Online slots have gained popularity due to their accessibility and to the fact that the player doesn't need particular skill or knowledge. It takes short time to get familiar with the rules of the game as you can convince yourself in this section.

Playing online slots requires that you first make a money deposit into a personal account on the particular site you have chosen to play the games at.

Slots function under simple rules: initially, you must deposit some money into the slot machine, so you have money to play the game with.

In order to do this, you have a selector on the screen and you can choose the exact amount of money to deposit.

You must then choose the number of coins you want to bet and for this you also have a selector on the screen of the slot machine.

If you wish to change the coin denomination you may use the up and down arrow buttons. Changing the coin denomination doesn't require that you change the slot machine.

The next step is to click on the spin button, which will determine the reels to spin and a combination of symbols will appear on your monitor. Each game has different winning combinations, which you can check before starting the game on the pay table.

Slot machines that are set for more winning combination with smaller payouts provide more chances to win than those with less winning combinations, but larger payouts.

When you win money after one spinning, the payout is displayed in the 'paid' field on the screen. You can see the general situation of your money in the 'balance' field, which is expressed in £ and not in coins. Games differ in the number of reels (3, maybe 5 reels) or in the number of lines that the system will take into consideration to determine your win.

The most simple are the single line slot machines: they have 3 reels and they are played with one line.

Multiple slot machines have more pay lines (3, 5, 7 and 9 lines) and 4, maybe 5 reels. Before you press the spin reels button, the particular number of lines will be marked automatically, so you know what patterns the combinations of symbols have to follow.

The pay table is a section that shows how much you win for each of the combinations and the so-called payback, which is expressed in percentages and represents the money which the casino gives back in winnings from the money that is bet.

A short guide on how to use your keyboard is sometimes available: for example, [enter] instead of the spin reels button, [1], [2] etc for the number of lines you want to play, [P] to access the pay table etc.