Bonus Slot Machines

Slots are the most commonly seen gambling devices in the world, and also the most popular in casinos. In the USA, 70% of the money casinos make is estimated to come from their slots players. As you might imagine, this is also the case in the world of online casinos, as players find slots interesting but simple to play, and they often feature great prizes.

Because slots are so popular, developers of all kinds of machines from classic reel based machines to more sophisticated video and online slots are always looking for ways to make the gaming experience more exciting and fun, in order to compete with all the other machines out there. One of the ways they do this is to equip their slot games with fun bonus features, that give players different things to do while they play the game, and the choice of different bonuses from jackpot multipliers to free spins.

The bonus features on games like these are usually triggered by things that come up in normal reel spins, and they can involve activating different parts of the machine (if you are playing a classic reel machine or ‘fruit machine’), or taking you to a new video screen if you are playing a video machine or online slot. Here you will get to play a new kind of game, which can take all kinds of forms, from guessing whether a random number will be higher or lower than a previous number to spinning a ‘Wheel of Fortune’ type wheel. This extends game play as well as offering you new prizes, so players are usually very keen to unlock the bonus features to get to play a more advanced part of their slot of choice than simply respinning the reels with each turn. Often, slots are themed and you will find that the bonus games, both in appearance and gameplay, will tie in with that theme. Sometimes they are based on TV shows, movies or other games, and you will find the graphics, sound effects and even the things you are asked to do may relate to the theme of the slot.

All in all, bonus slots are more fun to play and can be much more exciting than basic reel games, and the designers are able to be really creative about the kind of features on offer and how they are presented, making bonus slots the most commonly seen and most popular styles of slot machine around.