Choosing the Slot Game
When choosing a game, you should usually pay attention to the possible range of bets, if you do not have a lot of money, make sure that the game you have chosen has low limit bets (some games have bets starting from 1 cent. If you are interested in jackpots, I can recommend looking at the games from Microgaming or search for Megaways or Jackpot slots. Almost every online casino has games from Microgaming with this software which offers about twenty different types of jackpots from several thousand to several million dollars. Some casinos have a “temperature meter” in the lobby of the jackpots, which shows the total prize pool for the jackpot. Anyway, it should be noted, that if the jackpot is “hot”, this does not mean that you have more chances to break it if you are lucky enough, the win will be greater but not the chances.
But besides some external parameters, it is very important for the game to bring you pleasure, atmosphere sound, gameplay, etc. I would say that people are usually divided into those who are willing to take risks for a big gain, and more cautious, who prefer a gradual movement. In general, I want to say a few words about dispersion. Slots - a random game, like any random process, it is characterized by two parameters - mathematical expectation and dispersion. The mathematical expectation is the payout percentage embedded in the game. Of course, we must strive to play games with a maximum payout percentage. Another question is that not all game providers publish it, and in fact, it usually does not differ very much between similar games. Dispersion determines the deviation of game results from average values (expectation). Theoretically, it can be calculated, as well as the percentage of payments, but no one usually does this at all. But, unlike the percentage of payments, the variance is easy to evaluate “by eye” during the game.
Payouts and Differences
If you win often in the particular online slot machine, you win almost every spin a little more or a little less than your bet, then this is a low-dispersion machine. During the game, you will fluctuate around the initial amount, probably slowly falling down (less than 100% expectation in the game is responsible for the loss). In highly dispersed machines, on the contrary, there will be many spins with no win at all or with a win less than the initial bet, but once in 10-50 spins (conditionally), you will catch a bonus game or free spins which can compensate you all the money you lost previously.
Usually, a few dozen spins are enough to see how often and how large the winnings are and to understand whether you like such a machine or not. But in fact, even an outward look at the paytable is enough to understand whether a game is high or low. So - the more lines the machine has, the lower the dispersion is. It is clear that the probability of winning at least something on one of the lines is higher if the game has more lines. The presence of a bonus game, free spins and especially free spins with an increased coefficient usually indicate high dispersion. The same applies to bonus games with large winnings - can give almost 50% of the payout of the machine. By the way, the advice for such games is to get ready to play longer until you get the coveted bonus feature that will reward you for the game. By the way, the same advice (to be ready to play for a long time) remains true for games where there are special games or even personal jackpots that accumulate. If you make dozens of spins and quit the game, you will simply lose a solid chunk of winnings.
In general, with the choice of games available online, anyone can find a game to their liking. Use the search for the initial selection, play a little to find out if you like the game, whether you are happy with dispersion, whether you like bonus games, etc. Good luck!
