slot question

wondering on the "bonus round" of many of the new slot machines. I realize the payout is higher for the higher the coin in you are playing. But say, if you were playing $3.20 per spin instead of $.80 will it allow you to go to the bonus round more often?

Just not sure if the higher the per spin bet if it kicks in a different formula for allowing bonus rounds.

My wife plays the lower coin in and we watch people next to use play the higher coin in. I don't see a difference in bonus round frequency.

No difference, in my experience. I've played plenty of full coin without getting a bonun round. Like other results, random and subject to the luck, nothing else.

It is my understanding that the frequency of bonus rounds are not affected by coin-in. My observations over the years seems to concur, BUT, that could also be selective memory.

IF there is a progressive jackpot on the game, than that will increase at a "faster" pace for the larger wager. IF it is a random award jackpot, than the increased wager moves the "clock" faster. The more those jackpot clocks move, the better the chance of hitting that random one. But, slow and steady will still get you there, it just will take longer.

There's no way you can tell. Some slot directors use different paytables based on denom, so the .01 game you're playing may not, in fact, be the same as the .25 game on the same machine. The game looks the same, but is actually a different program, and may have better payouts, and more bonuses. Generally, the higher denom played, the smaller hold percentage for the casino, which is better for the player.

I believe there is an embedded chip in each machine that determines the payback odds it is set to. THese can be modified to be more loose/tight but its not as simple as the floor manager turning a dial in the backroom...and I don't believe you can set it at different payback rates depending upon the number of lines played/bet per line played.

The different combinations of wheels are always the same regardless of your wager. The only advantage you get to betting more money is when the machine pay schedules offer better paybacks for higher bets.