More and more slots give players access to all payouts on any bet level. That doesn’t mean that all bet levels are created equal:
In your opinion, are you more likely to get a Maxi or Major on a bigger bet? I have had them on low and high bets but they do seem to go off more on high, especially the Majors.
Julie J.
If the prize amounts are the same on any bet level, the general expectation (often backed up with a bit of language in a slot machine’s pay table) is that your chances of winning a progressive jackpot increase with your overall bet.
The pay table language will even often specify “proportionally,” meaning a $5 bet would be 10x more likely than a 50 cent bet to win a particular progressive jackpot.
This generally makes sense – bigger prizes would be awarded more frequently for bigger bets. Of course like a lottery ticket, a 1 in a million chance vs. a 10 in a million chance is better, but still really really hard.
It will tend to be more obvious over time on second tier prizes like Majors than top tier prizes like Grands, but betting $5 a spin you’ll win the bigger prize 10 times as often as a 50 cent bet… and you’ll also have wagered 10 times as much, so it all evens out really.
But we say this knowing that on games like the Lightning Link series, Brian’s had his shares of triple majors and other fun moments while one of the team is still looking for their first Major on the game series. So it can also be frustratingly out of reach even when being an easier prize.
But ultimately, higher bets will mean higher chances, so if you’re playing for something like a maxed out Major, that would be one approach to trying for it. Just remember it’s far from guaranteed.
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