Introduction to Win, Walk Away, Return Later
- How To Play Slot Machines Smart
- Slot Machine Strategy Tips For Beginners
- Slot Machine Strategy Tips
- Slot Machine Strategy Tips 1x2
- How To Win On Slot Machines
Determine your bankroll before you get to the casino. This is the most important tip I can give you. This series of slot strategies will help fellow gamblers better their odds at winning Big and making money on high-limit slot machines, the first being Schedule Visits. These strategies that I have developed over the years has helped me win small and large Jackpots and make money to the tune of one million dollars in as little as 3 years. Another common strategy is to play more often, by playing the slot machine on a regular basis some players believe they will increase their odds of winning. Since keno and bingo are popular games for Class II machines, some players choose to use the same numbers every time, which they believe will increase their odds of winning.
The winning slots strategy of Win, Walk Away, Return Later has been my mainstay. I’ve depended on it when earning the most taxable jackpots. As with other winning strategies, it isn’t about how lucky you are. Instead, why it works is based on how a specific casino has set up their operating system to run their slot machines.
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I cannot give you more luck. Luck is completely random. Luck isn’t something either you or me have control over. I can’t make you luckier by wishing it were so. However, what I can provide is an edge by explaining the actions casinos get to choose from when setting up their system of slot machines.
As previously discussed, casinos have a selection of possible setups thanks to their new casino operating systems. These rather expensive new systems, which includes a central computer to which every slot machine is connected and controlled, provide casinos with three financial advantages:
- Being able to handle larger and larger casino crowds.
- Having the opportunity to tune their financial performance metrics daily or multiple times per day.
- Reducing their slot mechanic workforce who’d previously changed slot machine odds of winning by opening and physically adjusting each machine, one-by-one.
With Win, Walk Away, Return Later, I will discuss the winning pattern I recognized and used extensively at one casino set up to allow observant slots players to win more often than otherwise.
This article has the following sections:
- Introduction to Win, Walk Away, Return Later
- My Most Successful Strategy
- What Might You Accomplish with this Winning Strategy?
- How to Implement Win, Walk Away, Return Later
- Why Does This Strategy Work at All?
- Finding a Slot Machine with Improved Odds of Winning
- Known Disadvantages of Win, Walk Away, Return Later
- Does this Strategy Work at Your Casino?
- Summary of Win, Walk Away, Return Later
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My Most Successful Strategy
My Win, Walk Away, Return Later winning strategy has been, with regards to my slots gambling, my most successful strategy. It’s what I’ve employed to gain the most number of jackpots if not the most amount of profit.
With it, I cycled bankrolls, again and again, to earn more players club points to advance in tier levels to top-tier. Twice.
Because this was my most used personal winning strategy, I need to tell you what my own gambling goals were at the time. Now, of course, my gambling goal is centered around being of service to you. Now, I gamble to learn and, then, explain.
But, back when I was using Win, Walk Away, Return Later, my gambling goal was three-fold. Yes, from almost the beginning, I wanted to learn. If I could learn enough to be useful, I’d still have to figure out how to explain it to someone else. Maybe a lot of someone else’s.
My other gambling goals at the time also started with wanting to make money, a profit. Not much later, I added wanting to maximize complimentary gifts. So, my gambling goals of the day were:
- Learning
- Making money
- Earning comps
To accomplish these three equal goals, all I did was play high limit slot machines. These were typically 2-credit, $10-denomination and 3- or 5-credit, $5-denomination slot machines. I usually played only a few specific slot machines, as its easier to apply this winning strategy to a limited number of slot machines – as I’ll explain momentarily.
The slot machine game theme I played the most was a row of Wheel of Fortune slot machines from IGT. I wish I could be more specific about which WOF slot machines I was playing.
It would be months before I uncovered just how many different WOF games existed. For example, IGT has a webpage showing 53 different versions of their WOF game theme. Of those machines I played, I only remember credits, denominations, and how many reels they had. It also has a big wheel on top. Again, that’s not very specific.
Win, Walk Away, Return Later was my most successful winning strategy where winning meant I was learning while earning both a profit and players club reward points for all the best comps.
What Might You Accomplish with this Winning Strategy?
Why is this important? Specifically, why are my gambling goals vital to you? Because, now, you have a better idea of what I was trying to accomplish. To make take-home money, I decided I needed taxable jackpots from high limit slot machines.
To earn players rewards credits, and thereby earn an assortment of food, travel, event, and hand-carry gifts, I needed to be able to cycle bankrolls.
It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned this, but there’s more than one kind of winning slot machine. Sometimes, it’s more evident than others. It’s typically apparent when someone wins a taxable jackpot, but it’s not obvious if the player is making a profit.
For clarity, I’ll state this observation another way. When playing one slot machine for a long period, it is noticeable if that slot machine has relatively high odds of winning within the time he or she is playing.
Jackpot madness slot. What is less obvious is whether someone spending a long time playing a single slot machine is cycling bankrolls. Not while interspersed with also winning taxable jackpots.
