There have been several slots variations in slot machines since the first slot machine was devised by Charles Fey in 1887. His ‘Liberty Bell’ remained three reel slot machine with symbols such as diamonds, spades, hearts, horseshoes and liberty bell logo. If one gets 3 liberty bells in a row, the payout was 10 nickels.

There have been several types of slot variations, each with its own specific characteristic that includes wilds, scatters and bonus games. Dozens of slot variations are available for your gambling needs with each slot in the gambling arena being theme based.

Types of Slot Machines

1. Multiple Line Slots: With multiple line slot machines, paylines range from 1 to 100, along with more winning combination. Thus by betting on multiple line slot machines, slot players have the opportunity to win lucrative jackpots.

2. Progressive slots: Progressive slots offer the highest jackpot which grows with every game played. The jackpot comprises of set starting amount and a percent from each bet put in.

3. Bonus Slots: Bonus Slots offer the player with additional chances to win like special bonus features such as free spins and bonus rounds. The number of extra spins offered for free varies from several spins and up to hundreds.

4. Wild Multipliers and Scatters: Most of the online slot machines represent either or both of these symbols. A wild can be a symbol that in combination with other symbols yields a winning payout. If the wild has a multiplier attached to it, the winnings can be doubled, tripled or quadrupled.