Option-buy slot machines are one of the three types of reel slot machines
players will find at online casinos. Option-buys are less common than coin
multipliers and multi-line machines, and usually offer a single payline
(although multi-line machines are still available). As mentioned in the previous
slots tip, these machines activate additional winning symbol combinations when
another coin is bet in addition to wagering on the available payline(s).Rather
than multiplying payouts like coin multiplier machines do (covered in the next
tip of this series), option-buys award specific jackpot amounts for hitting
particular symbol combinations when a second coin is wagered to activate the
option-buy. As such, it is advised that players always bet the second coin to be
eligible for all of the additional jackpots covered by the option-buy. Unlike
coin multipliers, in which it is not as important to make the maximum bet
amount, option-buy machines are more like progressive casino slots in that if
one does not make the maximum bet, he or she is seriously compromising the
payouts offered by the machine.
For instance, the option-buy slot machines which
one will commonly find at casinos these days will usually offer at least three
different payouts for betting the second coin. This might amount to a payout of
100 coins for hitting any three Bar symbols, 150 coins for hitting three single
bar symbols, and 1,000 coins for hitting three double bar symbols. If one does
not bet the second coin, they will be ineligible to receive any of these
payouts. This is why putting down a second coin for the option-buy is
strategically best, for there are several ways to make that second coin pay off.
As always, players are advised to study the game rules and payout table very
carefully. Players often get frustrated playing these machines for they do not
carefully read over the paytable. A common mistake players make is that they
assume the second coin is always used for the option-buy, when is some cases it
is only used as a multiplier, while a third coin is necessary to engage the
option-buy. By reading over the paytable very carefully ahead of time, and
always betting the maximum amount of coins, players will be giving themselves
the greatest opportunity to win a sizable payout when gambling at an option-buy
slot machine in the online casino.
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