But, a series of jackpots under the $1,200 taxable limit can also go relatively unnoticed by most observers if the player immediately cancels the distinct sequence of lights and sounds from a jackpot roll-up.
To not draw undue attention, I always canceled the roll-up. Do you? I know it’s fun to let the lights and sounds play. It’s very gratifying, in its way. But, for me, it wasted time. I’d have preferred to be gambling while the playing was excellent.
With this winning strategy, winning for me meant a combination of taxable jackpots as well as cycling bankrolls. It also meant both if I could have both at once. Having both at once, which did happen, was an especially winning slot machine. But, having either one alone was, too.
For you to use this winning strategy, you’ll need to know your own gambling goals. If you want taxable jackpots, then you want a slot machine that provides them. If you wish comps, then you only need a slot machine that cycles bankrolls.
High-limit slot machines are not necessary when implementing this winning strategy. Not at all. Don’t feel like you need to place bets on high-limit slots because I did. I’ve only mentioned them here as this is primarily where my experience lies when implementing it for myself.
How to Implement Win, Walk Away, Return Later
When implementing Win, Walk Away, Return Later, I had three gambling goals. I’ve already mentioned making money and earning comps. But what about my learning goal?
This goal is to learn what works, how it works, and then explain it to others in the most transparent and concise manner I can manage. And, that learning goal all started with Win, Walk Away, Return Later.
While I’ve mentioned this winning strategy is the last in this series, I learned it first. As such, I decided from the very beginning that, of all the winning strategies I might learn, this is the one I would give away for free. And, so I have – from the beginning.
When anyone asked how I was a top tier status player, how I’d gotten that free comp, why I was on that cruise, or how I was winning so many jackpots during a single session, I would tell them exactly what I was doing as my best slot machine gambling advice.
Here it is.
After winning a decent-sized jackpot, go home. Go home, then come back one week later to play the exact same machine starting about five to ten minutes before the time when the prior jackpot was initially won the week before.
Be aware that this advice doesn’t necessarily apply on days of special events, such as holidays or other special casino events. Examples when this strategy might not perform well include:
- Banking holidays
- Major sporting events
- Significant promotional casino events
On those less-than-usual days at a casino, I’d instead recommend you consider implementing either Winning Strategy 4: Special Events Winning Advantages or Winning Strategy 5: Reliable Holiday Patterns.
However, this gambling “rule” does apply for events exactly one week apart. For example, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, from the point-of-view of implementing Win, Walk Away, Return Later, are very similar. Relatively similar casino conditions, an overall level of activity, tends to exist on both days.
For that specific winning slot machine and for whatever reason in fact exists for it to be a winner, that time of day on that day of the week had a higher than usual odds of winning a jackpot – so play it again at that time on that day of the week, to see if the reason it was happening in the first instance is still in effect.
Why Does This Strategy Work at All?
A good question to ask is why this strategy works at all. Here’s my reasoning for why.
As we know now occurs at newer casinos, their owners have installed an operating system which includes a central computer to control the odds of winning on each slot machines.
The intent of this central computer is to adjust the odds as needed to meet the casino’s financial performance metrics, some legally required within their gaming jurisdiction.
And, that’s it. That’s my reasoning. Casino operators are adjusting the odds on their slots depending on how their day is going, financially.
As interesting as it may be from an academic point-of-view, we don’t need to know what exactly they are adjusting for or even how they are doing financially for the day.
Knowing that the slot machines are indeed adjusted so often means our task is, instead, to go out and find those specific slot machines adjusted to have the best odds of winning at specific times of day on specific days of the week.
This winning strategy is, using a higher-level explanation, all about rhythm. It takes advantage of the casino’s rhythm. As most gamblers know, every day of the week has a different feel at casinos.
Monday’s at a casino are a little bit different from Tuesdays. And Tuesdays are a little bit different from Wednesdays. But, Fridays are different from all other weekdays. And Saturdays are not like Sundays, yet both are different from any weekday.
What you are feeling each day is real. Casinos have an operating rhythm, based on many events we don’t have to understand. This winning strategy works to sync your slots gambling sessions into that rhythm. It attempts to exploit it, to anticipate seeing it recur the next week at the same time on the same slot machine.
Finding a Slot Machine with Improved Odds of Winning
So, how do we go about doing that? Here are a few ways to find the specific day(s) and time(s) when a specific slot machine has improved odds of winning.
Since many of the gamblers I speak with often have decades more gambling experience than I currently have, I get straight to the heart of what I have to offer during get-to-know-you conversations with accomplished gamblers.
I explain that, yes, I have one thing to say that I share during conversations like this, which is this winning strategy 7. I also say that I should probably find something else to share that isn’t quite so powerful a gambling strategy.
These are gamblers who already understand the process for winning jackpots resulting in a W-2G tax form. So, I tell them to look at their jackpot receipts for the slot machine serial number along with the date and time of the jackpot they received.
