Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Slot Strategy

In anticipation for our upcoming trip this month, we went to a local casino yesterday for about an hour, just to keep our points on our loyalty card.

It was fun, just playing slots, but then I began to wonder if there is a good 'slot strategy' while in Vegas. 
I noticed my boyfriend rarely plays min bet, max lines.  He usually plays 2x bet, max lines. 
I like to play min bet, max lines.  If I don't win anything in 4 or 5 spins, I usually increase my bet, because I feel I have a greater chance (not probability) to winning something.

What do you do? How do you play your favorite slot??

I found The Wizard of Odds (www.wizardofodds.com) and the sister site, www.wizardofvegas.com .
Here is an interesting article about slot machine strategy:
http://wizardofvegas.com/guides/slots/

My father is a firm believer in playing the $1 and $5 Top Dollar Games.  You need to hit max bet, which could be 2x or 3x the bet, in order to have a chance at the bonus.  I do like $1 Top Dollar, but its easy to go through $20 in 5 minutes flat on this game if its not paying out. 

I have read in the past that its bet to hit max bet on nickel machines, which can run $2-$5 or more per spin.  Its very misleading to see 5cent machines, yet be spending $2 every 45 seconds!

Whatever your strategy, here's one piece of advice that can never hurt:  Only take with you the money you are prepared to lose that night (or session) in Las Vegas.  Its really easy to take twenty after twenty out and continue playing all the machines in your area, only to then notice your purse or wallet is starting to get very thin!