Huge sums of money, referred to in casino parlance as ‘Jackpot’ are usually given out by many casino slot machines linked together. Small amounts from each of the slot machines snow ball into the whopping ‘Jackpot’.

‘Near-miss programming’ is a concept by which a customer is lured into playing more games in casino slot machines. The software in these machines is tweaked in such a way that combinations that are very near a winning combination are thrown out frequently. For instance, if a winning combination is ‘666’, the casino slot machine will throw ‘667’ often, prompting the customer to think just one more game could get him the winning combination. This programming is illegal in some areas like New Jersey.