In the year 2002, a progressive jackpot was hit over $1.5 million for the first time ever. This was the Microgaming slot machine Major Millions. Over the last 15 years the audio visual quality of slot machines has improved significantly. Many innovative gaming features have also been introduced in video slots. However the popularity of the Major Millions has not diminished.

There are two slot machines connected to the Major Millions network. One is a 5 reels video slot and the other is a 3 reels classic slot. The video slot has 15 paylines and a fixed coin size of $0.20. You can play between 1 and 15 coins. Bu to aim for the progressive jackpot, you must play 15 coins, which works out to $3.00 per spin. The classic slot version has 3 paylines and a fixed coin of $1.00. You can bet up to 3 coins. However, you must wager 3 coins to play for the jackpot, which again works out to $3.00 per spin. You have the same chance of winning the progressive jackpot with both versions. The statistical parameters of the Major Millions network are as follows. The jackpot seeds at $250,000. The average payout historically has been about $665,000 and the average period between hits is 6 weeks. The biggest win is $2.8 million.

In the video slot, the game logo is the wild symbol with a 3x multiplier property. It also awards the highest line payouts. Five of this symbol on the 15th payline when active with the maximum bet hits the progressive jackpot. Five game logos on any other active payline award 8000 times the line bet. Three or more scatter symbols anywhere on the reels award payouts multiplied by the total bet. The other symbols awarding line payouts are related to the armed forces. They include the major, the battleship, the fighter plane, the tank, the top secret assignment folder, the medals, the military cap, the ammunition and the binoculars. There are no free spins or bonus features.

In the classic slot, the Major Millions logo is the wild symbol as well. One symbol doubles payouts and two symbols multiply payouts four times. Three symbols on the first payline pay 25,000 times the bet and on the second payline pay 50,000 times the bet. Three symbols on the third payline with maximum bet hit the progressive jackpot. The other symbols awarding line payouts are various sevens and bars in like and mixed combinations. Cherries pay when they appear in any number.