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Slot machines exclusively featured paylines for years. Payline slots were basically accepted as a norm throughout the gaming industry.<\/p>\nSlot machines exclusively featured paylines for years. Payline slots were basically accepted as a norm throughout the gaming industry.<\/p>\n
However, new types of slot machines have come out within the past decade that could put payline slots out of order.<\/p>\n
You can keep reading to find out more about the revolutionary slot machines along with why payline games are in trouble.<\/p>\n
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Microgaming was the first developer to truly buck the conventional payline model. They created a 243-ways slot called Burning Desire in 2009.<\/p>\n
Burning Desire doesn’t feature traditional lines like regular slot machines. Instead, it offers wins when matching symbols land in adjacent reels.<\/p>\n
Using this model, a 5-reel slot on a 5×3 grid would offer 243 ways to win. To arrive here, you simply multiply the spaces in each reel: 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 243 ways<\/p>\n
243-ways slots have since become more common in the gaming world. However, their popularity peak was nothing like what’s seen with Megaways slots today.<\/p>\n
A Megaways slot machine also offers payouts from matching symbols in adjacent reels. The catch, though, is that the reel heights can differ.<\/p>\n
For example, a six-reel slot might feature between two and seven symbols in each reel. If all reels are maxed out at seven symbols, then the game would offer 117,649 ways (7x7x7x7x7x7).<\/p>\n
Developed by Big Time Gaming (BTG), these games have become extremely popular among gamblers. Certain developers are even licensing the BTG-created Megaways slots.<\/p>\n
Payline slot machines have some serious competition these days. 243-ways slots have become quite common today.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Megaways slot machines are the hottest thing in online gaming right now.<\/p>\n
I still believe that payline slots will stick around to some degree. But they won’t be the set standard as time goes on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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