How The Odds Work
5:54 AM
Video slot machines can have anywhere from 20 to 100 symbols on each virtual reel. Of course the higher paying symbols will appear less than the lower paying ones.
For example if we have a game with 40 stops per reel and the jackpot symbol occurs only once per reel then the odds of hitting the highest prize is 1 in 102,400,000.
As with most video slots you can play more than one line at a time so the example above would be 1 in 5,120,000 if you were playing 20 lines at once.
Through extensive mathematical testing the slot machine manufacturers can see how their reel placement will control the overall pay out percentage of the game.