What I am telling them is that the day of the week and the time of that jackpot for that slot machine is a good time to play that machine with improved odds of winning.
Most of the time, to repeat for emphasis, the cause of that specific time being a good time period doesn’t really matter – it just is – and your gambling records show it is an excellent time and place.
So, I say, use your information!
Another way to determine which specific slot machine has a specific day and time where it has improved odds of winning is to win a jackpot. You may already be doing this right now.
Since you’re playing it, you already like that machine. And, you’re available to be at the casino at that time and day of the week. So, why wouldn’t you make an effort to play it again one week after winning a jackpot, perhaps starting 5-10 minutes earlier?
When winning a jackpot, whether it is taxable or not, make a note of the date, time, and serial number to know when to return to play that same machine a week later.
The intent here is to play through the same time of day, on the same day of the week and same slot machine, as when you’re previously won – but perhaps starting a few minutes earlier.
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However, if you don’t have a history of playing at a particular casino, how might you go about implementing it? How do you find those slot machines paying out jackpots?
Remember, you’re looking for slot machines having either relatively large winnings or a bankroll cycling. Slot machines with many small non-taxable jackpots let their players maintain a near-constant balance for long periods of time.
How do you find a slot machine with improved odds of winning? Well, take a seat and watch. Frankly, the precise times and specific slot machines that are showing a winning jackpot don’t have to be yours.
I’ve always wondered if, after one of my many recorded jackpots, I would return to find someone familiar sitting at that slot machine and playing it through the “good” time period I’d uncovered – and, perhaps foolishly, previously told them about.
This was of especial concern to me since this was the one strategy I’d shared in many conversations with my fellow gamblers. However, I never saw it happen, perhaps because of my habit of gambling at odd times of the day.
Known Disadvantages of Win, Walk Away, Return Later
First off, I don’t want you to get into trouble. I don’t want you to get in trouble financially or, well, legally. As always, don’t ever take any money to a casino which you are not able to easily afford to lose. That’s still my number one gambling rule.
Second, this winning strategy can be problematic. It cannot work if you’re not at that casino a week later. Maybe you were vacationing. Perhaps you were traveling for business.
Whatever the case may be, sometimes you won’t be around a week later. As I found out for myself, so much for trying this winning strategy during your annual, four-day, Seven Stars complimentary trip to Las Vegas.
A subtle potential issue to be very, very careful about is this. A requirement of Win, Walk Away, Return Later is to record possibly many specific times, days, and slot machines into some calendar.
If you are going to be doing this at a casino, you’ll need to use a pen or pencil along with a piece of paper for this. DON’T USE YOUR SMARTPHONE TO TAKE NOTES WHILE IN A CASINO!
Using an electronic device as a gambling tool, which is what you’d be being doing if you use your smartphone to record these times, days, and slot machine on one while you’re at a casino. In most states, using an electronic device as a gambling tool is a felony.
Please take this concern very seriously. Casinos don’t mess around with what they and their state gaming regulations consider cheating. For example, in the news lately, Charles Oakley formerly a Knick’s team member, was arrested for cheating.
Never give a casino a reason, whether it seems reasonable or not, to think you are a cheater. I really should make this my gambling rule number 2.
Another less serious disadvantage of this strategy is that it also applies to smaller jackpots, but these are more difficult to record efficiently. Most of the time, these lower limit slot machines don’t pay out taxable jackpots.
Instead, any winnings tend to be smaller. It’s more likely a low-limit winning slot machine will be cycling bankrolls when the bankroll used never get depleted – sometimes for hours on end.
If a player’s gambling goal is to increase players club points, then picking times, days and specific slot machines when bankroll cycling has occurred a week or two before is useful.
Players can accumulate those points for complimentary gifts. Or, to eventually advance to the next player tier with that tier’s own set of complimentary gifts now available to the player for having advanced.
You know when your bankroll is cycling. But, initially finding a winning slot machine is not exactly what this winning strategy is about. It’s mostly about what to do when you have found a winning slot machine.
To start, let’s discuss finding a winning slot machine when you don’t know of any. You can visit the high limit slots area, and wait for a slot attendant to service a taxable jackpot. But, finding a winning slot machine which is also low-limit can be a little more complicated.
For low limit slot machines, you’ll need to be more observant than really needed in a high limit area. First, find the area of the casino with slot machine denominations for which you are comfortable having a bankroll for.
Next, watch for any player not immediately canceling their roll-up. A roll-up is the sequence of lights and sounds which automatically occur after any jackpot. A player can quickly cancel the roll-up if they press another button on the machine’s console.
That’s potentially a low limit slot machine with improved odds of winning. I’d recommend watching it for a while to see if that one roll-up was a singular event, or if it’s one of many. If it was one of many, you can decide for yourself if coming back to it a week later would be worthwhile.
