Free Spins
Competition in the online casino space is growing, and getting fiercer. One of the newest techniques the casinos have is called the “Free Spins” phenomenon. Originally a practice at some of the larger brick and mortar casinos, this technique has progressed rapidly into the online entertainment venues. There are two kinds of free spin promotions: Timed Play Free Spins, Incremental Free Spins.
Timed Play Free Spins
Timed Play style free spins work like this: When you create an account at the online casino, you’ll be given a set of credits and a time period, that will range from 15 minutes to one hour. During that span, you play the games that are allowed in the free spins promotion. When the time period for the free spins ends, any money over the initial stake that you started with is yours to keep.
The conventional wisdom is that you use the free spins period to test out strategies for specific slot machines and specific games. The casino (online or in brick and mortar) gets you to play the slots and see how the game works; from their perspective, if you find it fun, you’ll quickly move from the free spins promotions and their attendant restrictions (like the limited number of minutes you can play on them) to setting up your own account and playing for bigger stakes or longer stretches of time.
Also, most of the timed account free spins require that you transfer a balance into your account with the online casino to access your winnings. This type of free spin account is not available to residents of all US states, due to gambling regulations that vary from state to state.
Incremental Free Spins
Incremental Play free spins are a different kind of promotion; rather than a timed run on a given set of slots, but rather, combinations that will give you extra spins on the machines. These are usually five wheel online slot machines, with a pattern showing up on the first and fifth wheel, or three of the right symbol in any position. Which symbols trigger the free plays will vary from slot to slot; for example, the Secret Admirer slot gives three free spins if you get a diamond ring symbol on both the first and second wheel. Those symbols will freeze, and you’ll get three more free spins if you get the symbol on the third wheel, and three more if you get it on the fourth.
The similar Good To Go Slot uses the speedometer as the symbol you want to collect to trigger more free spins.
In both of the games mentioned above, prizes and earnings carry over from play to play; some will also offer you a chance at double or nothing if you’re trying your luck. This type of free spin account is meant to keep you playing one game for a longer stretch of time.
Whichever type of Free Spin Casino you’re interested in, you’ll find that you can get hours of entertainment pulling the slots and trying your luck against the house.
