A Beginner's Guide To Online Slots

Playing online slots is simple and entertaining. On today's Internet landscape, there are many options and ways to play online slots. Here are a few ideas that you should consider when exploring slots online.

Research Payback

Online slot machines work by a random generator designed so that the game pays out a certain percentage of every dollar it takes. This factor is known as payback.

An online slot with 92 percent payback pays back 92 cents out of each dollar and keeps eight cents, making it's a game with a House edge of eight percent. If you can, try to find a game with as high a payback percentage as possible. Anything over 95 percent is good. Anything under 90 percent should be avoided.

Research Different Games

Players new to online slots will be amazed at the selection of games now available. There are online slots games with five, ten or 20 lines or more to play at once.

There are games with bonus games within the game. There are games linked to progressive jackpots and even games with animated storylines that reveal themselves as you play. Take the time to explore all the online slot options until you find the games that you really like.

Play the Maximum on Progressive Machines

A progressive online slot has a progressive prize pool that grows as you play. If you hit a very rare combination of symbols, you win the progressive jackpot. In the traditional linked progressive, everyone playing that type of machine pays into the same prize pool, so the prize pool can sometimes reach astronomical numbers.

However, if you do not play the maximum number of coins allowed per spin, you will not be eligible for the progressive jackpot. If you hit the rare combination, you will win a much smaller payout. Since the chances are infinitesimal of someone hitting the combination twice, you want to be very sure that you have all five (or whatever the maximum is) coins in play when playing a progressive machine.