SLOTS PLAYING STRATEGIES

The 10 points below will help you maximize your playing experience as well as putting the odds in your favour as much as possible

1. Beware of Your Emotions!

Slots are simple, fun and easy to play. It is therefore very important in playing any negative expectation game such as slots to have some money management rules to control your emotions. You need to set a bank roll you can afford and set aside a fixed amount to play each session. When the session is over you stop. Don't be tempted to carry on when the adrenalin is running high.

2. Don't Play Full Coin Unless You Need To

Don't play full coin on machines that are "equal distribution" or "straight multipliers." If you look across the highest pay line and see something like this: 100 coins for one coin; 200 coins for two coins; 300 coins for three coins, you must realize that add-in extra coins to that first one does not get you anything of value. You are playing three times as much to win three times as much when you play full coin.

3. Always Play Maximum Coins on Progressives

You have to play maximum coins on a progressive machine to be able to win the progressive jackpot. If you don't play maximum coins, you're just building the jackpot for someone else with no chance to win it yourself. In addition, how would you feel if the magic combination landed on the pay line and you played only one coin, so you won $5,000 instead of $5,000,000? It's not a pleasant feeling so always play maximum coins!

4. Don't Believe in Cycles

Don't believe the myth that slot machines have "cycles" and that if you can figure out the cycles, you can break the machine. While in retrospect, you can plainly see strings of winning and losing cycles, these are the result of the random nature of the game, and not preprogrammed events. Just flip a coin for several thousand decisions and you'll see all manner of cycles, but you won't be able to predict what's coming up based on what happened in the past. The same applies to slot cycles.

5. Never Buy a Slot System

Don't believe anyone who is selling a slots system that claims to beat the slots in the long run. Many scammers will often attempt to convince the gullible that they have found some magic formula that will allow players to beat the machines over the long haul, this is not so.

6. Play Machines You're Comfortable With

Pick a machine you really enjoy playing and then play that machine for maximum return. If you like the idea of winning huge sums, then play full coin in a progressive. If, however, you want a chance to win small amounts every time you go to the casino, your best bet would be playing one coin machines.

7. Check the Payouts

Read the directions on the multi-line games carefully. With these games every coin opens up new lines and/or symbols that can win. Judge what it is you want to win and then make sure you play the correct number of coins to win the payback your comfortable with.

8. Play Higher Denominations

If you can afford them, consider going up in size to say to a single one-dollar coin. It is no secret that the higher the denomination, the better the payback on most machines.

9. The House Edge Take Profits

Slot machines have a larger house edge than other casino games. While winning is great, in the long run it will cost you money to play. Make sure when you do hit the jackpot you bank the majority or all of your winnings and enjoy them.

10. Slots ARE Fun!

If you play slots make sure you enjoy the experience and play a game your comfortable with by there very nature slots are not just a potential money making game (although it's nice to win) if you lose you should still enjoy the experience.