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Slot Machine Games

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The subject is online slot machine games. We'll first identify various types of slot machines and then talk about the kinds of games that can be played.

In Canada and the United States, the machines are simply called Slots. In Great Britain they are known as Fruit Machines and to Australians they're Pokies.

Three different words used in major English speaking countries for gambling devices that are very popular in casinos all over the world.

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Slot Machine Types

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The basic types of slot machines are:
Conventional Slots with a fixed jackpot amount.
Progressive Slots where the jackpot grows with every bet until someone wins it.
Bonus Slots featuring "a game within a game".

Conventional Slots used to be nicknamed "one-armed bandits", because you had to pull a lever to make the reels spin and too often the machines would keep your money.

Progressive Slots came later. A small fraction of every bet goes toward building the jackpot. It grows until some lucky player wins it.

Bonus Slot Games are the most recent invention. You have the opportunity to win bonus games where you pick hidden prizes or are awarded from three to 25 free spins.

All of these kinds of slot machines are available to play at online casinos; the only difference is a mouse click activates the reels. There’s no need to yank a handle.

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Prefer Old-Fashioned?

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Just like in bygone days, conventional slots still have three or more reels with one or three lines that pay.

You win if the required symbols come to rest on the pay line(s). Betting options range from one to three coins in denominations of 5¢, 25¢, 50¢, $1, $2 or $5. Most online casinos accept other currencies as well.

Progressive Jackpots

Progressive slots are so named because the jackpot amount increases progressively. Other than that, a progressive machine operates very similarly to a conventional slot or it can be almost like a bonus slots game.

Be aware that the progressive jackpot is usually only paid if maximum coins are bet on a conventional type game. If the progressive is like a bonus kind of game, then all lines have be activated.

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Online Video Slots

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Last but not least we come to the bonus slot games. With the emergence of video slots, bonus games have become all the rage. The graphics are vivid, there is always a theme or story line and what you win during free spin cycles is often tripled.

What could be more exciting? On most bonus slot games, betting values per line can be set from 1¢ to $1. This makes them suitable for any gambler's budget.

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Bonus Tips and Tricks

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Now some tips and tricks for playing slot machine games online. No matter which type of slot machine you prefer to play, you can at least double your starting stake by accepting a bonus from the casino.

Choose "your" casino and bonus from the ones listed on the pages of this web site. All bonuses must be turned over a specific number of times before you can cash out any winnings.

The suggestions we give here are written with bonus play-through requirements in mind.

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What to Look For

On Conventional slot machine games there should be at least four different amounts in the middle of the pay scale. Getting paid less, the same or not much more than the amount you bet isn’t helping much.

The prizes at the top of the scale are very hard to hit, so you go after those middle-of-the-road payouts to keep you playing.

If you must try your luck on Progressive slots risk only 10% to 20% of your total bankroll. If the big prize eludes you, chances are your money will get eaten up long before you are anywhere near completing your wagering requirements.

Too much of the money bet on progressive games has to go to that huge jackpot; therefore lower wins are not as frequent and not as generous.

Now we come to Bonus slots, my favorite of all slot machine games. First of all, bonus video slots are highly entertaining and, if you get into free spin rounds early on, it is possible to accumulate hundreds, even thousands of coins quickly.

Being able to recycle those wins makes meeting the casino’s play-through obligations less of a challenge.

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Streak of Luck

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At All Slots Casino, I once deposited $75, received a matching $75 bonus, enabling me to start with $150 on TombRaider a 15-line video slot.

I kept re-investing my wins, quit when I felt like it, came back once or twice a day for maybe a week, kept winning and eventually cashed out over $10,000!

It was a once in a lifetime lucky streak. Note, I said "once in a lifetime'. Even if YOU are not as lucky playing slot machine games, for $75 the exciting entertainment alone is worth the risk. Chance it NOW!

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