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Online Slots
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Slots or slot machines also known as fruit machines in Great Britain are casino machines with 3 or more reels that spin when player pushes a button or pulls the lever on older machines. A typical slot machine has a currency detector and when player inserts money into the machine certain amount of credit will appear on the screen. Older slot machines also have a tray where coins drop when player wins. Newer slot machines however operate with barcoded tickets, which more convenient than inserting / collecting physical coins.
Even though most slot machines are only based on luck and not skill, slot machines are still the most popular casino games. Reason for this is still subject for debate, but some believe it is because of the feeling of anticipation generated by seeing reels spinning and then hoping right symbols will appear. There are many different slot machines with different features and payouts, this definitely helps to keep slot machines interesting while dedicated blackjack players for example still have to play the same game with same rules over and over again.
Rules
There are as many rules as there are different types of slot machines. Most slot machines require players to match a row of symbols in order to win. The number of each symbol on a reel varies. The symbols that appear more often give less payout than symbols that occur only once on a reel which gives maximum payout if player manages to match that symbol on all reels.
Some slot machines have special symbols. In some slot machines these symbols are generic, meaning if player has that symbol in a row, this symbols can be whatever is needed to make up a complete row of symbols. For example 3 reel slot machine, we have cherry, cherry and special symbol in a row. In this case the special symbol replaces cherry so the row would be complete with 3 cherries.
In most popular slot machines some special symbols or combination of them take the player to a bonus round. Bonus rounds vary a lot across different slot machines. These are mini games up to the imagination of the game creators and they are usually very interesting to players. Upon successful completion of the bonus round, extra bonus will be awarded to the player.
Online Slots
Online slot machines are very similar to digital slot machines offered in real casinos. In fact many games are exactly the same with minor modification since online slot machines are not physical and no real money can be inserted or withdrawn from online slots. What makes online slots better is that there is a lot of them because they are cheaper to make and maintain. This means payout for online slots is generally much more generous than in land based casinos usually in the range of 90-97 per cent.
Online slots often contribute to a single jackpot, which can be won by any player playing any slot game which contributes to the jackpot. Like in Las Vegas, these jackpots often reach millions of dollars. However to be eligible for jackpot, there is sometimes a minimum requirement of the bet size. Some players have adopted a special strategy according to which they only play with bet size which is minimum to be eligible for winning the jackpot. This way they can spin the slot reels more with the same amount of money they have significantly increasing the chances of winning the jackpot.