If you know to watch for it, but only if you know to watch for it, someone who always immediately cancels their roll-up is rather obvious. At least, I always thought it was apparent whenever I did it. You’ll have to watch the reels, of course, or you may miss seeing the jackpot.
Plus, it can be hard to stop the roll-up instantaneously. By mistake, sometimes, the first little Bing sound or light flash can be heard or seen. Listen and watch for that, too.
Does this Strategy Work at Your Casino?
To touch again on the reason for “good” or “bad” periods to play a specific slot machine, in this instance in a somewhat deeper manner, there are several possibilities.
Some likely reasons have been discussed in detail, such as during and the morning after special events, including:
- Various holidays
- Giveaways
- Local sporting events
Other reasons for these “good” and “bad” times are based on the casino operators being in near full control of their financial returns, with the possible exception of having immediate, to the second, real-time knowledge.
Such reasons can sometimes be discerned by a savvy gambler that spends hours of time several days of the week at a casino. Other reasons, however, are not a matter of public knowledge, i.e., company proprietary to the corporate officers of the casino operator.
Is attendance less than usual? If so, that’s cause for the casino operator to set up more “bad” time periods. Similarly, the reverse is true regarding higher than typical attendance.
Other questions are:
- How is the overall economy going?
- Has there been a sudden downturn in the stock price of the casino operator? Or, a sharp upswing in its stock price?
- Has there been a scandal?
- The beginning of bankruptcy proceedings?
- Is the casino operator about to undergo a change in ownership or an important change in the ratio of its ownership percentages?
- Is it April, when the gambling “season” typically starts?
- Is the casino new or been recently heavily renovated, and trying to establish a good reputation with potential patrons within its first year?
Is the end of the financial month, quarter or year approaching and the planned fiscal revenues appear to be falling short? Or, perhaps exceeding expectations?
If you have extensive business skills, then you quite likely can distinguish between good and bad time periods due to your professional business acumen. To them, I offer my sincere appreciation of their skills.
For the rest of us, let’s take a step back for a moment and look at the big picture. It doesn’t matter why a casino does this, just whether they do it. A good analogy here is a slot machine’s random number generator.
Somewhere in the casino but more likely at slot machine manufacturers, who also supply new casino operating systems, someone knows what the odds of winning are. They know the timing, the details, the everything about what makes that slot machine win.
But, like knowing the inner workings of a casino business, we don’t have access to the circuit board designs for modern slot machines. It’s simply not available to us. And, even if we had either, it’d probably be illegal to share.
Let’s not go that insider route because, well, we can’t. Instead, let’s look for patterns. Humans are good at pattern recognition. That’s what we’re good at when all else is said and done. So, as experts in pattern recognition, let’s take that approach.
Whether this strategy works at your local casino or a casino you might visit, is up to you to find out. Further, I heartily recommend not doing any more slots gambling than you are already doing.
What I am recommending is a way to pick a slot machine to play when you do gamble. It may take some small amount of effort to observe over a few visits to a casino. It may also take some careful recordkeeping, some notes with pen and paper, to make this work.
Summary of Win, Walk Away, Return Later
This approach to playing slot machines is the last winning strategy planned in this series of seven winning methods. With it, savvy slots enthusiasts such as yourself can take advantage of casinos that have set up their slot machines to perform this way.
Naturally, a casino wouldn’t knowingly set up their slot machines to be winners, but my best understanding is that this winning strategy is invisible to them.
How To Play Slot Machines Smart
Why? Because it’s a less-than-obvious consequence of their using new casino operating systems to automate slot machines odds of winning to, in part, meet their daily performance metrics.
Will casinos ever notice this winning strategy, and take steps to eliminate it? Maybe. Perhaps not. Casinos get substantial financial advantages from using these operating systems that, from a business perspective, it would be a tough financial advantage to give up. It might well be impossible for them to do so.
But, it doesn’t have to be deliberate stoppage of our winning with this strategy. What I’ve found is, at my local casino where I once extensively used this strategy, it disappeared overnight when that casino underwent a significant ownership change.
So, as usual with all my winning strategies, observe first. Look for what works. Don’t spend any more than you were going to spend anyway. And, if you find something that works, tell me. I’m kidding! But we’d all like to know about it. Tell me and I’ll share it with all of us!
Seriously, if you find something that works, keep a close eye on it. Ride it while it lasts, but expect change to happen eventually. Too many of my friends, fellow high limit slots players, weren’t able to adjust their play when overall circumstances changed.
Winning at slots is not entirely about luck anymore. Yes, it’s still a part of the experience. But, now, so is casino-wide, automated operating systems. Learn to make the most of them, if or when a legal advantage is (for a while) possible.
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By Jon H. Friedl, Jr. Ph.D., President
Jon Friedl, LLC
However, I’m going to disappoint many of you. It is not easy to win at slots. Slots are based on randomness, and winning big money is not a common thing while knowing the secret of how to beat the slot machine is the dream of every player. Since everything in gambling depends on fortune, there is no guarantee of success when visiting a casino.
