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How to Play Video Slots

Slots have come a long way from the garage invention of Charles Fey in the 1800's. Since then there have been numerous different versions and types of Slot machines that have been invented physically and virtually online. 5 reel or Video Slots are one of the hits of the online Slot machine world that are truly varied and thrilling to play.



Five Reel Slots

Five reel Slots are exactly as they sound, they are Slot machines that are made up of 5 reels. Each reel has many different symbols on it that usually relate to a theme which is central to the game. When you bet, you are betting on the outcome of the reels when they come to rest. 5 reel Slots have the chance to bet from 1 pay line up to 40 pay lines in some machines. The pay lines are configurations of winning lines that are shown in the pay table and are dependant on specific symbols coming to rest in certain places. If you look at a pay table in a 5 reel Slot machine game you will see that each symbol has different values associated with it and the winnings are incremental depending on the number and type of symbols that come to land on a pay line.

Betting on Slots

When you place your bets which often start as little as $0.01 and do not go past the $10 mark in many cases, you are betting on landing a pay line. If you bet on more than one pay line then your bet is split between the pay lines. If you bet more than one coin per number of pay lines then your bet is allocated accordingly and if you win, it is divided up according to how many coins you bet on the number of lines you bet.

Slots Wild Symbols, Scatters and Bonuses

5 reel Slots often have extra bonuses in the form of free spins, multipliers and bonus plays that lead to different screens. These bonuses are won when you have a certain number of symbols appearing in different reels known as Wild Symbols or Scatters. Scatters are also special symbols that substitute for other symbols and help make winning lines. Playing 5 reel Slots is thrilling and interesting, there are lots of angles and extras to the game and it can never be considered tedious or boring.