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Essential Slot Tips
When trying your hand at slot machines, there are some general
principles and guidelines that might be helpful in heightening your
spin for pleasure and opportunity. To name a few:
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Strategic selection of slot machine(s): Identify your machine(s).
Look for the best progressives and games with the most
opportunities to win bigger jackpots.
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Always
play the maximum coins when hitting the slots. If you hit a big
payday playing only 1 coin, the slot machine will not open up
'THE BIG ONE' for you - tough luck!
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Cash in
your credits instead of playing them. Trying to play though all
your credits on the slot machines and hoping to come out a
winner is almost impossible. Cash out when you're ahead and move
on before that house edge does you in.
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Never
play slots (or any other casino game) while under the influence
of any alcohol or drugs. Keep your best judgment at all times
and know when to quit.
Look for
casinos with a "slot club" or who offer special offers and
compensations to slot players. Take advantage of this and you can
treat the added bonus as a win!
The
following checklist sample is designed to help you make the
important things automatic so you can focus on the pleasures of
playing.
1. FINANCIALS Determine your bankroll, price for fun and betting
strategy in advance.
2. IDENTITY: Remember to take your slot club cart and picture I.D.
with you if playing in a land-based casino and remember to SAFEGUARD
your log-on and log-in information when playing slots on-line
3. BE INFORMED AND MAKE KNOWLEDGABLE CHOICES Choose a machine that
fits your strategy. Know if you're playing a progressive or not and
adjust your strategy accordingly
4. START WELL, END WELL - Insert your slot club card into the
machine and be sure the machine acknowledges the card OR identity if
gaming on-line. Decide before playing how you will handle winnings
paid by the machine. Stick to the system you choose. Cash out when
you're finished. You would be surprised how many people forget.
Remember to remove your slot club card when leaving the machine, end
and/or log off.
Consider the following two decisions
Progressive or Non-Progressive?
Do you like
many small jackpots or do you want to give up some smaller wins to
shoot for the big enchilada? Either choice is fine. Just be sure you
understand the implications. You'll lose more in the long run
playing a progressive. That is guaranteed.
Maximum
Coins or Maximum Edge?
If you're
playing a progressive, choose a lower denomination and play maximum
coins. Reverse that if you're playing a non-progressive that doesn't
pay a bonus for maximum coins.
Then, choose
one of three playing options to correspond with your strategy and
risk-tolerance level:
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A very
short session: twenty to forty coins (typically one-half or one
roll of quarters), the machine may gobble them all, give a few
back, or deliver a jackpot. There is simply no way to predict.
The most practical strategy for a very short session player is
to play once through with your bankroll and expect zero percent
back. Your price for fun is one coin per pull. The probability
of winning something and paying less than the full price using
this strategy is extremely high.
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Longer
session players with bigger bankrolls are more likely to
experience payout's closer to the average, so they can
reasonably include some of the value of those expected payout's
in the price-for-fun calculation. Let's say your session
bankroll is $100. You're playing single coins on a quarter
machine. $100 will buy you 400 spins. How much should you expect
to win back? Setting a maximum price for fun for example an
ultra-conservative and easy-to-figure 50 percent. That means
when the original $100 is gone and the 400 spins are over you
intend to have at least $50 in winnings. You're willing to pay
up to $50 for the pleasure of 400 spins. I've never seen other
people who have. The key to avoiding such a catastrophe is
monitoring your winnings. One quarter of the way through your
bankroll (100 spins) you should be down a maximum of $12.50.
Anything more and you're paying more than 50 percent, way too
much for fun. Find a looser machine.
In for the
long haul and playing for multiple hours. It's possible to see
returns approximating the actual house edge at this level of play,
but don't count on it. Set your overall price for fun at 25 percent
of your bankroll (75 percent return) and play the money once
through. Periodically monitor your winnings at 50 or 100 spin
intervals. If you hit a cold streak or a tight machine, your price
for fun will shoot through the roof. When that happens you should
take a break and play another machine
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