A slot is a dynamic placeholder that either waits for content (a passive slot) or calls out to a renderer to fill it (an active slot).
When playing at online casinos, you can see which slots are hot by looking at the payout percentages. This shows you which ones are returning the most money to players over a set period of time (usually 1 hr to 30 days). These slots can be very volatile and your winnings can go up and down quickly but they can also pay out some life-changing jackpots!
You can find a full list of the payouts, symbols and bonuses on a slot machine’s pay table. These tables are located on the top or bottom of the game screen and can be accessed by clicking an icon that usually reads ‘PAY TABLE’. You will also see how many paylines the slot has which are the lines that matching symbols need to land on to form a win. You may also see a picture of each symbol alongside the amount that is awarded for landing three, four or five matching symbols on a pay line.
It never fails to amaze us that people will play a slot without checking out the pay table first. It can take minutes to do and will tell you everything you need to know about a machine’s payouts, prizes and special features. Some machines will even have a HELP or INFO button that will guide you through the various payouts, pay lines and bonus features.
