Bonus: An online casino bonus slot machine allows players to win different bonuses such as extra money or additional spins.
Coin size: This is the amount of money required by the online slots machine in order to play a game. For example, the coin size on a dime slot would be a dime.
Hit: A winning spin in online casino slots is referred to as a hit.
Max bet: The maximum amount of money you can bet at an online slots machine. Most online slots machines will allow you to bet more than one coin, giving you the chance to win a bigger jackpot.
Progressive jackpot: This refers to an online casino jackpot that continues to grow in size based on the number of coins that are bet on that online slots machine. There are progressive online slots machines that are connected to each other in order to make the payout on a winning even bigger.
Payout: What a player wins when playing any online casino game.
Pay table: This is the screen that shows how much a person can win at an online slots machine. It also shows the combinations that are a considered a winning round.
Random number generator: The program that an online casino uses to make sure that the numbers or combinations on the online slots machine are generated in a completely random manner.
Reels: This refers to the spin around found inside the online casino slots machine that determines the different symbol combinations you get.
Symbols: These are the different pictures or numbers that you can get on the online slots machine reels.
Winning combination: This refers to the combination of symbols that need to happen in order to win the jackpot in an online slots machine.
Wild symbol: This refers to a symbol that can be used to represent any symbol that will give the player a better chance at winning a round at an online slots machine.
Zombie: A person that continues to play at the same online casino slot machine in hopes that he will eventually win the jackpot on that machine.
The goal of online slots is to spin the reels and get a winning combination of symbols.
In order to pick the amount of money you wish to use for each round of online casino slots, click on the + or – icon on the left hand side of the screen.
To pick your betting mode, click on either “Bet One” or “Max Bet”. For each “Bet One” that you click, it will add a coin to the current round of online slots.
Another way to place a bet is by clicking on the corresponding column at the top of the screen on the paytable. The left column will place a bet of one coin, the middle column will bet two coins and the rightmost column will automatically bet three coins for you. Once you click on a symbol, the online casino reels will start to spin.
To place the maximum bet allowed in the online slots, click on Bet Max. This will up your bet to the maximum allowed for the game and automatically start the spinning of the reels.
If you did not click on Bet Max, or use the paytable to place your online slots bet, you can click on Spin or click on the arm to activate the reels.
If you get a winning combination in online slots, when the reels stop, you will get a payout according to what the paytable above shows.
Buttons used in online casino slots:
+ and -: Used to increase or decrease the value of the coin you wish to use to bet for casino slots.
Bet One: This is used to select one coin or to up your current bet by an additional coin in online slots (up to the max bet of three coins).
Bet Max: Allows you to bet a total of three coins in one round of casino slots and sets the reels moving automatically.
Spin: Starts the spinning of the online slots reels.
Chat: This feature is only activated in games with multi players. But you can chat with an online casino administrator if they initiate a chat.
At the bottom edge of the game, you will find the online casino toolbar which has the following features:
Current balance: This box shows your current balance for all online casino games.
Cashier: If you click on this icon, it will open a window that will allow you to make money deposits and withdrawals for the online casino. You can also view your transaction history.
Play for Real Money: This icon will only show up if you are playing the online slots in fun mode. The icon will take you to a Real Money account creation page. If you already have such an account, the icon will take you to the login screen for online slots.
Chat: This icon will open a text box allowing you to start a chat. To chat, type in your message and click chat again. Notice that you can only chat in multiplayer games and not in online slots.
Menu: there are three options under the Menu bar.
History: This will open a window where you can view the history and details of recent games played.
Options: This icon will allow you to make changes on the settings of the game such as audio quality.
Help: This will open the instructions to the casino slots game.
Autoplay: This icon allows you to play the online slots in automatic mode.
Online Support: Clicking this icon will contact a customer support specialist if one is currently online live.
Close/Lobby: This icon will take you back to the online casino homepage.
Shortcut keys for online casino slots:
Tab: This key will move to the next button on your screen.
Enter: This key will select a highlighted button.
Spacebar: This key will spin the reels with your current bet.
Esc: This key will exit the online slots game.
Things to Note:
If you find yourself disconnected from the internet while you are playing an online slots game for real money, you can continue your round by reconnecting your internet connection and clicking on the History button.
Winnings of $10,000 or more are considered large wins and will need to be verified by a live online casino person.
If there is a malfunction in the middle of an online slots round, all pays and plays are void.