Strictly Slots November 2022

HIGHER DENOMINATION MACHINES OFFER LOWER HOUSE EDGES Yes, this is generally true but it comes with a BIG caveat:The higher the denomination the more is lost because a lower percentage of a lot—a lot!—more money is a lot more in losses. Solution: Again, look for stand-alone machines and only play one coin. You will be radically reducing your losses despite any small reward for playing full coin. FULL COIN IS BEST ON PROGRESSIVE MACHINES This is true. In order to win on those massive jackpot machines such as Megabucks andWheel of Fortune you must play full coin.Sadly,the house edges on these machines can be as high as 15 and 17 percent in order to generate those massive jackpots. How hard is it to hit such massive jackpots? This high (hold your breath): Megabucks is an almost 50,000,000-to-one shot.That is worse than some state lotteries. Keep in mind that playing a state lottery you only buy one or a few tickets.On a slot machine you play many decisions over a rather short period of time. Solution A: Do not bother to play these machines. If you must, if you feel compelled to play them because you dream and fantasize of winning a life-changing amount of money, then give yourself a small percentage of your total bankroll—maybe 10 percent—to use on them. Solution B: Do not play any progressive machines, even stand-alone machines, because the house edges are larger on these machines.They are not worth larger losses. MULTI-LINE MACHINES ARE BEST No they aren’t.They just increase howmuch you can lose by adding more and more money into the casino’s edge. ” “ Those deadly days do happen. You can’t wish yourself around them. The more you play, the more you wager, the better the chance you will get clobbered at times. Solution B: Also, do not play penny or nickel multi-line machines.You can wind up putting a lot of money in these machines as you try to cover so many lines.The house edges on these machines are quite high. Unless you can play a few pennies and a few nickels you are asking for trouble here by thinking you are getting a good deal. Now, if you follow my advice you are truly stretching your time and reducing your risk of a deadly day or night in the world of Dame Fortune. ✤ Solution A: Forget them.Do not play multi-line machines.

THE MULTIPLE COIN MYTH Is it always best to play multiple coin? No it isn’t.There are machines where you get no reward for using full coin. Everything is a multiple of the first coin.The jackpot could be 400, 800 and 1,200.There is no increase in re turn on multiple coins. Solution A: Only play these types of stand-alone machines and only play them for one coin. I’ll assume these are three-symbol machines.Now, you have reduced the hit on your bankroll by two-thirds. It would take a massive losing streak to bust your bankroll now. Solution B: Even on stand-alone machines that do offer more of a re ward for playing multiple coins,the loss per hour is still almost three times more.The rewards are such a small percentage that you are not getting any real benefit from full coin. So, again, one coin.

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