What the paytable tells you
Start with the game’s information panel, usually called the paytable. It describes the symbols, the combinations that can pay, and the value assigned to each combination. Check it before spinning: the rules differ from one slot to another.
Payouts are often shown as multiples of a bet. Check whether a figure applies per payline, per combination, or to the total bet; do not assume that a multiplier is applied the same way in every game. Lower-value symbols may pay less than premium symbols, but the paytable itself specifies the values and the combinations required.
Lines, directions, and special symbols
Check how many paylines or other win patterns the game uses and how symbols must line up. Some games count combinations from left to right; others may pay in both directions or use different rules. The paytable can also explain whether a combination requires particular positions or other conditions.
Read the Wild and Scatter rules carefully. A Wild usually substitutes for other symbols to help form combinations, but the paytable explains any exceptions. A Scatter may pay according to its count or position and, in many games, help trigger free spins. Multipliers and special features can have their own conditions, too: check how many symbols are required and when the effect applies.
RTP, volatility, and what the figures cannot tell you
If the paytable lists RTP, read it as a theoretical average return over the long term—not as a prediction for a session or a guarantee that a bet will be recovered. A maximum win, when shown, is a potential one-off result and is not the same as RTP. Some games have different RTP variants, so check which figure is shown for the version offered on the platform.
Volatility, when disclosed, describes the pattern of result variation; it does not predict when a prize will occur. Check betting limits and feature rules as well. For example, Bettbit publishes a slots catalogue and publicly lists titles and variants including Gates of Olympus, Sugar Rush 1000, and Starlight Princess.