Reel Slots and Video Slot Machines

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Reel slots and video slots are the most common categorization of slot games in most of the casinos. Here we will discuss about the basic differences between reel slot games and video slot machines.

How the Reel Slot Machine Works?

Reel slots are also known as mechanical slot machines having wheels, which are often referred as reels. They have the symbols and usually the blank spaces on them. 5 reels and 3 reels are the most common slot machines. Symbols are used based on the theme of slot machine.

for example, fruit slot machine will be having symbols like cherries, bananas, oranges and mixed fruits. Reel slots are also having a mixture of other symbols like single bar, double bars and triple bars.

Based on the play table, when ever a winning pattern of symbols lines up on the payline, you win a prize, free spins or enter the bonus round.

Some reel slots are having 3 paylines instead of one, or even more. In order to activate more paylines you have to insert more coins per spin. Most of the 5 reel slot machines have 9 paylines, so you have to play for 9 coins per spin to activate all the 9 paylines and thus maximize the chances of your winnings.

How Video Slots Work?

All online casinos are having video slot machines which is just a computerized simulation of actual mechanical slot machine. Video slot machine looks like having original reels, but actually they don’t. It’s just the picture, or video of the reels.

Here at video slot machines the number of possible combinations becomes much greater and thus casinos are capable of paying higher jackpots and more bonus wins.

So all online slot machines are video slots. Most of the online slot machines simulate traditional reel slots very closely though, with 3 reels which is the most common type of mechanical slot game, having one payline. They use traditional symbols as well like fruits and bars.



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