Online Slot Machine Tips

I’ve never played online slots before are they difficult to play?

The simple answer is no: playing slots is very easy to do. Simply the select the game you wish to play on the bingo site of your choice and click it open. You’ll find that all slots games on the bingo sites have a “help” or “info” button on them which you can got to if you want detailed instructions on how to play.

How much can I win?

It really depends on how much you spend on each slots spin: the higher your spend the bigger the prizes that are available to you. Prizes can range from 5p to well over £1 Million.

£1 Million-that would be a progressive jackpot?

Correct! Progressive jackpots are a big amount of prize money (often shown at the top of the slot game) which rises as more people play the slot game. Every time a player spins the slot the jackpot will rise a little bit. You should check the pay-table (that’s the thing that tells how to win on a slot machine) to see what you have to spin in to win the progressive. Needless to say, because they are such big prizes , progressive jackpots are not won all the time.

So which slot should I pick to play?

Take some time to read the reviews we have written about the different slot machines and try some different ones. Consider starting with a really simple slot like Vegas Veg at Mecca Bingo and once you are comfortable playing it you could move on up to a multi-line slot.

Ok-but I’m just not sure about all these different bets and win lines that slots have, how does all that work?

On a slot machine there are lots of symbols randomly distributed across the reels. Think of the reels on a pub fruit machine or an old style one armed bandit, in online slots the reels are the same as this only they are electronic. To make a win you have to get the matching symbols in a line and that line is called a win line. A basic slot machine has 1 win line and this is normally horizontally across 3 reels. However, lots of slot machines have multiple win lines (as many as 100) and often award wins for winning symbols which are not in a straight line.

Right sounds a bit confusing! Is there anywhere I can play on them for fun to see how I like them?

Yes there are plenty of online bingo sites which offer you the chance to play slots for fun. Gala Bingo and JackpotJoy are two of the best and you can pretty much play all their slots for fun, before you spend any money! Just click on the play for fun option when you load the games.

Will I end up spending lots of money on slots-more than I would if I just played bingo?

Depending on how you play the slots game it is possible to spend significantly more than if you were just playing bingo. However, in the same way that you can choose to buy more or less tickets for a bingo game you can choose to spend a lot or a little on a slots spin. Most slots have the option to spin for as little as 10p a spin and some of them even have 1p spins.

How can I control my spending on slots games?

You can make use of the deposit limits that the bingo sites provide. This means that you can set a weekly or daily limit as to the maximum you would like to spend on bingo and slots. At Bingominis we recommend that players make use of the facilities available at online bingo site to limit their spending.