Tips and Tricks to Beat Slot Machines
There are a few tips for increasing your chances of beating a slot machine. The number 1 principle is always to remember that each slot machine has its own payroll structure and rules.
There are still many different enthusiasts who are searching for patterns in slots’ outcomes. And most of the 100 % bulletproof systems of how to beat slots originate from these enthusiasts.
The fact is, however, that slots have no memory and every game is based purely on luck, or the lack of it. The only correct strategy is to play and stick to a few rules in order to help you to play better. However, these tips are not based on any systems or statistics of slot machines.
1. Find the Slot with the Highest Return to Player
The well-known craps player, Frank Scoblete, in one of his books describes the encounter with his guru, a legend known as The Captain. At one of their first meetings, he gave Frank this good advice:
Slot Machine Strategy Tips For Beginners
“Do not play games with high casino advantage. It’s offering higher payouts, but you will definitely lose more money in the long run.”
This same advice applies to slot machines. Each online slot machine offers a different return, or RTP (return to player). The higher the RTP number, the less you lose. Especially if you play often. RTP can be found in the information of all games. Most online slots have a return to player of around 96 %. If it offers a lesser number, you should not play it. Some slots have a superb RTP of around 98 %, for example, Blood Suckers by NetEnt.
Before you start playing for real money, just try the slot for free. Every online casino offers that. Launch the game and try to find Return to player figure. If it is very low, do not play this game no matter how good looking it is. Never play games of place bets with bad RTP.
2. Watch Your Bankroll
You cannot win every time, so always know just how much you can afford to spend. Determining the amount of money that you can use for the game is one of the basics of proper money management.
This is very important for all players. It does not matter how you play, what you play or how much you play.
You should always bet to achieve the longest gaming sessions as possible. It is also necessary to keep your bankroll so that you can experience a winning series that pumps your bankroll through the roof. If you lose your bankroll too soon, you will have absolutely no chance of getting a positive series during the game. In the online casino, always think of this golden rule of online gambling.
Smart players always know when to leave the table. And it doesn’t matter whether they are winning or losing. This is the best way to protect your money. Always set limits on winning and losing. It depends only on you. Be careful, this is very important.
3. Watch the Time
Always keep in mind how much time you spend at the slot machines. The best way of doing this is to combine it with the previous point. Just watch it by setting a financial limit. For example, you end up winning the chosen amount and stop playing until another day.
4. Lady Fortune is Standing at Your Side
Have a lucky streak? In that case, keep playing. But keep yourself in line and do not bet more than you can afford. Because it might also happen that you will eventually leave with empty pockets. And of course, no player likes that.
5. The Direct Proportionality Doesn’t Apply to Slots
We mentioned earlier that you should play in a way which helps you to play longer. But it is important to realize that a longer session doesn’t always mean bigger winnings. If you meet your limit, you should end. We mention betting strategies a little further on.
6. Play at the Maximum Bet (when it is convenient)
But only if you are worth it! The amount of your bet should always be based primarily on your total bankroll. When playing slot machines, you can change the bet at any time, so there is no problem here.
Because of the negative expectation, betting with the max denomination will only deplete your bankroll faster. On the other hand, in some situations, it may be beneficial to play for more money. This is particularly the case when higher bets will unlock additional game features and increase the return to player figure or allows one to win a progressive jackpot.
For most of the progressive slots, jackpots are only available to players who bet at the maximum level. In such a case, it is always better to bet for a max. Otherwise, you only raise the jackpot for the player who comes after you. If your bankroll does not allow you to bet on max with jackpot machines, it’s better not to play at all.
7. Take Advantage of Casino Loyalty Points
Not many people know that using a loyalty point which online casinos offer could lower the house edge.
Let’s say, for example, that you get 1 point for every €5 bet on the slot machine. You can exchange 100 points for €1. Therefore, for every €500, you can get €1 in cash.
With the little help of Mathematics, we will find that for each €1 you will get back €0.002. In conclusion, the RTP of the machines will increase by 0.2 %. It’s not too much, but in gambling, even tenths of percents count.
8. Slot Winning Frequencies
One of the things that most novices are not familiar with is the winning frequency. This indicator shows how often you can expect a win, on average. Slot machines have an average winning frequency of 10 to 20 %. That means that (again on average) every 10th to 20th spin wins.
If a slot machine pays out more often, it usually means that individual winnings are lower, but you can play this online slot longer and wait for a bonus feature. If a slot pays out less often, it probably doesn’t have any bonus round or features, but the payouts for individual winning lines are higher.
With this knowledge, you could adjust your play to your bankroll and style.
Strategies and Betting Systems Which Help You Win at Slots
If you’ve already read something about betting systems and strategies, you might notice that they can be divided into two categories:
- Change the betting pattern when winning or losing
- Change the betting pattern when changing the player/casino advantage
Slot Machine Strategy Tips
Betting systems, when the bet amount depends on the outcome of the previous round, have been well known for centuries. For example, Martingale, when a player doubles a bet after a loss and returns to the basic level when winning, was the first betting system ever. A similar system is also known as Fibonacci, which uses the famous mathematical sequence.
