Playing slot machines can be fun and occasionally profitable, but… you need to increase your odds a little. I’ll give you some tips to help you. But you must remember, the odds are against you hitting a big jackpot.
I’m not an expert, but I am usually a winner and have fun at the same time. Besides winning 1.2 million dollars on the 13th of October 2001, I also hit two $3,000 winner’s the same night and have since then won, $18,000, $9,000, $6,000, $5,000 a few times and many $1,500 and $1,000 winners. I don’t have room to explain the “Why’s” so I’ll just give you my methods.
Every major win I had was on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd play. I never stay on any machine a long time and pull out big money. NEVER play more than you can afford. Don’t play the penny machines for 1, 2 or 3 dollars when you can play a dollar machine for the same money. Most of the penny machines are there to slowly take all your money and entertain you like a pinball machine. Remember, the more fancy features and bonuses there are on a machine, the less chance you have of winning a big one.
Never think it’s “coming close” to winning because of near misses… because that’s what it is called, “Near miss programming” It’s programmed into the machine to cause a mini-spending frenzy in your mind. If two red 7’s hit on the line and the third line has a triple just above it and another red 7 just below… it means NOTHING!
I have a rule, “If the machine will pay, I stay, if it won’t, I don’t.” NEVER think “It’s bound to pay pretty soon.” On an old standard wheel slot with 3 reels might have an average jackpot go out after 33,000 spins, these modern slots are now TV screens with a computer and pre-programmed chips for winning patterns.
If I win $40 or $50, I will usually make the decision to only spend another $10 or $20 to see if it’s going to get on a “roll.” If not, walk away.
Get a rewards card at every casino you go to, they will not affect your winning or losing, besides, ya get some freebies and most important… it keeps track of your spending, winning and losses. The casino gets to see how much you spend, but the print-out you can request any time you want is a legal document for the purposes of deducting your losses.
If you play all year and hit a $10,000 winner and your balance sheet shows you spent $8,000 during the year… you now only have to pay taxes on the $2,000.
Don’t get addicted, it’s easy to do. Play for fun, play to win and if you leave the casino feeling depressed, guilty and down, ya better evaluate your spending and gambling patterns.