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A lot of people think that there is no strategy to playing online slots. This is a mistake because people who play slots without a strategy are basically like people playing the same numbers every day hoping to win big. Even when you get that big win, the amount that you have lost on the way isn't covered by this win.

If you would like some good advice about betting in online slots, I would suggest that you read this winning at slot machines article.

Lucky people will get a big payout one time and then promptly lose the money back to the online casino that they won it at. The fact of the matter is that the casinos can control (a little bit at least) the payouts on the slot machines. This prevents the machines from accidentally having large wins close to each other.

If you don't believe me, you can just take as an example what has happened to people who play slots at a regular casino. If the machine "malfunctions" or accidentally registers a jackpot, the casino reserves the right to not have to pay the customer. For the most part, these malfunctions are genuine and as the casinos are regulated to make sure that the casino isn't cheating, but you get my point.

Is there a way to predict when a slot is going to have a large payline win?

The short answer is no with a but. From spin to spin, the online slot games are governed by a random number generator that will give any slot a spin that is not predetermined. The "but" comes in because the machines do have to pay out a certain percentage.

What you want to be aware of is how often a slot machine will pay out 5x, 10x or 20 times the amount you bet on a spin. What I've seen all too often is that immediately after you get a large payout, the reels go cold for an extended period of time.

The idea is that you keep your bets low when you suspect that the slot you are playing is not paying out and then upping your bets when you are "overdue" for a larger payout. This can be notoriously tricky because all you need to do is be wrong for 5 or more spins to dig yourself a big hole.

I've gotten a lot of practice playing in online slot tournaments trying to hone in on this skill. A lot of these tournaments have big payout features such as free spins and bonus rounds. These are usually equivalent to getting a 20x payout on your bet.

The thing I like about the slot tournaments is that you can play a lot without risking a lot of money. When dealing with statistics, you cannot determine what a single moment in time will bring; but over a large sample size (say 2000 spins or so) you can start to infer how often certain large payouts and cold streaks come around.

Playing slots for real is all about patience and timing, if you want to actually win any money from an online casino. Just like blackjack and other casino games, you can't guarentee that you will win anything, but you can definetely mitigate your losses with some effective strategies.

Should I always bet on all of the paylines?

This is a tough question to answer. It depends on how well you know the slot machine. By not betting on all of the paylines, you can get a larger win on a spin when you do hit one or more of the paylines that you are betting on.

But there are two things to be concerned about. First, you may lose out on a large payline win that you otherwise could have won. Second, you may not realize that you have missed a large payout.

I'm convinced that there is a cycle of some kind when it comes to the payouts of a particular online slot machine. For one, the bonus rounds or free spins seem to happen more often then statistics say they should. It almost seems like they are awarded rather then won out of luck. I also think that this cycle of payouts is based off of the slot player betting the maximum number of lines each and every time; something that most online slot players do.

The one time I would suggest to not Bet Max is when you want to set up the autospin feature and don't want to potentially lose a lot of money. One reason I don't like the autospin feature is that this assumes that I'm not paying attention to what is happening on the reels. In short, if you don't have a really good reason not to, you should bet on all the paylines available on a video slot machine.

How does Progressive Jackpots, Free Spins and Bonus Rounds affect the overall payout of a slot machine?

This is an important question. For every added feature that an online slot machine has available, you can make the assumption that the frequency of regular payline payouts to be decreased in comparison to a slot that has no added bonus features.

So the question you have to ask yourself is whether or not you want to play a slot without extra features and get more frequent payouts on the reels. If you want to play a slot with these features, you have a chance at larger wins on a single spin at the cost of lessening your chance of winning on a particular spin.

All and all, this is just a matter of preference.