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Ask the Slot Expert: Stopping the reels on a slot machine19 September 2012
Dear Paul, You have a good strategy. When the bonus amount is just a multiple of the number of coins played, you're not giving up anything in long-term payback by playing just one coin. You are stretching your bankroll and decreasing volatility compared with playing more coins per spin. I can see only one downside. Assuming you're playing a nickel machine and you won five coins in the bonus, can you get excited about winning 25 cents? Jackpots for all,
Dear "Slots for fun," Thanks for the kind words about my columns. I agree with everything you wrote, with one small exception. Long-term payback doesn't say anything about the chances for hitting the jackpot. Two machines can have the same long-term payback, but different probabilities for hitting their jackpots. In any case, your final statement is the best advice anyone can give to a slot player and it's the advice I give when I'm asked how to win at the slots -- play machines that you enjoy playing. I can't guarantee that you'll win money, but at least I can guarantee that you'll have a good time. Jackpots for all,
Dear Larry, Thanks for the kind words. If you're playing a Class II or Class III machine, stopping a spin just causes the machine to stop the reels at the positions chosen by the RNG. Stopping the spin doesn't affect the outcome, just how long it takes to display the outcome. There's nothing a player can do to "mix up" the RNG. It's just a coincidence -- a lucky coincidence -- that you started hitting when you started stopping. Jackpots for all, Send your slot and video poker questions to John Robison, Slot Expert™, at slotexpert@slotexpert.com. Because of the volume of mail I receive, I regret that I can't reply to every question.
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