Guides
Plain explanations of how slots actually work, written from the studios’ own published material.
There are only a few guides here, and that is deliberate. Each one is written from source material we have checked ourselves, and a thin article padded out to fill a page would be worth less than no article at all. More will be added as there is something worth saying.
What slot RTP means — and why the number changes by casino
Most slots ship in several versions with different return targets, and the casino picks which one you play. What that means for the single figure you read.
Read the guide →How slots pay: paylines, ways, clusters and Megaways
The seven ways the games on this site decide which symbols count as a win, each with a free demo you can open and play.
Read the guide →Volatility and hit frequency: why slots with the same RTP play completely differently
Two slots can share an RTP and still play nothing alike. What volatility and hit frequency measure, worked through with exact examples and the figures four studios publish.
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