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Most gamblers who are new to playing slot machines rightfully do not understand
the difference between reel slots and video slots, for they both look exactly
the same. And aside from the format, both of these machines are exactly the
same.
In terms of appearances, video slots are the newer and glitzier looking
machines of the bunch on the casino floor. These slots usually are composed of
five or six reels, while reel slots are only composed of three reels. When it is
divided up like this, the differences between video and reel slots is easy to
spot. Just remember that most gambling sites also offer video versions of their
three reel slots, hence the reason you might see the same game show up under the
video slots and slots categories in the main lobby of an online casino software
platform.
In addition to more reels, video slots characteristically offer more paylines and maximum coins per spin. Some machines allow up to 250 coins per
payline (some even offer 400) and up to twenty-five paylines at once. For
progressive video slots of this size, you can imagine that maximum bets get very
high. This is precisely why nickel video slots have become so popular over the
years in land-based casinos.
Another characteristic that distinguishes video
slots from reel slots (aside from the video versions of reel slot machines) is
that almost all video slots offer bonus screens for players to take advantage
of. Requiring a guess-based decision by the player, bonus screens always allow
the player to win extra credits. Some examples include free bonus spins,
choose-a-bonus, match-play-bonus and pick-to-win-bonuses.
There are many players
who abide by strategies when dealing with bonus offers, which countless other
players attest to. Video slot bonus strategy is something worth considering and
depending on the type of bonus offered, can get quite in-depth. We always
suggest that players start off by first becoming very familiar with the rules
and payout table of a particular video slot offered in the online casino.
Practice it with free credits as much as you like, paying close attention to how
multipliers, wild symbols, and bonus features work and contribute to the game
itself. From that point on, adopting a bonus strategy is more feasible for
beginning players.
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