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Standalone Progressive
Progressive Systems
A progressive jackpot funded exclusively by wagers on a single slot machine. The jackpot meter on a standalone progressive increases only when that specific machine is played, and the jackpot can only be won by a player on that machine. Standalone progressives typically have smaller jackpots (ranging from hundreds to low tens of thousands of dollars) compared to linked or wide-area progressives, because they do not aggregate wagers across multiple machines. However, they offer the casino full retention of the progressive contribution rather than sharing revenue with a manufacturer or other properties.
In practice
Standalone progressives are common on older machines and in smaller casinos. The lower jackpot amounts are offset by higher hit frequency and more predictable cost structures for the operator.
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