The Difference In Class II And Class III Slots

If you play slot online in two or more different states, you may have played on two different kinds of slot machines. These are called Class II and Class III slots. Though you won’t be able to tell the difference in these machines with a cursory glance, there are important distinctions between the two.

Actually, when I say “important distinctions”, I mean important legal distinctions. Players won’t be able to tell much of a different in these slot machines. Certain jurisdictions do not allow the traditional slots game, so the game designers found an ingenious way around the legalities.

Class III slot machines are the ones we all know and love. These slots you will find in Las Vegas and Atlantic City and most of the other casinos of America.

Class II machines are for specific jurisdictions, often introducing a bingo element into the slot machine experience. Since bingo games are less regulated in many states, this becomes a way to run a slot machine industry in a state where slots aren’t allowed. Here’s how it works.

Class III Characteristics

*Class III slots use an internal random number generator to determine wins and losses.

*Every Class III spin is separate from the other. A player winning on a similar machine adjacent to you does not affect your game. Any outcome is possible.

*The player is playing against the house and not against opponents.

*Wins are instant.

Class II Characteristics

*Class II slots are tied to a random number generator in a central computer. The slot machine itself does not determine whether you win or not. Instead, it is part of a networked game.

*Players compete against one another for a central prize. This means you do not play against the house and a prize eventually will be won by someone, but not necessarily by yourself.

*Games are interactive. When you win, you must actively claim your prize.

*When a new game begins, there are only a certain number of combinations in the game. Once a set of numbers (or card) has been used, it is not active in the game. This makes a class II game like a scratch off lottery card.