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Online Slots
Strategies & Choices
by
Gayle
Mitchell
This Online
Slots Strategies & Choices lesson at Learn Slots,
Play Slots program reveals each of
the three slots groups separately
and I drop in some strategies along the way.
The first rule for online slots strategies is to read the help
menu for
symbol payouts and top jackpots to determine the best bet.
There are three groups of online
slots:
1. Basic
with a
single payline and constant jackpot.
2. Progressives
that
offer an ever-growing jackpot.
3. Bonus
Added.
Additional features of these online slots include multi-spins, 5 reels,
multi-lines, bonus
games
and nudge-hold.
Basic
Online Slots Strategies:
While exploring the choices of single payline,
basic machines,
you should seek out these features:
1) Multiplier symbols
that double/triple++ your credits for
winning combinations.
The
principle of a multiplier symbol is simple--whenever it appears on the
payline
with any other symbols that normally would have made a winning
combination, the
payoff amount is multiplied as displayed.
These multiplier amounts will vary from game to game and can be double
or even as high as 10 times of the original win value.
2) Wild symbols to increase your credit total.
While
wild symbols will reward extra credits or spins, it usually does not
double/triple your
win as multiplier symbols do.
There
are however, several exceptions to this rule, but it is not the norm.
Examples would be games like High 5, or even Couch Potato.
Thus,
the ideal basic version will have multipliers and wild symbols.
3) Two coin maximum in the name of wager management.
Two-coin
maximum in the name of wager management, the exception to this
particular rule would be when there is a progressive linked to the game
in question.
4)
Look for a top jackpot at the low end (ex. 1000 coins) as the payouts
are more
frequent than a top jackpot at the high end (ex. 10,000 coins).
Progressive Online Slots Strategies:
Before playing
any single group of progressives, check out
the top jackpot amounts at the online casinos for comparison.
There are several
sites online where
jackpot totals are continually updated. The bigger, the better is the
rule
here. When a top jackpot reaches double and more than the minimum reset
amount,
it is hot, hot, hot for the big strike.
Beware
that there is the possibility of the game rising to a higher level.
Case in point: The progressive win combination rolls around when
someone has less than the maximum bet on the machine.
When researching
the progressives, you will want to view previous hits where possible
and the history of a particular progressive slot machine to assist you
in making your selection of the game.
Many online progressive
games have been around for some time and developed a reputation for the
best bet. For example, MegaMoola.
If you are playing a progressive game, whether it’s slots or any other
game, you MUST play maximum bet, or you can never realize the full
return of the machine.
The worst possible thing you can do is play one of these machines at
less than maximum coins and have the winning
combination appear on the payline. It happens much more often
than you think and occurs with slots, video poker and other games as
well.
If
you are practicing sound online slots strategies and are not in a
position to play maximum coins, then you should play another
game.
It’s all or nothing when a progressive jackpot comes into question.
Online progressive machines give you the benefit of instant payments.
That is to say, you still have to wait for the check to arrive, but you
get your money all at once, with no installments.
It’s the absolute
best arrangement that there is.
Have fun with these ‘life-changing slots’ and in the end may
all your progressive wins be progressively profitable.
Bonus Added Online Slots Strategies:
It’s the extra features and options offering players bonus
credit wins
that
separates this group of online slots.
1)
Some online casinos are now carrying your offline favorites that are
available for to play. Examples of these favorite slot games are:
A) Texas Tea: the
Big Oil bonus pops up when you get 3 oil derricks on a payline that you
activated. This affords you the opportunity to win large by placing oil
rigs on various parts of Texas and watching how much oil spews from the
well.
B) Wheel of Fortune Triple Action Frenzy:
this game is a 15 line video slot with a super wild symbol that pays
2-5 times your bet on a winning payline.
C) Jeopardy:
wild symbol doubles your credits and a bonus feature gives you the
opportunity to win big. Keep choosing until you hit Final Jeopardy.
D) $50,000 Pyramid: 3
or more winners circle symbols on the payline activates the bonus
feature on this fantastically fun game. See how many credits you can
rack up with your free spins.
E) Transformers: is a
25-line slot featuring Megatron and Optimus Prime as bonus symbols.
Watch your credits mount on the bonus spins.
These
games are the officially licensed versions authorized by IGT gaming and
Hasbro. You will not find any cheap knock-offs here! These slots online
run on the Wagerworks platform.
2) Multi-spin Games:
These are games within a game. You can play 2, 4, 6 or more games
within added reels at multi-spin games. Some examples of these games
are Double Magic and Goblins Cave.
3) 5 Reel Slot Machines:
These slot machines are much more than just additional reels. They
offer scatter pay, wild symbols; multipliers and extra bonus features
that vary from game to game.
Bars & Stripes and Congo Bongo are just a couple of examples of
these types of slots.
4) Multi-Line Slots:
These slots have as many as 40 paylines allowing an opportunity to have
wins on multiple paylines at one time. They also offer a variety of
different options that include multipliers, wild symbols, scatter pays,
progressive jackpots, bonus features and more. Examples of these types
of games are Pharaoh’s Tomb and Millionaire’s Lane.
5) Bonus Slots:
You will find free spins and a second bonus event at these slot
machines. You can put your skills to the test and come out on top.
Examples of these types of slot games include Golden Goose and Zone of
the Zombies.
6) Fruit Machines: The
always-popular fruit
machine games are available as well. These games are available in the
UK and offer interactive fun. These slots may have nudge and hold
features available that permit slot players to move symbols up or down
or even hold the reels for bonus credits.
Examples of these games include Fruit Fight and Pub Fruity.
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Online
Slots Strategies:
Read
all information posted. With many more payout options for bonus
versions, this
becomes very important.
It’s
easy to go from the current spin to the paytable while
playing with the click of a button.
Payouts
by symbol and top jackpot should be contributing factors in selecting
the game.
Online
Slots Strategies include being certain to activate all paylines or you
will lose credits if a win lands
on a
payline that you did not include with your bet.
If
you don’t bet maximum coin for each spin, at least bet 1-2
credits/payline unless the slot is a
progressive--see above.
The ‘hold and spin’ slot versions allow you to hold all or
none of the game symbols on the bottom reel and those selected are held
on all
the other reels for a second spin.
These online slots versions will test your skills.
•TRIPLE PROFITS: Online Slots Strategies
Triple your profits going for lines of Wild Gold Bars and
Dollar Signs.
For
example,
one of my
favorites, Triple Profits has a hold-spin option.
A
description of the strategy follows based on the paytable
options.
Hold three same symbols on the bottom reel.
Hold two same symbols with one exception depending on your
level of risk.
With this slot, any three of the combination of calculators,
safes and/or scales is an instant win.
Therefore, when presented with two calculators and one
scale, you can go with the instant win or hold the two same symbols,
the
calculators in this case, and try for a third calculator or a wild
symbol for a
higher payout.
The same online slots strategies would then apply to different colored
moneybags or
different colored dollar sign coins.
Three of the same color gives you
a better
payday, while a mix of three is an instant win.
The wild
symbol also presents an opportunity in that you can
hold just the wild symbol or select an additional higher paying symbol,
perhaps a
red
dollar sign, which may produce a generous payout.
Your final playing decision should take into consideration
that three wild Gold Bars offer the top prize.
Lastly, your
favorite online slots will
always be your first choice, but like
all slot players; I am always searching for what's new and applying
online slots strategies.
In
the end, the variety in the slots playground never
disappoints.
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