Slot Rules??? How about a system.

Received an email from Larry in South Dakota (I didn’t even know people from S. Dakota even existed!) asking about hints and tips for slots. At first, a few of us laughed. Strategy for slots? Ummm, insert your coin but try to add some back spin, that increases your odds by 0.000001. Elevating yourself so that when you pull the lever, your finishing action is more like pushing as this increases your odds by 0.000001 (unless you push a button in which you must push as lightly as a butterfly landing on the petal of a flower). Ok, in all seriousness there is no strategy for slots. What I can give you is general advice and some honest truth.
Slots is a fun, low wager – high potential payout game much like the lottery. There are tons of types of slots games out there, with different layouts to entertain and engage the mind but regardless of its looks it still is a reel game. Insert some coins, push/pull button/lever and away you go. Pretty easy stuff. If there is any strategy in slots it’s looking for slots machines that post their odds. This gives you a realistic expectation of your odds and making sure you are using a machine that is above the 92% payout rate. If it isn’t, walk away and save your coin (or in our case, find a new online casino with a competitive payout). The best online casinos post their odds and are very transparent about it, if their is a lack of transparency leave.
Next would be to know your limits. If you plan to drop just $10 on slots machines tonight, stop when you lose more than $5 or win more than $20 (doubling your money). I understand the “hot streak” mentality, but in truth that rarely ever happens and is rarely sustained. I have seen many friends get “hot” and than end up busting because they rode their luck and made a risky bet that turned sour. While you can’t make a risky bet in slots, the idea is there. When you win big walk away to play another night. Which leads us to my next point
Look at any professional gambler and they have a system. Develop your own, learn your odds and shape up your discipline and next thing you know you will be grossing more at the end of the month. Personally I have my own excel spreadsheet which documents every single night. I have it broken down into games that I play, cash spent, money won and money lost, time spent, last months numbers, the average of all my numbers (about two years worth of records), and a few other categories at the end of my nights (when you probably wake up lol) I tally everything. My system is derived off a coworkers who has been at this much longer than myself.
For slots you are done there. For odds games like blackjack, video poker, etc you need to learn your odds. There are tons of books out there and most can be ignored. Look at the simple blackjack post below. Not a huge gimmicky book, but straight numbers and strategy to guide you. So basically go out and learn your odds! With online poker there is no “reading the table,” there is just what is on the table.
Well, this post is long enough. If you have any advice, or questions, comments or concerns email us!
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