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How Do You Beat the Slot Machines?13 June 2005
Dear Robin, As a general rule, the higher the denomination, the higher the long-term payback. Your wife will probably get a higher long-term payback playing the half-dollar machines. She's better off playing one coin per spin in the half-dollar machine versus two coins per spin and the quarter machine. She is not better off, however, betting one coin per spin in the half-dollar machine versus one coin per spin in the quarter machine. She's doubling her risk by moving up to the half-dollar machine and the chances are very slim that the house edge on the half-dollar machine is half or less than that on the quarter machine. Unless the house edge drops to half or less, she's increasing her expected loss. As for types of machines that pay more, wide-area progressives tend to have the lowest paybacks of all machines. That's the only type of machine that's markedly different from the rest. Best of luck in and out of the casinos,
Dear DM, I have to admit that it has been a couple of years since I've been to Atlantic City and I've never been to the Mississippi coast. The last time I was in Atlantic City, there were plenty of nickel slots. Penny slots' comeback is recent, so I don't recall seeing many (any?) there. The slot directors in Atlantic City know they have to have the hot machines, so I'm sure you'll find plenty of penny slots there now. Best of luck in and out of the casinos,
Dear Jake, A few years ago, I purchased a number of slot systems and this is one of the systems I purchased. Most of them were complete nonsense. This one, however, had a few positive aspects. You mentioned that your money lasts longer. Compared with playing full coin all the time, you're stretching your bankroll when you play one or two coins per spin. Of course, you can really stretch your bankroll by playing one coin all the time, but you might find that a little boring. And that brings us to the second positive aspect about this system. It keeps you involved in your play. You always have to know where you stand to know how many coins to play. Another positive aspect of this system is it makes you break your bankroll into sessions. It also limits your loss per machine to 120 coins. As systems go, this one is not too bad. Best of luck in and out of the casinos,
Dear Faye, You should see a higher hit frequency the more lines you play and I think you would see that in the long run if you kept careful track of your spins. It sounds like you're doing well with playing nine or 10 lines and I won't argue with success. You are stretching your bankroll by not playing every line, but you aren't playing at the highest hit frequency possible from the machine. Best of luck in and out of the casinos,
With a hammer. Best of luck in and out of the casinos, Send your slot and video poker questions to John Robison, Slot Expert, at slotexpert@comcast.net. Because of the volume of mail I receive, I regret that I can't send a reply to every question. Also be advised that it may take several months for your question to appear in my column. This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Recent Articles
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