Bonus Video Slots

Bonus slots are the reason for the tremendous popularity of slot games today. In the ‘old days’ the slots were just something to keep the ladies entertained while the gentlemen did the ‘real’ gambling at the tables. This all changed with the introduction of bonus slots – now everyone plays them, and with good reason. They are exciting and can pay handsomely!

What is a Bonus Slot Machine?

A bonus slot is any slot that offers features beyond simple payouts for certain combinations. On a 3 Reel slot it could be free spins, an increase in payouts, a special round where you choose from among items for a prize. On a 5 reel multi-line slot it could be all of the above and more, and on a Progressive, it may be the special feature, such as spinning a wheel, that can win you the biggest of prizes.

Bonus Video Slot Spins

A certain combination of symbols, or a certain configuration or number of scatters (special symbol) will trigger the bonus round.
The most basic feature of a bonus slot is free spins. When this feature is triggered you will be awarded a certain number of free spins. Many slots also reward 2x, 3x or more times your triggering bet during the free spins. Within the free spins you may sometimes also be able to retrigger the free spins or even trigger another kind of bonus round, and then return to your free spins.

The other most common type of bonus round is the “Pick ‘em” bonus. Here you will choose among objects such as treasure chests or other symbols relevant to the game’s theme, and you will be awarded prizes for each correct pick. These prizes can include cash and free spins.

The program of many slots predetermine the amount of the bonus round (for pick ems) before you begin choosing, others don’t. It could be very high, or very small.
All bonus rounds are correlated to the size of the bet that triggered the bonus. This simply means that if you are betting a dollar a spin you will win 1/5 of what you would have won had you been betting five dollars.