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The Biggest Slot Jackpots (2 of 3)

The theoretical polar opposite of the big online progressive slot machine is the humble penny slot. Few machines are as attractive to as many players as the penny slots, regardless of theme or any other bells and whistles. For the eternally optimistic, there is little allure as captivating as the concept of winning big on a wager that only requires one little cent to play. A penny! Odds are, that if you snoop around the carpet of most casinos, you’ll find enough copper coins to try at least several spins of these supremely inexpensive devices.

Some slot machines accept bets of as high as twenty dollars, so it would seem logical that you can’t really win much off the penny slot machines. This isn’t entirely true. Does $1.54 million sound like small potatoes to you? It sure doesn’t to us – as of 2005, this was the largest penny slot game jackpot to date, won as a progressive jackpot played as an online slot game. Before the advent of the internet and online slots, the biggest haul won at a penny slot was around ninety-five thousand dollars… still not chump change! The penny slots appeal most to people who love the whole slots-betting experience: the bright lights, the cha-ching of coins, and the enormous entertainment of just sitting in a casino and watching the world go by. Because penny bets are so inconsequential, players can rack up hours of play on these devices, without too much of a financial commitment. Plus, you could be the one to break the world record for penny slot wins!

Continue to part 3 here.

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