Ever since the induction of five reel slot machines the number of paylines and coins that you can wager started to vary. When we only had three reel slot machines there was often a fixed amount of paylines and coins you could bet, but the five reel shift added different rules in which the amount of coins and paylines become different for each individual slot machine. It is natural that the question comes to mind, how many coins should I bet and on which payline? Today, we will discuss what is the best strategy for tackling this issue so keep reading for more information.

In five reel slot machines you can typically bet on 1 to 9 paylines, even though some of them can have as many as 15 different paylines. Players can also bet multiple coins per line, so if you do the math and have nine paylines, and you can bet up to five coins in each line, then you can bet a total of 45 coins. This can turn out to be very expensive for the player as the spins add up because even if you are playing at 1 cent per coin, you end up betting almost a dollar every two spins, and we all know that when it comes to slot machines, the more spins means the more fun.

When you achieve a winning combination, most payouts are multiples of the line bet, if you leave aside the bonus wins that pay in multiples of the total amount wagered. This begs the question of whether there is a payline that could offer a higher return than others, or of there is a certain amount of coins that you should bet at a specific payline in order to maximize your profits. The answer is that there is not an optimal combination of coins and paylines to bet on that will give you the best result because the probabilities on each payline are weighed equally.

Any given line on a five reel slot machine is just as likely as any other line to produce a winning combination at any given time. The results are determined by a random number generator and the probability is the same for all paylines. This means that all outcomes are random, but if you want to improve your chances of making good money, or of hitting the jackpot, we advice that you play the maximum number of coins allowed on every spin.