Originally Posted by Tasha View Post
I did $95 ÷ by 0.12 × 500 and got roughly $395,000 coin in, but I'm not sure I calculated right.
I believe you are correct as usual .

Only thing I would add is that you calculated the worst-case scenario. On average, the jackpot will hit somewhere below $500, so you usually won't need the full coin in as estimated.

That machine has a very slow progression. You'd need the jackpot very close to $500 to have an advantage playing.