Coins Per Spin

The number of coins placed in a slot machine per bet.

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"Coins-per-spin" is synonymous with "coin size". If asked what your coins per spin are, you would relate one coin, two coins, three coins or so on. "Coins per spin" is a more logical term than coin size, since coin size tends to confuse players new to slot machines.

When playing reel slots, players should almost always play 5 coins per spin. That's because 5 coins qualify players for the best jackpot percentage. Sometimes, the 5-coin limit is the only way to activate a reel slots jackpot. The same cannot be said about the video slots.

In video slots, jackpots are activated when players play the maximum number of paylines. Coin size or coins per spin do not matter, so players should always play 1 coin per spin when playing video slots. Learning the difference in a reel slots game and a video slots game will pay off for a slots player, because it will save them money.