What is interesting about these two systems is that, without bet limit or bankroll size, they show a long-term increasing tendency, but with deep falls. However, after adding adjustments such as table limits, these systems are also hopelessly unusable.
Systems from the second group are more far more exciting. The player changes the bet amount when the expected value (or house edge) changes. These systems are mostly used by card counters at blackjack, where the house edge varies according to the number of remaining high cards in the decks.
There are several betting strategies for slot machines that fall into both categories. So let’s take a look at some of them.
1. Betting Strategy for ELK Slot Machines
Some elementary systems have already been developed by people from the ELK company, who make online slots. They have made up 3 betting strategies:
Leveller
The bet will increase by 2 levels after every 5 consecutive losses. When the player wins, the bet returns to the original level.
Booster
The bet will increase by 1 level after each loss until it rises by 4 levels. When the player wins, the bet returns to the original level.
Jumper
The Jumper system is the opposite of the Booster. In this case, the bet increases by 1 level after a win until it rises by 4 levels. Each loss returns the bet to the original amount.
You can try these systems free of charge at the Taco Brothers slot machine. Any of these 3 strategies can be selected directly from the game menu, so players don’t have to adjust the bet amount after each turn.
Just remember! These are not proven systems, and the game developers themselves claim that playing according to these strategies don’t change the return to player of the slot machine.
2. Strategy for Slot Machines 20 + 20
We like to try out new things. And this betting strategy is quite new. But be careful, it is so drastic that we must warn you in advance:
With this strategy, your bankroll will not win in the long run. It is based only on luck. For this strategy, you need exactly €135. If you have less, it makes no sense to bet on this system.
Betting Principle
You start by playing a 25-cent slot and you play 20 games with one unit. It will cost you €5. If you are in profit after these 20 spins, start the next 20-spin series. But if you finished this 20-spin series at a loss, move to the next level.
The basic principle is very simple: You always play 20 spins. If you win, you remain on existing bets. Once you are below the initial bankroll level, you move to the next step.
So if you lose 20 games with a 50-cent bet, you go for the dollar bet for a €1 spin and after that the final for €5. Twenty dollars cost you €20 and €5 costs €100.
The worst thing that can happen and often happens is when you lose all 80 games in a row and you lose all €135. But during the 20-game sequence, you usually hit some small winnings.
Which Slots Are the Best for 20+20 System?
A very important thing is to choose the best possible slot machine for this strategy.
Play only on slot machines that pay out winnings at the same rate. For example, one credit jackpot is paid €400, two credits are paid €800 and three credits payout €1 200.
Once you’ve crossed all levels, from 25 cents to €5 check your bankroll status. If you’re in extra, go to €5 slots, if you’re at a loss, go to 25-cent slots and play again.
You must have at least €135 for each 20 + 20 series. Whatever amount you have won or lost in the previous game, always put it away and do not play any further with it.
You do not have to play the whole game on one slot machine. If you do not like the 25-cents play, you can go right away to the next level. Follow your guts, it’s a lucky system. Choose your favourite slots and enjoy the game.
Hot to Manage Finances
The disadvantage for the 20 + 20 system is that you lose far more money on €5 slots than on slots with a different denomination. It is true. But on the other hand, these slots usually pay out quite a lot. And if you’re lucky, just two winning spins will cover your entire bankroll for the game.
For this 20 + 20 strategy, your bankroll management is also important. If you have €600, you can play the entire sequence four times. Always follow all 20 + 20 principles and you will see that the game is even more fun. Do not lose control of the game and do not slip away, if you have a losing series. Otherwise, you could lose far more money.
3. Standard Deviation Slot Strategy
Using standard deviation to predict the outcome of a slot machine is a strategy that can be found on some sites. And we decided to debunk it. First of all, let us clarify what the standard deviation is and why we should be interested in the machines at all.
Standard Deviations
The standard deviation is a relatively often used quantity in the statistics, which tells us how much the values are deviated or scattered from the arithmetic mean. In our case, it would be the payout of the slot machine.
Thanks to the random number generator, slot machines’ payouts can be over 100 % in a short period of time, so players can actually get some winnings.
This standard deviation is then referred to as the volatility and it shows us the risk of individual machines. Knowing slots’ volatility can be helpful in creating budget and betting strategies. It is true that slots with high volatility pay less often, but higher figures and vice versa.
Well, this can be shown by a very simplified example, when we wager four bets each of 100 coins on two slot machines. In both cases, we will withdraw €200.
Slot Machine A | Slot Machine B | |
Bet | Win | Win |
100 | 0 | 40 |
100 | 0 | 70 |
100 | 0 | 50 |
100 | 200 | 40 |
Sum | 200 | 200 |
Arithmetic Mean | 50 | 50 |
Standard Deviation | 100 | 14,1421 |
As you can see, in both cases, the result is the same. The player withdraws €200 and a total loss is of €200.
