Slots Odds

It’s irrelevant, what type of symbols an online slot incorporates, for example cherries, bars, double bars, double diamonds, 7s, and so on. What’s important is how many reels a slot has and the amount of symbols present on each reel. The more reels and symbols, the harder it is to hit the jackpot or even hit a winning combination.

For example, if you need to line up three 7s on one pay line to win the jackpot, it's likely that each reel only has one 7 on it to minimise the chances of winning it. On a 3-reel machine with a total of 18 symbols on each reel, your chances of lining up all three 7s are slim to none, this is why it is the jackpot combination because you have to be incredibly lucky to win it!

Possible symbol combinations on the three reel slots include: 18 x 18 x 18 = 5,832

Odds on hitting three 7s on three reel slot are: 1/5,832 (1 in 5,832). It gets worse when playing a 5-reel slot with 18 symbols on each for example:

1/ (18 x 18 x 18 x 18 x 18) = 1,889,568 ( 1 in 1,889,568 ) these odds are hugely in favour of the house meaning it is even more unlikely that the jackpot is won on a 5 reel slot.