palace Station Casino – November 15, 1998
• $22,618,156.67 – Johanna Huendl – Megabucks Slots – Bally’s Casino – March 27, 2002
• $21,346,952.22 – Anonymous Business Consultant – Megabucks Slots – Caesars Palace – June 1, 1999
• $21,147,947.00 – Elmer Sherwin – Megabucks Jackpot – Cannery Casino – September 15, 2002
• $12,700,000.00 – Anonymous Woman and Her Niece – Megabucks Jackpot – Aria Casino – January 21, 2011
• $10,600,000.00 – Anonymous – Megabucks Machine – Aria Casino – April 22, 2011
• $2,882,808.32 – Alexander Degenhardt – Money Vault Millionaires Seven – The Bellagio – February 19, 2012

After seeing this information, it shouldn’t take a world class gambler to figure out the Megabucks machines offer the biggest payouts. The Megabucks Slot Machine began in 1986, though it took until 1995 before the first $10 million jackpot was registered at the Gold Coast Casino in Paradise, Nevada–Megabucks slots are found in several cities across the state of Nevada. The prize money has been steadily climbing ever since.

Progressive Jackpot Urban Legends

Urban legends have grown up about the progressive slot jackpots. In fact, the most prominent urban legend is like the lottery jackpot urban legend which says that winners are cursed. In the case of the Megabucks winners, this is traced to the case of Cynthia Jay-Brennan, the #2 prize winner. Six weeks after winning her Megabucks jackpot, a serial drunk driver slammed into her car, killing her sister and paralyzing Mrs. Jay-Brennan. That tragedy started the legend, but people should understand that Johanna Huendl, Elmer Sherwin, or that mysterious software designer from LA aren’t known to have encountered any more tragedy than anyone else–though I suppose Elmer Sherwin would be 102 if he were still alive. The point being, winning at the progressive slots is a massively lucky thing to do, but I wouldn’t worry about playing the progressive slots for fear of some karmic payback. Someone has to win.

Poker Card Rooms and Indian Casinos

Poker Casinos in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County is home to 7 huge poker casinos. These are state-licensed and regulated by the California Bureau of Gambling Control.

Card rooms are licensed to play Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Omaha Hi/Low Split, however card rooms are prohibited from offering house-banked games such as blackjack rules and other traditional table games. In California house-banked games are the exclusive right of Indian casinos.

In recent years some of the larger card rooms have modified blackjack by replacing the house as the bank with players taking turns as the dealer. Similar changes have been made to craps, EZ Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker and Casino War as a way to allow these games in card rooms.

As a result three California tribes have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the State for allowing these new games. The lawsuit was filed in January 2019 by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, who owns the Cache Creek Casino in Northern California, the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, who owns the Viejas Casino in San Diego County and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, owners of the Sycuan Casino in San Diego County.

Which ever way this lawsuit is finally decided will have a profound effect on the future of all California card rooms.

Casinos Las Angeles

There are no Indian casino in Los Angeles County but there are several within driving distance. The closest Indian Casino is 65 miles from downtown LA, San Manuel Casino in San Bernardino County.

LA's 5 Best Casinos

The Bicycle Hotel Casino
7301 Eastern Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA 90201, Phone: 562-806-4646

The Bicycle Club began in 1984. It was recently renovated in 2015. The casino is open 24 hours everyday and features over 200 poker tables. It is a regular host for the World Series of Poker Tour and the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker.

Commerce Casino
6131 East Telegraph Road, Commerce, CA 90040, Phone: 323-721-2100

Commerce Casino is the largest poker room in the entire world with 240 poker tables. It is located just south of downtown LA on Interstate 5 in Commerce City, California.

The Gardens Casino
11871 Carson Street, Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716, Phone: 562-860-5887

The Gardens Casino in Hawaiian Gardens was recently renovated in 2016. Its 225 poker tables are the seond most in Southern California next to the Commerce Casino.

Hollywood Park Casino
3883 West Century Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90301, Phone: 310-330-2800

This casino was named for the former Hollywood Park Racetrack which is closed and will now become the NFL home of the LA Rams and LA Chargers. It is located about 3 miles from LAX. It was totally renovated in 2016 and features 125 poker tables. Hollywood Park Casino is open 24 hours daily.

San Manuel Casino
5797 North Victoria Avenue, Highland, CA 92346-1763, Phone: (800) 359-2464 | (909) 864-5050

San Manual Casino offers Vegas-style gaming including slot machines, table games and poker. It is an Indian casino located in San Bernardino County about 65 miles from downtown LA.

Los Angeles Card Rooms

Bicycle Casino
7301 Eastern Avenue
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Phone: 562-806-4646

Commerce Casino
6131 East Telegraph Road
Commerce, CA 90040
Phone: 323-721-2100

Crystal Casino
123 East Artesia Boulevard
Compton, CA 90220
Phone: 310-631-3838
Toll-Free: 877-631-3838

The Gardens Casino
11871 Carson Street
Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716
Phone: 562-860-5887

Hollywood Park Casino
3883 West Century Boulevard
Inglewood, CA 90301
Phone: 310-330-2800

Hustler Casino
1000 Redondo Beach Boulevard
Gardena, CA 90247
Phone: 310-719-9800
Toll-Free: 877-968-9800

Larry Flynt's Lucky Lady Casino
1045 West Rosecrans Avenue
Gardena, CA 90247
Phone: 310-352-3400

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Nearby Indian Casinos

There are no Indian Casinos in Los Angeles County or in adjacent Orange County.

There are, however, four Indian casinos in the nearby Inland Empire that are within 60-90 miles driving distance, and the Chumash Casino about two hours north of downtown LA in Santa Barbara County.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

Chumash Casino Resort*125 Miles from downtown LA
3400 East Highway 246
Santa Ynez, California 93460-9405
(800) 728-9997
(805) 686-0855

INLAND EMPIRE

San Manuel Casino*65 Miles
5797 North Victoria Avenue
Highland, CA 92346-1763
Toll-Free: (800) 359-2464
Phone: (909) 864-5050

Soboba Casino*86 Miles
23333 Soboba Road
San Jacinto, CA 92581
Toll-Free: 866-4 Soboba
Phone: 951-665-1000

Morongo Casino Resort Spa*90 Miles
49750 Seminole Drive
Cabazon, CA 92230-2200
(800) 252-4499
Phone: 909) 849-3080

Pechanga Resort & Casino*90 Miles
45000 Pala Road
Temecula, CA 92592-5810
Toll-Free: (877) 7112-WIN
Phone: (909) 693-1819

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