Playing the Game : Slots Games
Betting more
doesn't increase your chances of winning, so it's fine not to bet max on this type of game. This
kind is fairly straightforward in that if you bet a small amount, you'll win a
small amount; bet a large amount, you'll win a large amount -- but it doesn't
effect the number of times you win.
In other
words, this slot machine doesn't
increase the amount you win if were to bet more, it just increases the amount
of winning combinations or places you have access to. You're literally buying
what will pay you. And no, if the machine hits but you didn't pay for it, the
machine still counts that as a payout -- it won't make up for it in
its 93% payback (or whatever it may be).
Some video slot machines work like this,
but those get their separate section.
Plug into
the progressive slots. If you see a whole bunch of people at a row of
machines with a giant display board above them that's turning into quite the
spectacle, that's a progressive game. These types of slots have a jackpot total that
grows each time the machines are played. All their machines are linked up to
each other's and the first person to hit the jackpot gets a percentage of all
the play, not just their own.
Video games are far and away the most popular slot as of late. That's because they offer bonus rounds, scatter pays and special events fairly regularly. In addition to the fun and varied animation, it gives you the sense that you're actually playing a game and may have a chance at
Don't play
more than one or two slot games
at a time. And if the casino is even remotely crowded, only play the one. Don't
ruin someone else's good time with your insatiable appetite for handle-pulling.
If you see
someone get a jackpot that
should've been yours, don't fuss: There's no such thing. Each computer is going
through thousands of combinations every minute and the likelihood that you
would've pressed the button at that exact one-hundredth of a second are
incredibly minute. Worse than the odds of you walking away with a padded
wallet!
