Slot machines are popular because of their simplicity. You just sit there, press the button, use some sort of psychic power to will the lines to arrive at a winning combination and wait for your winnings to accumulate. That accounts for 90% of the reason why slot machines are fun to play – it’s pure thrill! Even beginners at casino games can enjoy a simple game of slots.

They’ve become so popular that online variants have been developed so that people will not have to go to a real casino to play games. Plus, the advantage of these online versions is that they use in-game currency and not real cash, although you could always put in real cash to buy additional credits if you have the spare money for it.

Slots are simple, but they do need to be understood first before you sit there and press that Spin button.

First, you must understand that there is a pay table that governs potential winnings you could get from an online slot machine. Of course, these are not hidden information. At the home page of your favorite slot machine game, you can find a link to the games’ pay tables. There, you can find out what combinations are likely to give you winnings. These guides are highly intuitive and can be easily understood.

Now, the next step is to pick which slot machine you are going to play. There are a lot of them in the online casinos that you will encounter, mostly in Facebook. Bear in mind that the differences are mostly visual and thematic – the rules all remain the same for all slot machines with only a few minor deviations from the norm. So, pick one that is visually pleasing to you. Your mood and your reception to the game could be to your advantage, and could bring you luck.

We’ve mentioned minor deviations. Some slot machines have mini-games built in that are triggered when you get a Bonus combination. One slot machine, called Iron Assassins, has a Bonus stage that lets you shoot down aliens with a machine gun. The number of aliens you kill determines your winnings. Explore the slot machines, and see what each one offers as a unique Bonus feature.

That seems to be the only technical stuff that needs to be covered about slot machines. The rest are pure vanilla – each slot machine has an inner algorithm that comes up with combinations with each second that passes, whether or not you’re playing. In other words, it all depends on luck and the random combination that the algorithm has calculated at the moment you pressed that button.

One more thing – don’t get too carried away with the slots. You might lose money and you might want to chase those losses. Considering that it’s not real money, you might get careless but be careful! You might just instill that kind of thinking in you when you finally go to a real casino. That’s disastrous, and could lead to a lot of money lost.

Remember, the goal when playing slot machines is to have fun, not stress out. Good luck!