A slot is a position in a group, series, or sequence. In a football team, a slot receiver is a smaller player who can stretch the defense vertically by running short routes on the route tree such as slants and quick outs.
Online slots are similar to land-based machines in that a player inserts cash or, in “ticket-in, ticket-out” machines, a paper ticket with a barcode, and presses a spin button. This activates digital reels with symbols that continue to spin until the computer stops them at a predetermined location. If a player matches a winning combination of symbols, they earn credits based on the paytable.
The pay table — sometimes called the information table — displays how much each regular symbol pays and how many matching symbols must be on a payline to win. It also includes the game’s RTP and volatility. The RTP (Return to Player) percentage and volatility are important because they tell players how often the slot machine will pay out. The higher the RTP, the more often it will pay out.
The pay tables also list any bonus features available on the slot, along with how to trigger them and what they entail. A bonus feature can be a free spins round, a pick and match game, or a mini-game that awards prizes such as extra wilds or scatters. A player can also win jackpots and other progressive prizes by activating bonus features. The more a player bets, the higher their chance of hitting these progressive prizes.