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Bonus Slots 101
By Itay Paz
If you think poker players are the only ones bringing in
big money these days, you need to take a close look at
bonus slots.
In 2005, one lucky winner took home over US$1 million,
thanks to InterCasino’s Millionaires’ Club nine-line
bonus slot game. The next year, this much-played online
casino game reached a jackpot of close to US$3.5
million.
Although few payouts are quite that high, bonus slots
are one of the hottest gaming trends online today. The
key to their popularity: the possibility of getting
lucky during the much-desired bonus round, which could
feature free spins, the ability to freeze reels or other
ways of rapidly increasing your winnings.
Another plus: online bonus slots offer a real-life
gaming experience, with engaging graphics, entertainment
content and interactive features. If you’ve played the
slot machines in Las Vegas or Atlantic City, you’ll
recognize many of the names, including Monopoly, Let’s
Make a Deal and Reel ‘Em In.
Here are a few pointers to get you started:
1.
Classic slot
machines are often referred to as three-reel slots.
2.
Video slots may be
called five-reel slots at some casinos.
3.
Progressive slots,
which have considerably changed the gambling industry,
have progressive jackpots that keep building until
someone finally wins.
4.
Bonus slots offer
incentives and opportunities to greatly increase the
payout.
Looking for a five-reel slot game with a bonus as well
as a progressive jackpot? They’re out there. In fact,
many of the most popular games fall into more than one
of the categories listed above.
InterCasino’s Millionaires’ Club, for example, is a
video slot game with nine payout lines. What does this
mean? At the simplest level, the player picks how many
payout lines he or she wants to activate and then
determines how many credits—typically between one and
five—to wager per line. Add a progressive jackpot to
increase the excitement as well as the complexity of the
game.
Some video bonus slots offer up to 50 paylines and
enable you to wager up to 25 credits per line!
Although they are the easiest casino games to play,
requiring little in the way of skill or strategy, bonus
slots are a fun entry into the world on online
gambling—and the winnings could have you laughing all
the way to the bank.
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