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A single Blue Star symbol on the payline completes
the winning combination of a single Cherry symbol.
With 2 coins bet, a single Cherry symbol combination
pays out 4 coins. However, a Blue Star symbol is displayed,
so the payout is 4 x 2 = 8 coins.
Two Blue Star symbols and a 3-Bar symbol on the
payline, combine to produce a three 3-Bar symbols
combination. With 2 coins bet, a three 3-Bar symbols
combination pays out 100 coins. However, two Blue
Star symbols are showing, so the payout is 100 x 4
= 400 coins.
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Most modern slot
machines are designed to look and feel like the old mechanical models,
but they work on a complete different principle. The outcome of each
pull is actually controlled by a central computer inside the machine,
not by the motion of the reels.
The computer uses step
motors to turn each reel and stop it at the predetermined point. Step
motors are driven by short digital pulses of electricity controlled by
the computer, rather than the fluctuating electrical current that drives
an ordinary electric motor. These pulses move the motor a set increment,
or step, with great precision.
But even though the
computer tells the reels where to stop, the games are not pre-programmed
to pay out at a certain time. A random number generator at the heart of
the computer ensures that each pull has an equal shot at hitting the
jackpot.
Whenever the slot
machine is turned on, the random number generator is spitting out whole
numbers (typically between 1 and several billion) hundreds of times a
second. The instant you pull the arm back or press the button, the
computer records the next few numbers from the random number generator.
Then it feeds these numbers through a simple program to determine where
the reels should stop.
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You pull the handle or
press the button, and the computer records the next three numbers from
the random number generator. The first number is used to determine the
position of the first reel, the second number is used for the second
reel and the third number is used for the third reel. For this example,
let's say the first number is 123,456,789.
To determine the
position of the first reel, the computer divides the first random number
by a set value. Typically, slot machines divide by 32, 64,128, 256 or
512. In this example, we'll say the computer divides by 64.
When the computer
divides the random number by the set value, it records the remainder of
the quotient. In our example, it finds that 64 goes into 123,456,789 a
total of 1,929,012 times with a remainder of 21.
Obviously, the
remainder can't be more than 64 or less than 0, so there are only 64
possible end results of this calculation. The 64 possible values act as
stops on a large virtual reel.
Each of the 64 stops
on the virtual reel corresponds to one of the 22 stops on the actual
reel. The computer consults a table that tells it how far to move the
actual reel for a particular value on the virtual reel. Since there are
far more virtual stops than actual stops, some of the actual stops will
be linked to more than one virtual stop.
Computer systems have made slot machines a lot more adaptable, players
can simply press a button to play a game, rather than pull the handle.
For the manufacturers
and slot proprietors, one of the main advantages of the computer system
is that they can easily configure how often the machine pays out (how
loose or tight it is)
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A lot of people think that one online slot game is as good as any
slot machine. They find the game they like or that looks good to them
and they start to play. One major thing that they are not considering is
that they should learn how to read the games, by looking at the pay
tables. Slot machines offer some of the biggest payouts around and many
for some of the smallest bets. However you do need to know which games
to play and how much to bet on each one. If you are out to make big
bucks and bet big then you should choose progressives but if you are not
willing to bet as big then you should find a game that doesn't require
maximum bet to win big. There are many types of online slot machines
that you should look for when choosing which game to play.
The first is multiplier, this game has a pay out for a symbol and for
the number of coins bet multiplies that pay out. This type of game does
not penalize you if you are only playing for one coin, so if you are
only planning on playing one coin at a time then this is the game for
you.
Another one to look for is the bonus multiplier which runs about the
same as a multiplier except that if gives you a bonus when you play the
maximum amount of coins and you hit the jackpot. This is a game that you
need to decide whether you want to play that extra coin or not. If you
do then you could stand to win extra if you hit the jackpot. The
multiple payline slot games have more than one line of pay. Each coin
that you bet represents a particular line. If you play and hit a winner
on a line that isn't bet on then you don't receive anything. It used to
be that the most paylines you could find was three now some of the newer
slot games can have up to nine paylines for you to bet on.
The last kind of game to look for is
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SWEPT AWAY is
a single pay-line slot machine, which means that payouts occur
on the center pay-line only. The GAME LOGO is a wild symbol and
if it lands ANYWHERE on the reels you win. Swept Away Slots has
an auto play feature where you can set the slot to play up to
500 spins and select the number of seconds between spins. For
every coin that you put in you increase your payout. When the
reels stop spinning the symbol combinations along the center
pay-line are checked. You get paid out for any winning combination
falling on the pay-line.
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