Slots are usually the largest and the most diverse category of games offered by online casinos. Moreover, some gambling websites offer ONLY slots, and nothing more! The reason for their popularity is kinda obvious – you don’t need any superpowers to play slots. Special skills are not required, you just make your bet, spin, and wait for an outcome. The outcome is random, so your experience doesn’t matter. You see, everything is simple! But there are thousands of slots available on the Internet. Is there any difference between them? Sure.

Let’s take a look at the widest category – video machines. Obviously, you can say that any slot can be called a video game, since you play it on your laptop, smartphone or tablet, and everything happens right on your screen. You are right, but video slots are still different from the others. Just compare them, for example, with those old-school classic slots! Classic slots usually have 3 reels and only 1 payline. Please, don’t get confused with the words “reels” and “payline”. Reels are the vertical rows (any slot has them!), and paylines are lines which bring you the winning combination. They are called lines, but they can have almost any shape. Okay, we are done with the theory now, let’s go back to the classic slots. So, 3 reels, 1 payline, and a pretty simple design. Frankly speaking, they can get boring rather quickly, although they are a good choice in case you are a newcomer.

And now take a look at any video slot. What do you see? First of all, more vertical rows… sorry, reels! Video machines usually have 5 of them, and the number of paylines is significantly higher. Sometimes there can be even more than 100 paylines, which is pretty impressive. Besides, video slots usually have some mini-games inside, which is also interesting. And, obviously, the design. While 3-reel slots look like machines from the 1980s (or even earlier), video slots have a really eye-catching appearance. They are not only about fruits, bells, bars, and other standard symbols – every video machine has its own personality. Their design is based on computer games, popular films, cartoons, TV shows, etc. So you will easily find something not only entertaining but also stylish.

Now you can see the difference. 3-reel slots are a good choice in case you are missing the old-school things, but the video ones are available in a much wider selection, and they can keep you busy for a much longer time.