Slots : Online Slots Explained

Online slot machines are just as good as land based ones, maybe even better. There are two types of "one-armed bandits", as slots are also called: classic slots and video slots. The classic slots have from 1 to 5 lines, and the symbols are displayed on three mechanical barrels.

Video slots offer the possibility of playing on 9-30 lines, the game being displayed on a video screen. This type of slot also has several other features and bonuses. Online, the player can play both these type of slots. The quality of online slots is the same, if not even better.

Microgaming is the leader in quantity and quality of the online slots. In order to play Microgaming's slots you must download a software, and the download will grant you access to 180 different types if slots.

These slots are both classical and video. There are 10 different plays which have a progressive jackpot and the total sum of the jackpot is from $5,000 to over $1,000,000.

Tomb Raider was the first 9 line video slots game and is popular even today. After the success of that game, the 20 or 30-line video slots were introduced, and they offered different bonuses, which multiplied the player’s profit.

Most of the maximum prizes were between $40,000 and $200,000, this being one of the reasons why people were so attracted by the slot machines. The different bonus and wild symbols increased the attraction towards the machines.

In second place is Cryptologic. They have recently signed a contract with Marvel, the popular comic producer, and they have already created more than 10 slots with a super hero theme. The classic slots offer the possibility of playing between 9 to 20 slots.

William Hill, the British casino, has a slot machine which gives the player the possibility of creating winning combinations by pushing the drum. The video slot Millionaires' Club has a jackpot of more than $3.5M which is twice the previous record.

RTG and Playtech don’t add too much diversity to the slot machine landscape, but their slots have different bonuses and jackpots. They also have video slots including 9 liners, but those don't have too many extra features.

What is uncertain about online slots is their payout percentage. Most online casinos don't make it public, but casinos which use software from Microgaming and Cryptologic publish it monthly. Most casinos offer a payout percentage between 94 and 96 %.

Playing online slots is something you won't regret because there are several advantages over regular slots: bonuses, comfort conditions, variety of stakes and much more. Online casinos are also more transparent than the offline ones when it comes to the payouts.