There are, in essence, three types of online slots games that can be played today: Reel Slots, Video Slots, and Progressive Slots. The three types have much in common, but each one has unique characteristics that make it different from the other types of online slots games, and each offers different ways to win.

The object of most online slots games is to spin the slot machine reels and get three or more of the same symbol to appear on a "payline." A payline is a line that crosses all the reels of the online slot machine. It can be horizontal, diagonal, or zig-zag, and there can be anywhere from one to a hundred paylines on the online slot machine. The configurations of the paylines are displayed on each slot machine but don't worry, you don't have to memorize them. When you play slot machines online, the slots software automatically figures out if you won and adds your winnings to your online casino account.

There are also some online slot machines that have "Ways to Win" instead of paylines. With these online slot games, the object is simply to get three or more of the same symbol to appear on adjacent reels starting with the first reel.

Either way, with paylines or with Ways to Win, if the slot machine symbols appear in the correct places you win at slots and receive a payout. The amount of the payout depends on which symbol, how many of them, and the rules of your particular online slot machine.

Since each slots game in the online casino is different and unique, it is important to check the rules for each game before starting to play. Learn what the paylines are, the payouts for each symbol, and the bonus features of the game. Each type of online slots game has slightly varying rules of how to play but the principles are the same for all.

Reel Slots are the closest to the old fashioned type of slot machines, and are the most basic of the online slot games available today. There are three reels and one to five pay lines per game. All that the player has to do is select the coin size he wants to play with and the number of coins he wants to wager, and then press the Spin button. The reels of the online slot machine will automatically spin and then come to rest at a certain place. Depending on what the winning symbols are for that game and where the symbols come to rest will determine whether the player wins at slots and, if so, how much.

Video Slots are the more complex of the online slot machine games that are available today. Video Slots have five reels and can have as many as a hundred pay lines or more than a thousand Ways to Win.

To play an online video slots game, you need to first choose your coin size, choose how many coins to bet on each payline, and choose how many paylines you want to bet on. Then you click the Spin button and watch the slot machine reels do their thing. The positions at which the reels come to rest will determine whether and how much you won.

Many online slot games have special features such as scatter symbols, wild symbols, and free spins, that add to the excitement of the slot machine game as they increase your chances of winning a payout.

Scatter symbols are special slot machine symbols that can create a winning slot payout if a sufficient number of them appear on the screen. They don't have to be on a payline; they can be "scattered" anywhere on the five reels of the video slot machine. The scatter symbols can also act as Bonus symbols that take the player to a new screen, where she can play a bonus game and win additional jackpots. The bonus games vary enormously and are different in each online slots game.

In other slot machine games, the scatter symbols can trigger the Free Spins feature. With Free Spins, you win real cash payouts when you hit a winning combination, but, since the spins are free, you don't lose anything when a winner fails to turn up.

Wild symbols are like wild cards in poker. They can substitute for any other symbol to create a winning slots payline. In many online slot games, the wild symbol also acts as a multiplier that doubles or triples the regular payout for the combination it completes. So Ace-Ace-Wild can count as a 3-Aces win, but pay twice as much as a regular Ace-Ace-Ace.

All these extras make Video Slots more exciting to play and give the players more chance to win at slots. Some Video Slots games also include the gamble feature, whereby the player has a chance to double his winnings by choosing whether a card is black or red.

Online progressive slots can have three reels or five reels. Basically the Progressive Jackpot Slot machines are all linked together, no matter where you are playing. Each time a player plays on a progressive slot machine, a certain percentage of the money that is played is put into the progressive jackpot. The jackpot keeps "progressing" and getting bigger until someone hits the right winning combination and wins the jackpot.

A progressive slot machine is played like a regular online slot machine. The progressive slots game could have scatter symbols and wild symbols, and have many winning combinations in addition to the Progressive Jackpot combination. But the biggest thing, of course, is the progressive jackpot, which could progress to many thousands — or even millions — of Euros, pounds, or dollars. Winning a progressive jackpot is the most exciting thing that can happen when you play slots online.

Online slot machine games at All Jackpots Casino always give you a good chance to hit a winning payline and win a jackpot. They also give you an opportunity to enjoy hours of online entertainment as you place your bets, spin the reels, and hope for the best. So come and join All Jackpots Online Casino and have fun playing the slot machines online!