Slots FAQs

Here are some of the most commonly asked questions for slot machines:

Q1: What are slot reels?

Ans 1: Slot reels are the part of the slot machine where cylindrical wheels are installed. The symbols are displayed on the slot machine reels. Most slot machines have 3 or 5 reels but video slots or online slot machine games can have more reels as well.

Q2: What are pay lines?

Ans 2: Pay lines in slot machines are the line where the right symbols have to line up. Usually it has to be matching symbols but there are other combinations depending on the pay table. Online slot machines and video slots tend to have more than one pay line. There are online slot games where there are 50 pay lines per slot game! With the slot machine games that have more than one pay line, you can win more than once in one game. With these multiple pay line slot machines, you also have a choice of how many pay lines you want to play on. Although playing for more pay lines will increase your chances of winning, it will cost you more.

Q3: What is a pay table?

Ans 3: A pay table is a chart of a 00particular slot machine or slot machine game that tells you how much the pay out you’ll get for a particular combination of symbols on the pay line of a slot machine. Watch out of the wild and scatter symbols if you’re playing online slot games, they’ll give you bonus games or bigger payouts!

Q4: What’s the difference between Video Slot Games and Traditional Slot Machines?

Ans 4: Video Slots and Traditional Slot Machines don’t really have that much of a difference. Slots games are played on the same general principle that you need to line up the right symbols on the payline(s) in order to win. They both have pay tables that tells you how much you’ll win for particular combinations of symbols. Video slots on the other hand, especially online slots have more pay lines and a ton of bonus rounds and free spins within the slot games. There are more ways to win with video slot machines so your chances are greater. Online slot games have more pay lines, features, scatter and wild symbols. Video slots are more exciting to play because of all this other stuff that is going on. Most of the time traditional slots have the regular traditional symbols like the 7s, fruits, bells, bars and so on. These slot machines have 3 reels and one pay line per game. Video slots can have as much as 5 reels or more with a lot more pay lines. Online slot games also give you a variety of choices and themes to play so it’s a lot more fun.

Q5: What’s the difference between slot machines in land-based casinos and online slots?

Ans 5: Slot machines in land-based casino and online slots have very little differences. Online slots use the same RNG or Random Number Generators like the ones for land-based casinos. Online slots have bigger jackpots and slightly better payout percentages, which means you have more chances of winning with online video slots. You’ll also save a lot of money by not traveling to a land-based casino, you can play online slots at your home if you have a computer and an Internet hook up.

Q6: What are the meanings of the terms "payout percentage" and "hold"?

Ans 6: The payout percentage is what you get back from the casino over a period of time. Let’s say a particular casino has payout percentage of 95% -- that means for every $100 you spend, you’ll get back $95. Now the $5 that the casino is keeping is what they “hold”. So the hold for the casino in this case would be 5%.