Slots

History

Created in 1891 by Brooklyn's Pitt and Sittman, the first slot machine had five different drums with 50 card faces. The game was based on Poker and once you'd inserted a nickel and pulled the lever, you would hope to get a good poker hand. If you did, you could expect the fabulous prize of a free round of drinks or cigars, as opposed to money.

Modern day Poker

There's simply no limit to the variations of slots these days, as they come in all possible shapes and sizes. Technology has equipped the machines with computers and a wide array of addictive sounds and graphics, leading to the term ‘video poker' and signaling the end of the lever-pull era.

Progressive jackpots

Once the software companies realised the awesome power of the internet, they understood that Progressive Jackpots were the way to go. These are games which share jackpots with thousands of online casinos, states and countries.

In this way progressive jackpots can easily soar to tens of millions of dollars.

Some popular progressive jackpots online:

• King Cashalot
• Major Millions
• Supajax

Strategies

Random number generation and a game nearly completely controlled by the machine means that it's pretty much impossible to come up with a strategy to increase your odds.

Some players believe in using sixth sense, while others doggedly claim that you can find a belt of lucky machines if you watch carefully. Truthfully, hitting that elusive jackpot is mainly in the hands of Lady Luck herself.