What is a Pachislo Slot Machine?

Online you will find so many different types of slot machines that it can make your head spin, especially if you don’t have a lot of offline gambling experience.  In online casino sites you can find every type of slot machine you can play in a live brick-and-mortar casino and then some.  One type of slot machine you may not have heard of, however, is Pachislo.

Pachislo slots are popular, but they are better known in Japan than they are in the rest of the world.  This is because Japan is the country that Pachislo originates from.  The name itself is a blend of the words “slot” and “pachinko.”  Pachinko is an incredibly popular form of gambling in Japan.  Despite the amalgamation of the game, Pachislo really has nothing to do with Pachinko.  It is just what Japanese casino slot machines are called.

In Japan, Pachislo slot machines take tokens rather than coins, and are only used for a couple of years before they are sold to casinos elsewhere in the world (and sometimes to private owners; you occasionally find these in homes as collectibles).  One unique aspect of the game is that there is a “stop” button you can press to stop each reel individually from spinning.  This means (in theory) that you can use skill to win the game.  In reality, this is actually extremely difficult if not impossible.  The reels spin so quickly that you cannot really see what you are doing. 

Online Pachislo works very much like any other online slot game.  Remember that besides the live casino website experience nothing translates exactly from the offline world to the online world, and online Pachislo is basically just inspired by offline Pachislo.  So you don’t need to worry about tokens vs. coins.  Just check the pay tables and the requirements for the online Pachislo game you are thinking of playing to see what you need to put in and what you can win.  There are even progressive jackpot Pachislo machines online which are linked up to other machines around the world and offer huge payouts.

It is also worth pointing out that the “reels” on a Pachislo machine online are not literal reels.  While this is obvious, it bears stressing because you have to remember that even if a Pachislo machine online offers you a “stop” button, you are not really stopping real casino slot reels.  Your results are being generated by a digital random number generator (RNG), just as with other types of gambling slots.  You cannot really hope to control the outcome of your spins.  Lady Luck will have to be on your side for you to win at Pachislo.

While Pachislo offline is much more common to find in Japan than it is in online casinos in the UK or other parts of the world, we can thank the casino sites for making this game more widely available internationally.  You can now play Pachislo anywhere you have access to an internet connection, on your home computer or your mobile or tablet device.  Have fun playing this  casino game of chance and skill, and good luck!