The difference between online video slots and regular slots found in brick-and-mortar casinos is that the former use a video display and five reels, instead of the three spinning wheels used in the conventional three-reel format. The main attractions of online video slots are their enhanced graphics coupled with attractive video and audio effects which cannot be found on three-reel slots. Compared to just one payline in three-reel slots, online video slots have many, sometimes even eight to nine paylines. Similar to that in three-reel slots, different symbol combinations falling on the activated paylines determines a win and payout.

You can find different types of other symbols on online video slots, such as multipliers, wild symbols and scatter symbols. Some games even offer players bonus screens and also a gambling feature in which they can risk all the money they have won with the objective of multiplying it many times.

It is wise to follow certain simple guidelines like looking at the paytable to see the winning combinations before beginning to play online video slots. Although paytables in online video slots are more complicated than three-reel slots, they are not too difficult to understand. 

There are a few online video slots, like Spring Break and Thunderstruck, which offer an option to bet a certain number of coins each line. Here, a player is required to decide carefully what coin size he or she should choose, how many paylines he or she would like to activate and how many coins to play per line. If a player bets the maximum number of lines and the maximum number of coins, a bet can total even 45 coins per spin!

 It is better for a player to read all the notes because there are some online video slots which specifically insist that winning combinations must start in either reel 1 or 4 and will not be paid out if the combination occurs in reels 2, 3 or 5.