Slot machine tips, tricks and urban myths.

Slot machine tips. It’s kinda weird to give out tips for a successful slot machine play. The sad truth is that slot machines aren’t for making money. The only purpose they serve is to feed your recreational needs. There are a few things to remember when you approach the slots. You might call them slot machine tips, you might call them hope, but they're sure worth the read.

1. When you got up and left and that old lady made the next spin and won a whole bunch of shiny coins – it wasn’t your win. You have had to hit the machine at the same exact fraction of the second that she did in order to get that money. You have more chances of winning the lottery.
2. Take your time. There is no Play per Minute rate of success. Doesn’t matter how fast you feed the machine – your chances still relay on one factor only and her name is lady luck.
3. Hit the button or pull the lever? Some prefer the old school method. Some go for high-tech. The casino goes for your money anyway.
4. Here’s a sure way to win – order a free drink. And order an expensive one. If you lost some dollars on slots, why not spoil yourself with a fine, triple bourbon on the house?
5. This one might actually work – try and bet the max amount. There are more winnable combinations with higher bets and they are always better.
6. The loose machines myth. Some say that the loose machines are placed by the casino near the entrance, cashiers, bar or anywhere near people who are not playing, in order to get them to see winners and motivate them to play. I say that there’s a better chance of finding loose screw in the casino manager’s head.
7. That card you stick in there, well ye, it’s actually money. Casinos are using machine credit cards on a nation that already has way more credit over its head. The fact that you don’t put green paper in the machine doesn’t mean that you are not gambling with real, hard earned money. Know your limit and get out while you still can. You might even be able to afford buying some roses to your wife.

Oh, and last but not least! Practice! This is the best advice we can give you. The more you practice at home on slots – the more chances you get at a casino. Naaa… We’re just messing with you. But you should definitely go online to www.pokerchest.com where you can also find notable items such as custom poker chips, playing cards, dice, casino tables and tabletops, storage cases, and much more.

Opinion: Slot Machines, the Essence of Chance

In my previous posts, I outlines the basic idea of what slot machines give you. They aren't exactly as exciting as a game of craps, and they don't involve as much skill or agency as most card games. So what do they offer?

1. Ease. let's face it, a lot of people truly enjoy participating in games of chance, but are intimidated by games with more complicated rules. Games like Omaha eight or better are really difficult. Even games like blackjack or craps require one to stay focused on the action. With slots, you have the inherent fun of just betting on something, without all of the effort and concentration.

2. Complete Chance. There must be something apart from the skill based and social aspects of casino gaming that appeals to people. Chance appeals to something fundamental in all of us, namely, the idea of hoping against hope. When you bet, you are betting on yourself to triumph against the odds. Slots still have that. Perhaps proportionately slot machines have even more of the excitement that comes with betting because there is nothing else involved, and because you can place more bets per hour.

Lady Luck and Slots: Part One

So, I've been writing some new content for the PokerChest website. Here's a little excerpt from the section on slot machines:

Remember, in the long-run variance won’t add up to that much. Slot machines are programmed to only pay you back a percentage of what you put in, and that percentage is always less than 100.

It's really interesting to me that people play at slots, a game that pretty much assures a loss and doesn't even seem enjoyable. Poker is not that sort of a casino game - if you know how to play, you can beat the house and your opponents in the long run. And even in a lot of the other card games, though it is statistically probable that you will lose, there is some level of agency. And, beyond all of that, most casino games of chance are fun. You are basically paying for the enjoyment of losing your money at Craps, for instance.

With Slots, that doesn't seem to be the case. It's all computerized. So, is it enjoyable? I mean, c'mon. Is it enjoyable to watch numbers blast out of a chute when you are playing lotto? I don't hear of those broadcasts having particularly high viewerships. I don't think it is quite so simple.

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