Game Rules

Slot Machines

How the Game Is Played

To play a Slot Machine in Hoyle Casino, click the coin or bill slot and specify how

many credits you want to put in the machine.You can add more credits at any time.

The payoff scale shown on the machine tells you how many coins (credits) you receive

for all possible winning combinations, for each coin you play.

Betting is a very straightforward process. If you plan on playing the machine for quite a

few spins, you may want to put a good number of coins in at the outset. Any extra

coins you insert (above the amount needed for one play) will be counted as credit.You

can then use these credits to make bets on subsequent spins or you can receive the

credits as cash winnings.You are allowed to keep spinning as long as you have

enough credits, or you continue to insert coins.

You can bet anywhere from one to five credits at a time, depending on which machine

you’re playing.You have three betting options:

1. Hit the bet one button for each credit you wish to bet.

2. Hit the bet max button to bet maximum credits (for that machine).

3. Hit the play max button to bet maximum credits and start the game.

Hit the spin button (or pull the handle, if your machine has one) to start the game. If

you hit the play max button, the game will automatically start for you.

You win if the result of your spin matches any of the combinations shown in the payoff

scale. If you win, you accumulate credits. To collect your credits, hit the cash out button.

Types of Slot Machines

Following are some descriptions of the types of slot machines you will find in Hoyle

Casino. For details on each machine, refer to the in-game help, or just give it a spin!

Fun slot machines are variations on the classic fruit slot machines, each with a unique

theme. They are single-line machines that follow the straightforward fruit model: there

is one cherry-style symbol that pays a small payout when one or two show up, and

there is one lemon-style symbol that is worth nothing, even with three in a row. For all

other symbols, get three in a row and win!

Single Line slots, like fun slots, have one payline, with the number of coins bet

determining the pay column used. Unlike fun slots, they use the more traditional bar

and 7 symbols, as well as special, machine-specific symbols.

Multiple Line slot machines let players bet on additional paylines by adding more

coins. Each additional coin activates an additional payline up to the 3 or 5 line

maximum, depending on the machine. Multiple line slots use the traditional bar and 7

symbols, as well as special, machine-specific symbols.

Progressive slots are similar to their multiple line counterparts. Progressive slots,

however, have an ever-increasing super jackpot tied to a network of multiple

machines. The jackpot progressively increases each time someone plays a machine in

the network. When a player eventually hits the progressive jackpot, it resets to a base

starting point and begins building again.

Video slots are relative newcomers to casinos. Instead of the usual reels and gears,

video slots use a video screen and a computer. With all the action happening through

computer-generated animation, video slots aren't limited by three spinning reels, only

by the imaginations of their creators. Video slots are becoming very popular. It seems

like casinos are adding new video slot machines every day, each with a new theme.

Strategies for Winning at Slots

First, know the odds are against you. Slots are set to pay out a certain percentage

return on deposited coins. A high-return machine (called a loose machine) may pay 97

percent of what is put in. A low-return machine may pay only 86 percent. Try to sniff

out the loosest machines in Hoyle Casino to maximize your returns.

Another important tip in Slots is to always play as many coins as you can! This is

called playing full coin.You can easily confirm that playing full coin is to your

advantage by reading the pay line for a given machine. Whenever the payoff is more

than tripled for three coins (or more than quintupled for five coins) as compared to one

coin, then you should always play for full coin.

Choose (if you can figure it out) machines with fewer symbols on their reels and

higher numbers of jackpot symbols on each reel.

Progressive machines are often more desirable to play, depending on the current size of the jackpot. In the long run, these machines sometimes pay a higher than average return rate.

Slot Machine Strategy Highlights

• Remember that the odds are against you in the long run.

• Always play maximum coin to minimize the house edge. If you play a quarter slot

machine with a five-coin max, think of it as a $1.25 slot machine.

• Try to find high-return machines to play.

• The progressive machines with big jackpots are often the best machines available.

Slot Machines Tournaments

In a Slots tournament, you're trying to make as much money as you can on your slot

machine in the time allotted.You do not play against other players as in most table

tournaments, but you are trying to make more money than the other entrants.

Your Slots entry fee gives you a certain amount of credits in a slot machine.You play

for three rounds, with a pre-defined number of spins per round.

The player who finishes with the highest bankroll in the final round s the winner. As

play progresses, you can measure how well you're doing by comparing your current