On the Table, you can see that, even though the average is the same for both games, the standard deviation is different. Good news, everyone! You do not have to count the volatility of the slots as we do. Just take a look at the payroll for the individual symbols.
If the top symbol pays out 200 coins, it could be a low volatility slot. If the slot offers 5 000 coins for the highest symbol, it will be a slot with high volatility.
How to Use Standard Deviation Strategy
On the Internet, you can find a strategy that claims that slot players are able to use this statistical calculation. According to this strategy, you need to find the slots which meet these 3 steps:
- You need to find a slot machine with an even payout ratio between bets. This means that if a slot pays out for a 1-unit bet 5 units’ winnings, it must pay out for a 2-unit bet 10 units’ winnings.
- Determine the usual number of spins between winnings. To define this number, you should play as many spins as possible. But at least 10 winnings should be enough.
- From these spins between winnings, then calculate common arithmetic mean. If the numbers of spins between winnings are 12, 9, 24, 4, 6, the AM will be 11. ((12 + 9 + 24 + 4 + 6) / 5 = 11)
Once you have calculated the AM, play the game for the minimum bet and change it to max every 11th every spin. In some cases, it is also recommended to play for a maximum of 9, 10, 12 and 13 spins to increase the chances of winning. Very simple.
Why Strategy Based on Standard Deviation is Not a Good Slots Strategy
Although at first sight, it may seem that calculating the average number of spins between winnings may be the correct logical step, it is not really the case.
If we ignore the fact that you actually don’t calculate standard deviation at all, this strategy has a major fault.
Because of the random number generator, betting according to the calculated average does not increase the probability of winning.
It is the same example as with a coin flip where, according to the average, every second flip is the winning one. But if you grab a coin and flip it, the short-term results will be different. The same principle is applicable to slot machines.
Sure, once in a while you will surely hit the winning line with the max bet, but the problems are those spins that you will lose.
For this strategy to be effective, it must be ensured that:
Winnings from the maximum bets > Number of maximum bets * (maximum bet amount – minimum bet amount)
A simple example:
Winnings from the maximum bets > Number of maximum bets * (maximum bet amount – minimum bet amount)
A simple example:
We tested this strategy on the Supreme Hot online slot, where we played 246 spins and recorded a total of 20 wins.
Gaps between winnings were 18, 25, 11, 3, 18, 1, 14, 7, 24, 32, 3, 4, 1, 6, 1, 3, 13, 26, 32 and 4 spins. The arithmetic mean was calculated as 12, 3 spins. After rounding, we assume that every 12th turn was a winning one.
We analyzed the game and found that out of the total of 20 max bets, only 1 bet was a winning one. The win was 1 600 coins, but this did not cover the total loss.
Total loss was 1 900 coins (20 bets * (100 max-5 min)). If therefore, under the same conditions, the 246 spins were played with a minimum bet, our bankroll would have been 300 coins larger.
Individual games may differ, but in the long run, it will generally apply that you will lose money with this strategy.
4. Three Rule Strategy on how to Win at slots
Introducing Rule Three. It’s actually a strategy game and sticking to it will maximize your chances of winning.
Rule Three allows you to enjoy longer game sessions, and you’ll come home with some winnings in your pocket. And that’s a great success when it comes to slot machines.
So how does Rule Three work? Take, for example, €600 that you have reserved for today’s slot machine session. The first rule is to find the slot with the right denomination. With €600 you do not have a strong enough bankroll for playing full-stakes dollar machines.
If you want to play a real dollar slot, you have to do it with only minimal bets. And as always, try to find slots with the highest RTP possible.
Now you can even divide your €600 into three groups of €200. Take the first €200 and put it into your favourite slot machine. No matter what that is.
At dollar machines, you only bet $1, at 25-cent slots, you play with the max bet. As soon as you bet €70, stop the game and see if you’re in or out.
If you have won something, have your winnings paid out, whatever they are. From the remaining amount, separate $70 and do not play with it anymore.
How to Play?
Now you have your win and you can play on the same slot machine as follows:
Suppose we ended up with €30 after a €70 session. We’ll put that $30 into the slot machine and we’ll want to double it or lose it, except for €10 (a third of the winnings). Take this €10 and add it to the already deferred €70. Now you will go home with $80.
And what if we initially win €60 extra? We’ll postpone $20. So we always postpone one-third of the winnings. That’s precisely how Rule Three works. Once you’ve built up any winnings, put it all aside and do not play with it.
Now, take another $70 of the $200 stack, roll it into the same slot and play the same formula as you did before. And why on the same machine? Why not? You won, did you not?
Once you roll $70 and you’re not up, pick up what you have left and move to another slot machine.
The First Round Is Behind Us
When you’ve played through the first €200 (€70, €70 and €60), take a short break from the game.
