The Basics of Slot Machines

When you walk into any Casino in Las Vegas or Atlantic City, you would probably notice rows and rows of different types of slot machines. Being the most popular of all games in the gaming industry, most people began their love affair with Casino by trying out the slot machine first before advancing to more complicated games. It was said that about eighty percent of Casino’s first-time patrons proceed for the slots.  And what is not to love about it? For far less money than any other Casino games, slot machines promises fuss-free and pure fun! It is so simple to play, plus it is loaded with slots bonuses, too! So, bring out a few bucks and let the good times roll!

To play the slot machine, you just basically drop coins or put your money in, pull the handle or push the button, and watch the spinning reels until they stop turning and the symbols align in the payline. Standard symbols include: the sevens (the rare type), the bars, the double bars, the triple bars, and the cherries. Classic slot machines have three spinning reels. The goal here is to make a row of similar symbols, all lined up in the payline. In case the symbols are not the same, it meant you lose the game.


Depending upon the machine, certain symbols meant higher payout. What you want here is to have rarer symbol aligned in a row to get the jackpot. If you got three similar symbols (assuming the machine has got three reels) aligned in the payline, then it meant you got lucky! And if you get even luckier, you would catch one of those slots bonuses!

Take note that some slot machines does not only have one payline. Others have two to three paylines. You can even enable the machine to have more than one payline from the menu options. It really depends upon the machine. You have the chance to bet and win in each payline.
Vide slot machines are more flamboyant, with their typical five to fifty reels and paylines running not only straight across but also in upright and upside down V’s and even zigzags on a video screen. Then there are different slots bonuses. These bonuses range from scatter pays to free spins to pick a prize bonus.

If two or more symbols appear on the screen even if they are not aligned together, then you won the scatter pays. Then you get a bonus cash added to your Casino account balance. Special symbols will generate other bonus events, like a free spin bonus whenever 3 or more bonus symbols emerge anywhere on the screen. If this bonus is triggered, the slot will spin several times without the player getting charged.

For pick a prize bonus, you will be shown a number of items on the screen, each holding a cash value. You will then click a specified number of items. You win whatever cash value those items you have clicked hold.  These slots bonuses offer the “bang for your buck” factor for playing the slot machines, and add more excitement and enjoyment to the game as well.