Types of machine

Pay lines

The most common slots are the single line pay machines with the pay line horizontal across the centre of the symbol windows. If these winning symbols appear in a line you know you have some money coming.

Another popular variation is the any position compensation play. These pay out when certain symbols appear anywhere on the glass. For instance, two wild cards above or below the centre pay line and one on the line may return one hundred coins. Had all three been on the pay line, the return may have been four hundred, one thousand, or maybe ten thousand coins depending on the machine and the number of coins played. This feature can be found on both single and multiple pay line machines.

Number of reels

Despite that three reel machines tend to dominate the casino landscape, you may find machines offering 4,5,6 and even 7 reels. It is usually safe to assume that your winning prospects will diminish in direct accordance with the number of reels you play. There are however casinos that boast that players have an equal chance of winning on a three reel machine as they do on a four reel.

Multipliers

Although these are the most common types of machines they are not necessarily the most popular. Despite this, there can be one major factor that can attract the professional player. There is no penalty for playing less than the maximum number of coins. Each coin will buy a multiple of each winning payout, and irrespective of how many coins you opt to insert, all winning symbols on the pay table will pay out.

Option-buy machines

Option buy machines have many names, most of which are generally derogatory, particularly when a player appears to have spun a winning combination and receives not a penny in return.

Instead of each additional coin buying you a bigger payout, option buy slots give you more winning symbols. If you do not wish to see the bigger combinations hit and return nothing, you must insert maximum coins to cover the entire pay board.

True option buy machines offer additional payout symbols on the second, third and fourth coins, if the slot accepts that many. As a group, especially if there is a high number of possible payout combinations, option buys have busy pay boards which can be deceptive because the symbols bought with the extra coins can appear very similar to those that pay out on the first coin.

You should take time to sit down and study those header boards to be sure you know precisely what you are buying with each coin. To tap the bigger payouts you must play maximum coins every spin. This is the only way to give yourself a fair chance of conserving your stake and winnings.

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