Official Slots Rules!

Online slot machines are essentially virtual recreations of the original Las Vegas slot machines.  There are several different types of slots, although their mechanics and rules are practically the same.  The main objective of any slot game is to line up various symbols in various combinations on the slot pay line.  Depending on the particular odds of the combination, the game can payout anywhere from quarters to millions of dollars.  And just how much slots will payout primarily depends on what type of machine it is.  Thus, before explaining the rules of playing slots, an understanding of the different types of online machines is needed. 

First, here is a simple component graph of the structure of a slot machine:       
       
For example: this particular slot machine has three reels and two pay lines.  In other words, each pay line is composed of three reels and represents a single bet.  Variations of the number of pay lines and reels lends the largest difference between machines, aside from drastic cosmetic differences, which have no impact on the rules of the game.  And depending on how many reels and symbols the machine has, the payout table will vary.  The payout table will be posted on all online slots, either to one side of the slot screen, or by clicking a separate button that says "Payout Table".