Online Slots Types - Classification Of Casino Slot Machines.
Slot machines are the most popular casino games today. There are a variety of different types of slots with different winning opportunities and features from classic reel slots to multi-line video slots with multiple bonus games, or even progressive jackpot. Online casinos tend to offer the same types of slot machines that you can find in Las Vegas or other gambling destinations. Players enjoy all the exciting features right from the comfort of their own homes while saving the time and money for travelling. As the online gaming industry grows, Internet casinos offer different improvements in slot machines and different new game options. That is why, different sorts of deluxe slots and bonus video slots started to appear these days. Here we try to classify all available slot games offered by modern online casinos.
Slots by Number of Reels
The slots can be classified by the number of reels, you can find 3-reel (traditional slot machines), 5-reel (the most popular category that also include video slots), 7-reel or even 9-reel slots. Slots with 7 reels can be found only at OddsOn Gaming online casinos. Slot machines with 9 reels look similar to classic slots but each of the 9 spots spins separately to deliver even more chances of winning. Major part of modern slot machine games has 5 reels.
Slots by Number of Pay-lines
Another way to sort the slots is counting the number of pay-lines. You'll find single line (classic reel) slots, 3-5-line slots (multiline), 8-line, 9-line (popular category), 15, 20, 25, 30 or even 40-line slot machines. The most popular games has 15, 20 or 25 pay-lines. 30 and 40-line games can be found only at Microgaming powered online casinos.
Slots by Bonus Round and other Features
Most today's video slots offer a king of extra winning opportunity in form of multiple types of bonus feature games, free spin rounds, gamble feature, and other opportunities like the ones of UK pub-type fruit machines. UK fruit machines has their own subgames and unique Hold and Nudge features that can allow you to win considerably more money then you normally would from a winning combination on a regular slot machine game. Other games can be called "bonus feature games" as free spins and gamble feature options are common attributes of the bonus slots. We will discuss this type of slots below. Another category of slot machines has progressive jackpot - it is also discusse below.
Classic 3 Reel Slots
The most common type of slot machines available at online casinos has 3 reels, that is similar to the conventional 3 reel mechanical slots you'd find in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. These are fun and easy to play, and are available in either single or multiple pay-lines. Some of the games offer bonus round where you can win extra cash or even a progressive jackpot. Playtech online casinos also offer multi spin slots with hold feature that is similar to the ones you can find in fruit machines.
Video Slots
Every online casino offers at least several video slot machine games. Typical video slot game has 5 reels, from 9 up to 40 paylines, at least 20 different winning combinations and additional reward opportunities. You will also see Wild and Scatter (or/and multiplier) symbols and other features like free spins, bonus round game(s) or gamble feature. Multiple pay-lines increase your chances of winning and on some games you enjoy small (or sometimes healthy) wins almost on every spin. Modern video slots has state-of-the-art 3d graphics, animated characters and realistic sound effects.
Bonus Feature Games
3-reel and 5-reel video slots both offer build-in bonus round games where you can either win extra cash prizes, free spins or huge (progressive) jackpot. Most features are activated if you hit 3 or more special symbols on any or specific payline(s). In some slot games the bonus feature can be re-triggered within a bonus game, so that you can win extra free spins during your free spin round or play the bonus game for the second (or more) time. In recent Microgaming Viper video slots the highest jackpots are available in bonus games, not a base game, so your potential winnings in the bonus round can be, say, 10 times higher than you could expect by hitting the top prize in a base game.
Progressive Jackpot Slots
With progressive online slot machines players can win up to $8 million jackpots (like the one that won by a factory worker from UK) or even more on a single spin. There are multiple progressive slots games from classic 3-reel to enhanced video slots with bets from just 1 cent but you should remember that you must bet the maximum number of coins per each spin to qualify for the progressive jackpot win. Players also need to look at the current value and the seed (minimum value) of the jackpot. When the progressive jackpot grows high enough, thousands of online casino players and jackpot hunters try to hit increased jackpot. To accelerate the race modern games have Autoplay feature that allows you to spin up to 100 times automatically - the wheel stops after the specified no. of spins or when you hit the jackpot...
Today you can find over 400 different online slots games in multiple casinos. We hope this article will give you an overview of available slot machines and help you to find the best slots for you. You can find more information on the slots types and find slot game reviews and screenshots by following left-side menu links on this site.
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