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Before You Play: Things to Note About Online Slots

Before You Play: Things to Note About Online Slots
Before You Play: Things to Note About Online Slots

Before You Play: Things to Note About Online Slots

January 26, 2020 Posted by Jane Smith Editorial No Comments

Playing online slots is supposed to be about fun. One of the perks of playing online gambling games such as slots is that you “might” come away with a decent win on the side. However, there is no guarantee of that. Anybody who tells you that they have a guaranteed way of landing a win is lying. You should note what is possible and not possible when playing online slots before you decide to wager real money on them.

Don’t Settle for Less

First and foremost, you should never settle for less. If an online slot lacks a certain quality which you feel it should have, decide to look around a bit. It is rare to find a totally unique and original slot. Most have rivals which offer similar themes and often strikingly similar features to boot. There is always a “slot clone” somewhere to be found online which can often provide you with more than the game you are contemplating playing.

You Cannot Cheat an Online Slot

It is not possible to cheat an online slot, irrespective of what you may have heard. Many used to believe that in the glory days of land-based slots, the amount of force used to pull the lever would dictate what symbols could appear on the reels. This may or may not have been true, but it didn’t work with electronic video slots.

When video slots come alone, many believed you could hack the game, or obtain the symbols you wanted by other means of digital manipulation, or perhaps even hardware. Again, that may have been the case then, but it isn’t with online slots.

Online slots are the most recent incarnation of slot machines. Alongside allvideoslots.com, these games use what is known as Random Number Generators (or RNGs). These sophisticated algorithms ensure that every single spin of the slot is unique. There is no way of cheating the game. With a random spin every time you play, your chances of winning are fair, and the game cannot be rigged.

Learn About RTP and Variance/Volatility

How likely you are to win, including how often and how much you can win are often determined by a slot’s RTP and variance (also known as volatility). In most cases, a game with low variance or volatility will pay out frequently, but they will be smaller wins. Those games which have high volatility will pay out larger wins but far less frequently. An RTP rate of 95% or higher is the industry standard nowadays. If you see one with less, you’re better off staying away.

Using Slot Strategies to “Guarantee Wins”

As mentioned, you can’t cheat a slot through manipulation. This also means that slot strategies are no good, at least not in any real sense. While you can use a slot strategy to ensure that you don’t wager too much, there is no such thing as a slot strategy that guarantees wins. Any notion that you cheat your way to success is folly.

With that in mind, try playing slots just for fun. If you do happen to win, it will make the experience all the sweeter. Don’t assume you will win, and you’ll be fine.

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