Online Slots World - popular slot machines

Before you start placing real money bets with online casinos, you need to understand just how slot machines work first. Start by researching the different types of slot machines. There are lots of online slots with different payout rates so make sure you are playing ones with the best odds. When playing a progressive slot machine you MUST bet the maximum wager ion order to qualify for the progressive jackpot. Learn to Play Slot Machines is a nice guide to help you get started learning about online slots and land based casinos to play them at.

Treasure Nile

One of the most famous and most played of the progressive online slots, Treasure Nile has one of the largest jackpots of the progressive online slot machines. Some players have won jackpots in seven figures. The slot itself contains five reels and nine paylines - each payline taking a maximum of $0.50 wagers, broken down into one 50 cent coin per payline. Although betting on each payline is not required to win part of the secondary jackpot, in order to qualify for the big jackpot a player must bet $0.50 on each payline. This equals $4.50 per spin. All winning combinations are shown in the payout table, with the Pyramids symbol serving as the wild symbol (meaning any winning symbol can substitute it, except the Scarab and Pharaoh). When the jackpot is hit, all online slots are reset to a predetermined value, and the jackpot continues growing from its new starting point. The winning symbol combination payouts for a single payline are as follows:

Payline Symbols	2 Symbols Hit	3 Symbols Hit	4 Symbols Hit	5 Symbols Hit
Pharaoh	0	25	250	6,000
Sphinx	0	20	80	3,000
Anubis	0	12	60	1,500
Ankh Symbol	0	10	40	1,000
Necklace	0	8	30	600
Cobra Snake	0	6	25	500
Papyrus Scroll	0	5	15	150
Pillar	0	4	12	120
Boat	2	3	8	100
Wheat Stalk	1	2	6	60

Major Millions is undoubtedly a very large and very popular progressive online slots game. The jackpot starts at a minimum of $250,000, and oftentimes exceeds the $1 million mark. There have been many winners nearing the $1 million figure, with one winner taking home in excess of $1.6 million two years ago. The slot machine itself is composed of three reels and three paylines. The maximum bet, in order to be eligible for the large jackpot, is $3. Although it is advisable to bet the maximum amount, players often stick to one payline, while taking advantage of a multiplier that will double payout earnings and even quadruple them in certain combinations. Here's what hitting the Majors can earn you:

Payline Number	3 Majors Symbols Hit
Payline 1	25,000
Payline 2	50,000

In addition to Microgaming software's standard version of Major Millions, there is also a five reel, fifteen payline version. Each payline's maximum wager is $3.00, making a jackpot-eligible spin into a lofty sum. Although that is very high to many slot players, each reel is still eligible to return winnings, which is equivalent to taking fifteen spins at once. Wagers can be made in denominations as low as $0.20. Remember, this is not eligible for the primary jackpot though.

LotsaLoot is a common online slot machine in many Microgaming internet casinos. The machine is composed of three reels and five paylines. The first four paylines are equipped to produce any winning combo, while the fifth payline enables the progressive jackpot only. The maximum wager for each payline is $0.50, bring the primary jackpot wager to $2.50. The symbols include a wild multiplier, as well as a wild LotsaLoot symbol which fills in for any symbol making the highest winning combination. Hitting one LotsaLoot symbol in conjunction with a winning combo doubles that payout, while two LotsaLoot symbols will quadruple the payout of each particular winning combination.

There is also a newer version of the game that contains a massive twenty-five paylines, as opposed to the traditional five. Instead of three reels, There are five, which creates more winning spin combo possibilites. The max wager per payline stays the same.

Symbols on any Payline	Win
3 sevens	80
3 three-bars	60
3 two-bars	40
3 one-bars	10
Any 3 bars	4

3 Lotsaloot Symbols	Payout Amount
Payline 1	1,000
Payline 2	1,500
Payline 3	2,000
Payline 4	2,500
Payline 5	Primary Progressive Jackpot

Fruit Fiesta is a medium sized progressive slots jackpot that is popular with gamers who like to vie for the primary progressive jackpot, but who do not want to spend over $3 per spin just to be eligible. Fruit Fiesta, on the other hand, is a three reel, three payline slot machine that takes a maximum bet of $0.25 per payline. That equates to only a $0.75 bet per spin, in order play for the jackpot.

The lucky symbol is of course, the Fruit Fiesta, which will win the Jackpot if it comes up on all three reels of on one payline. The other wining combos and payouts are as follows:

Winning Symbol combos	Payout Amount
3 Striped Seven's	500
3 Purple Seven's	300
Any 3 Seven's	150
3 3-Bar's	100
3 2-Bar's	80
3 1-Bar's	60
Any 3 Bar's	40
3 Pineapple's	30
3 Plum's	25
3 Orange's	20
3 Watermelon's	15
Any 3 Fruit's	12
2 Fruit Fiesta's	10
3 Bell's	8
1 Fruit Fiesta's	6
2 Bell's	4
1 Bell's	3