Video slots: Play online video slot games
Since 1995, when the first online ‘pokies’ or slot machines appeared, they have become more and more popular. Now
the form of this type of gambling that is really taking off is video slots – a state of the art form of the classic
slot machine entertainment that uses high quality video and audio effects to enhance your playing experience.
As well as using higher quality graphics, online video slots use five reels, instead of the more regular three-reel
format. Basically, this means your chance of winning is increased, as video slots always have more than one pay line
(possible winning combination of symbols).
As they are often more complicated due to the increased amount of pay lines, its perhaps a good idea for ‘newbies’
to stick to slot machines with fewer. While three reel slots often only have one pay line, some video slot machines
have up to twenty pay lines these days. Your job is to make sure those symbols match, and the more there are the
trickier it can be.
Video slots also have an increased number of ‘bonus’ options, such as multipliers, wild symbols, and scatter
symbols, or the option of doubling or quadrupling your win – or perhaps losing it. Most also feature progressive
(continually climbing) jackpots, as well as a range of games on the side to keep you entertained.
Video Slots Advice
Like anything new, the key is understanding the details and fine print before playing.
- Make sure you understand subtle differences between descriptions such as ‘coin size’ and ‘number of coins’ to avoid making mistakes.
- Familiarise yourself with the ‘pay table’. This will tell you what the winning combinations are that you need to look out for. It may at first seem more complicated than the pay tables you might be used to with non-video slot machines.
- Decide on how many coins per line. There is the option on certain video slot games to bet a particular number of coins per line. Decide what coin size you’re going for, how many pay lines it’s a good idea to activate, and how many actual coins you want riding on it. The maximum number of lines matched with the maximum number of coins is significantly higher, and riskier.
- Thoroughly check the details once more. Depending on the site or game, it’s possible that a winning combination must begin in a certain reel, such as the first one. You might think you have the correct combination of symbols to warrant a payout, but if it begins in the wrong reel you may not qualify.
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