Slot machines are entertaining games with good chances of winning. In order to get the most out of playing slot machines, there are a number of things that are good to understand, the most important of which are:

• RTP

• Volatility

• Re-spins

• Wild symbols

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By understanding these above elements, you as a player will have a much better understanding of the game, which will also help you in the pursuit of the big wins.

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RTP, or payback percentage, is a percentage that shows how much money is bet on a game, which is dealt again in total. Most slot machines have a payback percentage that is very close to 100, which means that very few percentages go to the providers of the game. 

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Volatility is a term for how often you want to win prizes and how big they will be in a game. If a game has low volatility, you as a player will find that you often win prizes. However, these will in turn be smaller prizes. If a game has high volatility, then you will find that you will win somewhat less often. When you win a game with high volatility, the prizes are big. Whether a game has a high or low volatility does not change the payback percentages, and in the long run, the games will pay out the same winnings overall. 

 

Re-spins are a feature in slot machines where the wheel will spin again when you hit a certain combination. Re-spins can be done in several ways. This can be, for example, by hitting a win. Here, the winning symbols will be removed and replaced with new symbols that can help you in the hunt for further winnings. Your re-spins will then let the reels run again without you having to pay a bet for it, which allows you to get extra winnings without having to bet. 

Re-spins can also be activated by hitting one or more symbols that do not give a win, but which instead give re-spins, which then allow you to hit a combination that gives a win without you having to bet more.

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Wild symbols are some of the things you would most like to see on the reels when you play. Wild symbols act as a joker, substituting for other symbols on the reels. By substituting other symbols, wild symbols can help you to win, by replacing symbols that cannot be used in one or more lines with usable and rewarding symbols. Often, however, there will be limits to the type of symbols that wild symbols can replace, such as re-spin symbols or other special symbols.

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There are different versions of wild symbols. Some wilds will be 'exploding' wilds. When you hit one of these, the wild symbol will spread around the entire reel, replacing multiple symbols. There are also 'sticky' wilds, which are a type of wild symbol that will remain on the wheel and will replace symbols several spins in a row.