Loyalty Slot Machines

Slot machines are hugely popular, both online and in land based casinos, where they provide an estimated 70% of all casino income. Because of this, both game manufacturers and casinos look for ways to entice you to keep playing their machine, rather than tiring of it and thinking you might have better luck on someone else’s game.

In casinos, this is done in two ways – with loyalty cards, which you swipe when you play any kind of game, allowing the casino to keep charge of how much you spend, and if you are playing a lot they will often reward you with things like drinks, food and free hotel rooms. The other way they do it, which online casinos have also implemented, is with games that actually improve your chance of winning the longer you play them. In slots, these are called ‘loyalty slot machines’, and they are very easy to find in both casinos and on the web.

When you play a loyalty slot machine, you generally have to collect a number of ‘items’ (usually symbols of some kind that come up as you play) to unlock certain bonus features. This is different from how other kinds of bonuses can be unlocked (for example a bonus that can be opened by getting a certain combination in one reel spin) because you will have to spin multiple times, inserting money each time, to get them. This makes playing this kind of machine somewhat strategic, because you have to be planning to stay at it for long enough to unlock the loyalty features. In a land based casino, this can cause problems if you run out of chips, coins or whatever you are using to play, as when you leave to get more another player can dive in and pick up the loyalty symbols you have accumulated so far. This is not a problem for online players, however, which makes online loyalty slots a less stressful choice!

Loyalty slots are a good choice if you like to become familiar with one game and stay at it for a while, rather than rushing around sampling all different machines. You can be rewarded for sticking with the game by some great chances to win and some attractive bonus features, which can make it satisfying to collect all of those loyalty symbols. If you prefer more variety, however, then look out for broader loyalty schemes at your favourite casino (either online or on land) that can reward you for playing all different games using their facilities.