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It's no wonder that
slots are such a big part of
the general gambling world that it is hard to imagine any casinos
without a background of these bold neon-coloured machines in one of
its main rooms. But the experience of playing the slots is no longer
one that is restricted to a trip to the local casino. Online slot
machines take the fun of playing into your own home and with better
graphics and sound than ever before. Of course the experience of
pulling the handle and hearing the rain of coins into your plastic cup
has been replaced with a mouse-click, but this is balanced out by the
relative ease of the Internet experience.
Slot machines are responsible for making about 70%
of the casinos revenue, as they are such a fun and easy way for the
novice gambler to start playing. Although the rules are so basic they
are virtually non-existent, there are still a few tips to help you
make the most of your money and time and enhance your experience.
Firstly it is good to know that there are in fact three different
types of slot machines. The ‘basic’ or ‘classic’
slots are the best
ones to start off with as they generally have one pay line and a
constant top jackpot payout. It is usually best to go for a two coin
slot over a three coin as the payouts are fairly equal but the
increased number of pulls you get on the cheaper machine increases
your chances to win a jackpot. Then as you become a more confident
player there are also progressive machines, which offer growing
jackpots, and bonus video machines, which have multiple play line and
sometimes 25 or more symbols. These are truly machines for the
technology savvy, fast paced society today.
All the machines run off an ‘RNG’ or Random Number
generator. This is a little computer chip inside a physical slot
machine, or a program in an online or software down load. It is
responsible for making the symbols appear randomly and has an
associated average payout. Here is where you will stumble across some
general differences between Internet slots and casino slots. Machines
that are referred to by players in the know as ‘loose slots’ have a
greater number of paying symbols so that they generate better payouts
as an average. They are often placed in a very visible location so
that other players see people winning big and are drawn to try their
luck. This is a very good reason to never play next to a winning
machine. If a slot doesn’t give you any joy after a few spins its
always best to search out a better machine, a ‘looser’ slot.
Obviously with the internet providing a more private
experience, no people to hover and watch your success other than
perhaps your family, there is no need to provide ‘loose slots’ to
entice new players. You will probably find that all slots are fairly
random on the net although you should definitely check to see that
they have a license for their RNG and what their payout stats are
like. This is another misleading aspect of playing on the slots. When
a slot machine is advertised as having a 98% return it is a common
mistake for novice players to misinterpret this. It means that you
will get, on average, 98 cents back for every dollar you put into the
machine. So if you come across statistics or percentages on the
software or websites that you don’t understand, it’s always best to
take the time to check the meaning.
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