How to choose a slot machine? Different folks, different strokes
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Slot machine manufacturers use any number of devices to attract you to their games.
Game themes and pop culture tie-ins draw us. So do animation, video clips, sound effects and bonuses that includes pick'em screens, spinning wheels, free spins and hold-and-respin features.
Tastes of players vary wildly, and there has to be something for everyone.
These players have shared just what attracts them to the games.
MARIA: Jackpots are what the games are all about to me. I want a chance to win a good-sized jackpot.
It doesn't have to be something that will make me rich. Something in the thousands that will give me some mad money. I want a realistic shot at a jackpot that will make a difference in my life, if only for a few days.
Lots of the video slots with jackpots on several levels are like that at the top. The bottom jackpots might only be $10. By the time you get to the third level for a few hundred dollars or the fourth level for a few thousand, those are the ones I'm hunting.
BARRY: I want more than one bonus round. Free spins are cool, especially if there are some extras and the spins aren't exactly the same as the paid spins. But pick'em bonuses are cool, too. So are wheels. I also really like those spins where money symbols hold in place and you can get extra spins.
It's all good, but I like some variety. If I can get free spins and pick'em in the same slot machine, that makes me happy.
AMITY: I'll be honest. Themes and bonuses and all that are important, but the first think I look at is the number of paylines and the minimum bet. If I can't afford to play a game, it doesn't matter how cool the theme is.
