Playing Online Slots

When one thinks of Las Vegas, slots - traditionally, a coin-operated device with a single handle that when pulled, causes drums to spin inside which display a series of pictures, or symbols when they stop - often comes to mind. You'll be interested to know that slots are no longer unique to Vegas, nor even the "real world." Online slots offer the same kind of play and similar rates of payout as brick-and-mortar casino slots.

The advantage of course is that online slots allow you to play from the convenience, comfort and privacy of your own home.

All About Casino Slots

Casino slot games and their Digital Age counterparts such as video slots originated 120 years ago, when an enterprising San Franciscan invented the first "modern" slot machine. The Liberty Bell had an arm that when pulled, caused the drums inside to rotate. When these stopped, three random pictures were displayed, and depending on which images they were, the machine would pay out anything from nothing at all when three different images appeared to fifty cents for three bells - quite a substantial amount back in the 1890s!

Today's online slots and video slots operate the same way. The only difference is that the complex, spring-loaded mechanical components have been replaced by computer chips that operate random number generators. There are also many variations, including adult slots for the more adventurous.

Are They Really Random?

Of course, when you go online to play casino slot games, do you have any way of knowing that the slots on a particular website aren't completely rigged? This is certainly a valid concern, and there are indeed gaming websites in which the gaming software is completely programmed to favor the house every time.