Videoslots

Videoslots are the modern version of the classic slots. There are more features and extras and often the prizes are higher too. Videoslots come in all sorts of fun and exciting themes and that is also what makes it so great to play online videoslots. They will never bore you.

History of videoslots

Videoslots became available at the end of the 20th century. In 1976 the first video slot was developed. This was just a simple version of the videoslots that you will see today in a land based or online casino. It was based on the classic slots.
In the beginning the people did not like the videoslots a lot. They did not trust the technologies and therefore the videoslots were not that popular yet. That lasted about twenty years, after that period more advanced videoslots were developed. These had an extra bonus round screen and more features. Also the fact that people got more familiar with the technologies and that anti-virus and protection software were developed added to the popularity of the videoslots.
Nowadays you will see a lot of high tech videoslots. They are available in all sorts of themes, in 3D, with interactive features etc. It is not difficult to play online videoslots but with all the extra features they need a little more attention.

Facts about online videoslots

Videoslots look a lot like the classic slots but they do not have physical reels. There are reels of course but they are animated on a screen. The basic principle of videoslots is the same as with classic slots; you spin the reels and wait for the outcome.
Nevertheless videoslots offer you more options. There are usually more reels, this can be up to 9 reels. Next to that there are more pay lines which can rise up to over 50. There is often an extra bonus round in which you can win great prizes. On the reels you will find a lot of symbols among which are scatters, wild symbols and multiplier symbols. In the case you manage to get a special combination of the scatter symbols you will activate a bonus game, special money prizes or other features. Scatters can appear anywhere on the reels they do not need to be on a payline. The wild symbols are great to, they can replace any other symbol on a pay line to give you a winning combination. With the multiplier symbols you can complete a winning combination and also multiply the value of that winning combination.

How to play online videoslots

As you can read in the section above videoslots have a lot of extra options in comparison to classic slots. Therefore you need to take a good look at a videoslot before you start playing. Check out the pay table, number of paylines, bet per pay line, bonus game etc. Details like this can usually be found at the videoslot or at the website of the online casino.
Most online casinos will also have a fun mode. In this fun mode you can practice the videoslots for free. This is a good way of getting to know the videoslots. Once you understand the videoslot and found the one you like you can start to play for real money.
When you play for real money you first have to select the wager amount and the number of paylines you want to play with. Keep in mind that you pay a bet per pay line, so with each payline you add your bet will rise. On the other hand, the more pay lines you play with, the bigger your chances are on a winning combination. On videoslots you will often find a button called “bet max”. With this button you play the full wager amount and all the pay lines in just one click.
When you have adjusted you wager amount and paylines you click the “spin” button and wait for the reels to stop. Depending on the combination of symbols on the paylines you either win or loose. You can keep on playing like this for as long as you want. You can also adjust you wager and the number of payline while you are playing.