The Magic of Five Reel Slots

If you play five reel slots, you know the magic that they hold!  When you sit down in front of one of these machines there truly is an almost magic quality to them because of the fun and promise that they hold.  In fact, what a five reel slot machine holds is as many as 312 million possible outcomes!  This can be an overwhelming number of outcomes, but it pays off because when you win the jackpot you can expect large payouts.  Of course, you may not always win the jackpot, but you might win one of many different payout lines that will pay nicely.

While three reel slots, also known as classic slots, have always been considered the most popular, five reel slots are quickly gaining on them in popularity.  The odd thing about this is that when the five reel slots were first introduced to casino goers in the 1970’s they were not well received.  The reason that many did not like the five reel slots is that they didn’t feel that the odds were in their favor.  Of course, the fact that players were more familiar with the three reels also influenced the fact that the players did not like the five reels, as no one ever really likes changes.  Because players were not enthused with the five reels most of the casinos did away with them or kept very few with them.

For whatever reason, over the last few years the five real machines have really taken off again.  Much of this may have to do with the fact that today all of the machines are controlled by computer chips, at least most of them are.  What this means is that it doesn’t matter how many reels there are, if the machine is programmed to have a 98% payout it will payout at that, which theoretically means that you can win as often with a five reel machine as you can with a three wheel machine.  The only difference is that there are up to 21 payout lines with a five reel machine and only up to five payout lines with the three reel machines.

Today the five reel machines are popular for one big reason, and that is because of all of the payout lines.  The promise of money is always something that gets people to line up to play a game, even if it is a game of chance. The chances of winning on five reel slots are thought to be higher than those on the three reel slots, at least that is how some can figure it because on some machines there are just as many symbols on the three reels as there are on the five reels, which makes it just as difficult, but there are more payout lines with the five reels, so the payoff is better.