AP Glossary
WhatIsLinkedProgressive?
A progressive jackpot fed by multiple machines, causing faster meter growth than standalone progressives. Linked progressives across a bank of machines or an entire casino floor reach +EV thresholds more quickly.
Why It Matters
Why this matters for advantage play
Linked progressives are the workhorse of slot AP because volume from many machines compresses the time between meter resets. Faster cycles mean more frequent +EV windows for any given meter level.
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Related terms
Progressive Jackpot
A jackpot that increases with each bet placed, funded by a small percentage of each wager. Progressives can be standalone (single machine) or linked (multiple machines). When a progressive grows high enough above its reset value, the added value can push the total RTP above 100%.
Standalone Progressive
A progressive jackpot fed only by the individual machine, as opposed to a linked progressive shared across multiple machines. Standalone progressives grow more slowly but the meter value is entirely attributable to play on that specific machine.
WAP (Wide Area Progressive)
A progressive jackpot linked across multiple casinos, such as Megabucks. WAPs grow extremely fast due to high volume but are rarely viable for AP because the base game return is very low and the trigger probability per spin is tiny.
Meter Rate
How fast a progressive meter increases per dollar wagered, expressed as cents per dollar of coin-in. A meter rate of $0.50 per $100 coin-in means the progressive grows by half a cent per dollar bet. Lower rates mean slower growth and higher cost to reach breakeven.
Live Examples
Machines that use this
Documented Progressive machines on Run the Slots. Tap any title for the full advantage play guide.
Frequently Asked
Common questions about linked progressive
In-house links can run 4–24 machines on a bank. Property-wide links can connect 100+ machines across multiple banks. Wide-area links span casinos and can connect thousands.
Yes for the linked tier. Many cabinets also have minor standalone progressives that aren't shared, which can themselves be APable independently.
Generally yes — faster meter rates mean shorter average waits between hits, which compresses the time you spend monitoring before something triggers.
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