All Video Slot games have the option of betting on multiple paylines. The exact number of paylines available ranges from 9 up to 25. Unlike Classic Slot games, Video Slot games allow you to bet more than one coin on each payline; the number of coins bet on each line is controlled by the Coins button on the Button Bar. When you first visit a new game, it will be set to the maximum number of coins bet on all available lines.
There are three controls in Video Slot games that enable you to change the number of paylines you are betting on:
The Payline Buttons are arranged on either side of the reels; depending on how many paylines are available, each line could have a button on both sides of the screen, or there may be only one button per line. To select a particular number of lines, you can click on the appropriate button. This will select all the paylines up to that number. Each time you click on a Payline Button, the paths of the active paylines will be displayed across the reels.
The Lines Button is located on the Button Bar, and clicking it will increase the number of paylines in use by one, until the maximum is reached. Clicking the Lines button when the maximum number of paylines has been selected will return the selection to one payline.
Clicking on the Bet Max button has the effect of setting the number of paylines and the coins-per-line setting to their maximum for that game, and spinning the reels automatically.
Note: You can only select the number of paylines to bet on, you cannot choose which ones they are. For example: if you select 3 paylines, the lines in play will always be lines 1, 2 and 3.
One significant difference between Video Slot games and Classic Slots is that winning combinations along a particular payline must be in an unbroken sequence, starting on the left reel. If there are gaps between winning symbols, or if there is no winning symbol in the left reel, no payout is given.
E.g.
K-K-K-A-K therefore counts as three Ks, not four; as there is a break between the 3rd and 4th K.
A-K-K-K-K and K-A-K-K-K would not win anything at all, as the unbroken sequence does not begin in the left reel.