Everybody who plays online slots has visions of winning a big jackpot. However, most of these people don't really think about what their odds are of actually hitting a jackpot. That said, it's worth taking a closer look at your odds of capturing a top slots prize.

Long Shot

Slots games feature random number generators (RNG) that determine payouts. And RNG's are really just a fancy name for a centralized computer that randomly works out spin results through mathematics. Every reel has certain chances of each symbol appearing on it, and these odds spread out across available reels on the game.

Using five-reel slots as a hypothetical example, let's assume that each reel contains 60 values. And if the top payout represents 1 out of the 60 values, you have a 1 in 60 chance of getting the jackpot symbol on a single reel. This would then make your odds of getting the jackpot symbol on all five reels 1 in 777,600,000 [1 x (64 squared by 5)]. Remember, this is just a hypothetical example, but one that's certainly realistic too.

Things to keep in Mind 

Obviously the above figure doesn't make your chances of winning a top slots prize seem very good. However, there are a couple of aspects to think about with all of this. First, the jackpot could be worth $100,000 or more on the game where you've got 1 in 777,600,000 odds of winning. And with such a big prize available, it's understandable why casinos don't make it easy to win.

Another thing to consider is how you can complete slots spins rather quickly. So just because the average person might take 777.6 million spins to hit a top prize, it may not seem like such a huge number when you consider how most people perform 500-600 spins an hour.

But it is important that you keep a realistic mind frame about winning a slots jackpot. Judging from the odds we just discussed, most people aren't going to win big. However, they can earn some other nice prizes along the way.