Advanced Slots Strategy
The
"Play Through" slots playing strategy
dovetails with the money management strategy
outlined here. Let's say you have budgeted
$300 for a slots session. You might want
to budget $50 or $100 per machine and hit
three or more machines. Play the amount
budgeted through each machine only. Do not
play the from the credit meter. The casinos
make this a little difficult, because they
want you to play from the credit meter,
in the end they make more money that way
because you lose more, faster. When you
venture to a new machine, convert your budget
for that machine to tokens before you start
to play. If you want to play $100 in a quarter
machine, buy $100 worth of tokens and play
them through. When you are done, collect
your credits and cash them in.
This
is similar to the Play Through Strategy
above. Take the requisite amount of tokens
and play them through, with a jackpot stop
point. That is, if you hit a jackpot before
you have played through your budgeted tokens,
take the money and run.
Many
players insist that the best time to gamble
is after the tourists have left, late Sunday
night into early Monday morning or after
any major holiday. The theory is that novice
gamblers will not generally play max coins
and the slots machines will be "primed"
to pay off. The early morning is a good
time to play for the abovementioned reasons
plus the fact that you will probably have
an easier time choosing a machine.
Serious
slots players must restrict their play to
casinos in jurisdictions where slots results
are published. Play the highest denomination
that you can afford. Play at casinos that
offer the most generous comps.
Success
at slots is much like success at blackjack
or video poker. If you follow the "correct"
strategy, play a "perfect" game,
and use your slots club card at all times
you will very well at a tough game. You
may not win a lot of money, but you will
have a lot of fun and get a lot of free
vacations in the form of comps.