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              <p>Online video slot games have come a long way. The first slot machine was introduced in the 1800's on the frontiers of the Wild Western United State. They were a gangly abstraction of crude mechanical washing machines. Today they have morphed into the sleek space ship control panels that we play on today. They have gotten so sophisticated that most good slot machines offer not only simple game settings but an "Automatic Pilot" for easy play. I have a Mac computer and am always looking for flash casinos or Mac Casinos as they are sometimes called. These are no download casinos that are flash browser based and offer no download slot games. But the game settings are fairly standard on PC online slot games as well.<br /><br />&#13;These little niches of control panels have various functions and are good to be aware of as you enter a video slot machine. They are:<br /><br />&#13;* Skill Stop Feature<br />&#13;* Games Settings<br />&#13;o Sound on/off switch<br />&#13;o Ambient and Sound Effects button<br />&#13;o Autoplay Options<br /><br />&#13;Skill Stop Feature - To start the reels spinning you normally click a button, the spin button. If the slot game has a Skill Stop Feature you would click the same button a second time to stop the reels from spinning. The reels would have stopped on their own anyway. The skill stop feature stops them sooner and on your command. The name "SKILL" insinuates that a certain skill is needed to know when the best moment is to sop the reels to complete a combination of symbols. This is very doubtful. The reels are spinning and it is very hard to see where they will stop if you click at a particular moment. The RNG (random number generator) determines where the reels will stop. There is really no distance and lead time involved that you could skillfully calculate. But "skill stop" is the name used and this will not change. It makes the game faster and gives you a feeling of interaction with the online slot machine.<br /><br />&#13;Game Settings- has normally 3 buttons or icons to select and click:<br /><br />&#13;1. Sound on/off switch<br />&#13;2. Ambient and Sound Effects button<br />&#13;3. Autoplay Options<br /><br />&#13;The sound on/off switch is straight forward. It is a handy, accessible button to instantly shut off/on the sound. There are many instances were you might want to turn the sound on/off fast and conveniently. So this is a good button to have and know were it is located on the panel.<br /><br />&#13;Ambient &amp; Sound Effects- The better online slot games have two types of sound The ambient sound is the background music or sounds that lend a constant atmosphere to the game theme. It could be people at a fair, water trickling down a brook, wind blowing through the trees or any of a number of ambient music that reminds you off the place you imagine to be. The sound effects are more "outspoken". When you hit a wild symbol a bugle might sound. When you make a bonus game a bomb could go off. These sounds are related to the symbols placed in combinations and different modes you might enter. Many times there are two different buttons to click, so you can manage them separately and independent of each other.<br /><br />&#13;Autoplay Options- Personally, I like a slot game with an Autoplay option. This enables you to select your betlines coin value and amount to bet then let the slot game play and spin time after time without being constantly attentive to clicking the buttons. I find clicking the buttons on every spin makes my anxious for hit. Placing the slot game on automatic pilot does a lot for my enjoyment of the play time. Auto play options should come with the ability to set them at a desired number of spins anywhere from 10to 100. The advanced auto spin mode will have other options to safeguarded over spending if you run into a loosing streak. The will also come with a setting to stop the slot machine if you win your planed amount and want to stop: the following are a normal setting capabilities<br /><br />&#13;* Autoplay stops on any win.<br />&#13;* Autoplay stops if free spins is won.<br />&#13;* Autoplay stops if single win exceeds a certain amount.<br />&#13;* Autoplay stops if cash increases by a certain amount<br />&#13;* Autoplay stops if cash decreases by a certain amount. (this one is a must)<br /><br />&#13;So the next time you crank up a slot be sure to checkout what game settings the slot game has. It could add to your enjoyment of your recreational hours.</p>           
