Should You Play Slots With A Low, Medium Or High Volatility?

Here at LuckyStar Casino we have a huge and diverse collection of slots. They come in all sorts of themes and have loads of exciting features, not to mention some pretty interesting gameplay mechanics. When it comes to deciding what slots to play, some pick slots with a certain theme, while others focus on slots by particular providers. Then there are some who choose slots based on their volatility. Here’s a look at what exactly slot volatility is and what type of volatility you may want to look out for.

What is slot volatility?

The winnings paid out by slots are measured in two ways: they’re measured by their size, but also by their frequency. Many players stick with the slots that tend to pay out higher amounts of money. Others concentrate on the frequency of the payouts instead. All slots have something called volatility, which basically refers to how often they payout, as well as the general size of the payouts.

If a slot is highly volatile, it will pay out quite rarely, but when it does the winnings should be quite high. A low volatility slot will pay out quite often, though the payouts will be on the smaller side. As for slots with a medium volatility, they’re somewhere in between. They pay out more frequently than high volatility slots, though not as often as low volatility slots. As for the size of their payouts, you can expect a mix of small and big payouts with these slots, though the bigger payouts won’t be as much as what the high volatility slots pay out.

How to tell what a slot’s volatility is

Volatility is something that online slot providers don’t mention too much. More often than not, they focus on a slot’s rules and features, keeping volatility as more of a hidden aspect of the slot. If you want to find out a slot’s volatility, you can either do a quick online search or try to figure it out for yourself.

Generally speaking, the higher the slot’s payouts are, especially for its more valuable symbols, the higher its volatility is. If a slot has multipliers, it will more than likely have a higher variance, since the multipliers can increase winnings by quite a lot. However, there are some high volatility slots with low payouts for some symbols and no multipliers at all. While you can get an idea of a slot’s volatility by looking at its payouts and seeing whether it has multipliers, the best way to determine its volatility is by playing the slot yourself. If you’ve got the time and funds, have a few hundred spins and keep track of your payouts to see how often the slot pays out and how big its payouts are. If you don’t have the funds, simply play for free. If you don’t have the time, try autoplay, which plays out a set number of spins in quick succession for you.

Should you play slots with a low, medium or high volatility?

So which volatility should you go for? It’s ultimately down to personal preference, of course. If you’re a risk taker with lots of money to spend and you’re looking to score a big win, stick with slots that have a high volatility. If, on the other hand, you prefer to play it safe and don’t have too much of a budget, you might want to stick with low volatility slots - they won’t eat up your funds as much.

If you see yourself as somewhere in between - you fancy taking some risk but still want quite frequent payouts - then medium volatility slots are perhaps best for you. If you want a low volatility slot, try out NetEnt’s Mexican-themed Spinata Grande. For a high volatility slot, check out Microgaming’s classic Immortal Romance, themed after vampires and romance. If it’s a medium volatility slot you’re after, Energoonz by Play’n Go is a great one to play!