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Types of Slot Machines

These one-arm bandits of the casino are a favorite. The "ka-ching" sound reverberates like money that waits to drop into your pocket. The basic idea that you can win in one of every so many tries (and cents) proves to be irresistible with the fact that the return is enormous.

Basically, there are two categories of slot machines. First, there are the simple slot machines that require not much explanation, but only pure observation to describe. Then, there are the "progressive slot machines" that have gained popularity for the proportion of "winability" they provide players. These slot machines have become popular because at some times, they tender multiple rewards at intervals and give opportunity to win in the bonus rounds. The two types of slot machines are as follows:

1. Straight slot machines 2. Progressive slot machines

Straight slot machines are machines that release out money based on a reward schedule every time a player hits a right combination. For example, jackpot payout for three quarters inserted into the machine is $500. Then, jackpot payout for three dollars is $2,000 (4 x $500). No matter how many tries you do, and no matter how many sets of quarters and dollars you insert into the machines, the payouts will remain the same.

On the other hand, progressive slot machines give different payouts as the number of coins in the machine grows. As more coins are inserted in the machine, so does the jackpot prize. This is the reason why it was called progressive slot machines. Then, there are several types of progressive slot machines, too. There are stand alone machines, in-house machines, and the wide area machines. Their differences depend on the connectivity of the slot machines and the coin banks they preserve. The larger the network, the bigger the stake will be.

These are the two most basic types of slot machines. Levels of difficulty create several subtypes in every category. These subtypes may be according to their number of reels, the number of rows in a machine, the number of pay lines in one roll of the machine, and the number of coins that can be played.

Then, there are other forms and evolutions of slot machines. We have, for example a machine that gives a winning player an opportunity to double his jackpot. If the player will take the risk, he may double his prize or lose it all. This is called the double slot machine. Other forms of this machine provide chances for bonus games or a bonus round. In some machines, a wheel-of-fortune is mounted, and the symbols marked on it represent his chances for the jackpot.