Free Spins and Bonus Rounds

Ok, now lets talk about the fun stuff when playing online slots. Free spins/free games and bonus rounds. Both of these slot machine features can really raise your win percentage and make a serious, positive gain in your total bankroll. We will discuss the free spin rounds and bonus rounds and what they mean to you.

We’ll also take a look at i-Slots, these online slot machines are exclusive to Rival Powered online casinos and have a story line, free spins and a more interactive, sometimes skill based bonus round.

Free Spins:

Free spins are just what the name implies, spins on the slot machine that are free. Sometimes you will here free spins called free games, the names are interchangeable and mean the same.

Most often you will find the free spin feature on 5 reel (or more) slot machines. There are a few select 3 reel machines that have free spins but they are far and few between.

To win free spins or should we say, to enter the free spin round, you will need to win your way in by finding certain symbols on the reels. Most times they are scatter symbols, meaning they can be anywhere on the screen. Some online slots require you to line them up in a pay line to win the free spins.

Once you enter the free spin round, you will have a predetermined amount of free spins. These spins do not cost you a bet, thus the name "free". The best part of free spins is that you continue to make wins without risking a penny. Some slot machine will allow you to re trigger the free spins too. It does vary by machine but if you look at the machines paytable it will tell you if you can re trigger the spins and how many times you can re trigger. There are machines that will re trigger up to 100 spins (or more)!

Another bonus about the free spin round is more times than not, your wins are also multiplied by a certain amount. If you have 10 free games with a 2x multiplier, you would realize twice the usual payout on each win. So a 1.00 win would actually pay $2.00. There are also machines that combine a bonus round style before the free games start that allow you to increase the number of spins and/or the multiplier.

Bonus Rounds:

Bonus Rounds are sort of like free spins because once you win your way into one, you will not be risking anything to continue. Again, you will need to "win your way in" by finding the needed symbols either in a payline or scattered (appearing anywhere). Bonus rounds give you a puzzle to solve, boxes to choose from, simple tasks to perform to win free coins. Make the right choice and you stand to win a substantial amount of "free money". If you are really lucky, you might enter a bonus round from a session of free spins and have a multiplier on your winning picks.

It is always a good idea to check the individual slot machine’s paytable to be sure you are playing enough paylines to win a bonus round. Some machines require you to play all the available lines to win a bonus round, others do not.

i-Slots:

As mentioned above, i-Slots are exclusive to Rival Powered casinos. Rather than just having a bonus round, they add a story line to the slot for you to complete and the bonus rounds are more interactive and often have a bit of skill involved. You could be a prize fighter battling your way through harder opponents, a DIY homeowner fixing up a money pit, a bank robber, an art thief sifting through counterfeit paintings and many more scenarios. SlotoCash and Cocoa Casino both feature i-Slots and both have a free chip for you to try out the i-Slots.