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Slot machines fall into two categories,
Straight slot machine.- Slot machines that have set jackpot
payouts according to the machines' payout schedule.
For example.
If you are playing a straight quarter slot machine depending on it's
payout schedule, winning a jackpot by betting one quarter would give you
200 coins, a two quarter bet wins 600 coins and the max bet would win
you a jackpot of 2000 coins.
Progressive slot machine.- These slot machines have jackpots
which are tied into a bank of machines (more than one machine on a
row), a carousel of machines (group of machines on a round platform)
or even tied into other machines at different casinos.
Progressive slot machines will have an electronic board attached to
the top of the machine that displays the progressive jackpot. Each of
the slot machines in the progressive group, when played, increases the
progressive jackpot.
For example,
Say you walk into a casino and see a bank of "Wheel of Fortune"
progressive slot machines. You can see they are progressive by noticing
the payout schedule has progressive listed as the top jackpot.
Each time someone plays any machine on this progressive bank, the
electronic board displaying the jackpot increases.
When a player hits the progressive jackpot, they win whatever dollar
amount is listed on the electronic board.
Things to remember about progressive slots.
-The odds of winning are usually about 2% more. This really does not
matter since winning is a matter of luck anyway.
-Most importantly, in order to win the progressive jackpot you must
bet the maximum bet. If you don't feel comfortable betting the maximum,
I would chose a straight slot rather than playing a progressive slot
machine.
Even though the odds of winning on a progressive slot may only be a
tad bit more, there would be nothing worse then to be betting one coin
and hit the progressive jackpot, only to win a few hundred instead of
the thousands of dollars the max bet might return.
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Slots machines have been around since the early 1800's and are as
varied as their numbers. The first machines had only three reels and 20
symbols. Today's slot machines have anywhere from 3 to 9 or more reels
and upwards of 100 symbols and take as little as a nickel to play or as
much as $100 a pull. Online casinos offer slots and have a tremendous
clientele or player base. Die-hard slot players can tell you which are
the best online casinos to play slots at, dependant on the casino
software, the payout schedule, the coin size and whether there is chat
capabilities available. Remember those are opinions and everyone's is
different and may or may not work for you. As a beginner you need to
develop your on insight into slots and this is where I come in. With the
information here, you will be able to play with the best of them, and
determine for yourselves which casinos and which games are best suited
to you.
Slots Basics.:
Determine your budget first, select a game that you feel comfortable
with, there are many many online slot games and each comes with it's own
theme and design so your choices are nearly unlimited. Some pick a
particular game because they like the name of the game, some choose a
new game thinking that the game is looser, the choice is entirely yours.
Always consider the payout and the coin amount in your decision.
Look at the payout table located on the top of the machine at about
eye level. Study the symbols and what each will pay you should you win
that combination. You have a choice of betting one, two or three coins
on most machines. Some have a two coin max. Whatever the coin max, bet
the max. You don't want to be sitting there stunned when you hit that
top winning combination only to realize you didn't get the jackpot
because you were one coin shy of the max bet required.
Next you want to begin your play by inserting your money. Slot
machines will accept coins or bills and payout in coins or a credit slip
that you take to the cashier to get paid. After your first spin glance
back up at the payout table to compare your spin to what is showing
there. You would have seen and heard the bells and whistles had you hit
a winning combination of a large size. But by keeping yourself familiar
with exactly what you are trying to achieve, you can start to play a bit
more relaxed and naturally and spin the reels with more confidence.
Slots Payouts.:
The payouts on slots can be very confusing to the novice. In general, a
good rule of thumb to remember is that the lower the bet such on nickel
slots, the lower the payout.
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game has a bonus game where you can win free spins. TO qualify
for the Gator Alley game you must have 3 or more Bonus symbols
displayed in a line on an enabled pay-line. In the bonus game,
5 alligators are displayed. You choose 2 alligators, they will
display a random number (2-10) of free spins. Every Free Spin
has a guaranteed payout. All winning combinations during the
Free Spins are multiplied by a random multiplier value (1-5).
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