After you’ve had a rest, go through the data of the game and the results. If you’ve lost something, or if you have only a little money left, make it easy for yourself to take a small amount of money home. But do not forget that you still have €400, and you have not lost everything.
After a break, return to play and play the same way you played with the first $200.
Final Phase
Now go to the final stage. If you have won good money, and you are sure that you will go home somewhat richer, play as you please. Take $100 from the last part and try to win as much as possible. You have the money in your pocket, and the longer you play, the higher your chances of winning.
And what if all three mini-sessions are lost? Go home and be glad that you took home something and didn’t go home empty-handed. That’s because you played smart.
Use Rule Three on the machines and you can be sure to be able to play the next day.
Slots Are the Game of Chance
Yes, slot machines could be made according to some pattern, but no casino in the world uses such a machine. Playing the machines is like repeatedly pulling the coloured marbles from the bag, with the ball returning after each round. The fewer the balls of a given colour are in the bag, the higher the payoff value for that colour.
Let’s give an example. In the bag, there are 1 000 coloured marbles. One of them is gold and has a payout ratio of 500 to 1. One hundred marbles are silver and their payout ratio is 5 to 1. The remaining 899 are red and nothing is paid out for them.
On average, the golden ball is pulled out once in 1 000 games and the silver 1 in 10 games. But we cannot determine at what point we’ll get the gold. Each attempt has the same probability as the previous one. Every game is just the same. And the same applies to slots and table casino games.
On average, the golden ball is pulled out once in 1 000 games and the silver 1 in 10 games. But we cannot determine at what point we’ll get the gold. Each attempt has the same probability as the previous one. Every game is just the same. And the same applies to slots and table casino games.
How to Win at Slots FAQ
How do you pick a winning slot machine?
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Since slots are strictly game of chance, there is no way how you can tell which slot is going to be the winning one. But, you should always pick the slot with the highest Return to Player ratio. Do not forget to check other things like winning frequency, payout or bonus features.
Do you not know how to figure out all these things? Try online slots for free. You can play for free without risk, and you will see how the works.
Which slot machines have the best odds?
Generally speaking, online slots have the slightly better return to player than the slots in land-based casinos. Here we were pick up five slots with RTP higher than 98 %, which is quite high.
- Ugga Bugga (Playtech) – 99.07 %
- Blood Suckers (NetEnt) – 98 %
- Rock On (Rival) – 98 %
- Cosmic Quest (Rival) – 98 %
- Break Da Bank (Microgaming) – 98 %
Remember. Even with extremely high RTP, there is no guarantee that you will win. You will just lose less in the long run.
How do you beat the slot machines?
How To Win On Slot Machines
We are sorry, but there is no sure way how to beat slots. There are some tips like finding the slot with the best odds or always keep your money management. The good way to get more from slots is using the VIP or loyalty program. With these programs, you will get some reward for every bet you make. Almost every online casino offers some kind of loyalty promo, and most of them are redeemable with slots. Just check some online casinos and compare the programs.
Can you tell when a slot machine will hit?
You cannot tell when the slot will hit just watching it. You would have cracked the random number generator and do the math.
Does it matter how much you bet on a slot machine?
Yes, it does. You should always choose the bet amount accordingly to your bankroll. With a higher bet, you can lose all your money faster. On the other hand, if you are lucky, you can win much more. And always remember, it is a good practice to stop playing after the big hit.
Should I play Max bet on slot machines?
It depends on the features of the slot. If the slot offers you, something extra for playing the Max bet, then yes, you should play with the maximum allowed bet. The features may include a chance to win a progressive jackpot, extra bonus rounds, extra free spins, progressively higher payout or wins multiplier. All these features can, and will, increase the return to player ratio.
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Are slot machines rigged?
All casino games are rigged in the way that they statistically favour the casino. But, the slots are not rigged as many players thing. The slot doesn’t analyze your game and lets you lose intentionally. If you play in the licenced casino, all games are tested by independent auditors.
Are there hot and cold slots?
There are several types of slot machines, which we can divide according to the number of reels, denomination, or the type of the game. Some players even categorized slots into cold and hot ones.
According to some players, when a machine is cold, it means that the slot hasn’t paid out for a long time. And because of this, it is due to do so in the near future. On the other hand, when the slot machine is hot, that means the slot is in the “zone” and will pay out more often.
Do you wonder which of these theories is right? Well, of course, neither. But you can still meet people who see trends in any slot machine. It is based on a phenomenon called the clustering illusion. It states that the human brain tends to see streaks or patterns in random events.
When you analyze historical data of slots you may find these lucky streaks, but it doesn’t mean that you should or could predict future outcomes.
The Final Word
You can condemn, hate or crush slot machines. But let’s admit it, they already have deep roots in our history and they will be with us for a long time. They belong to gambling, where the most important thing is entertainment.
Do you have any of your own guaranteed strategies for slot machines? Share your experiences with us below in the discussion.