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Slots

November 12th, 2006 by suzanne | No Comments | Filed in Arbitrary

Slots are by far the biggest attraction at the casinos, and you can also find the largest selection of games to suit any desire. One of my favorites is Wheel of Fortune, and it might be because I have won a handful of times. Unfortunately it wasn’t the jackpot but winning is still winning in my book.

There are two main types of slots – progressive slot machines and straight slots. The differences between the two are simple. Straight slots will pay out a straight amount for the jackpot while progressive slots the jackpot amount will increase with every play on each slot machine. You can find some huge payouts on progressive slots, anywhere from thousands up to millions of dollars. That’s some great money if you actually end up winning.

It’s important that when you are playing slots that you know which type you are playing. The reason being is that progressive slots should be played with the maximum amount of coins, and straight slots should be played with the least. You will increase your chances of winning the progressive jackpot by playing more the maximum than you will with the straight. But the amount of money that you can win on a straight slot will be determined by how many coins that you play with. For example if you are on straight slots with one coin you will win 200 coins, but if you were playing with two coins than you would win 600. So you do make more money. Nickel slots are probably your best bet of winning.

No matter which slots you are playing there is not a single doubt in my mind that you will have a great time playing, and of course winning will only increase the amount of fun that you will have. You should totally disregard any of those ebooks that are floating online for how to beat the slots. There is no mathematical method to beating these machines. There are some tricks to improving your chances but there are no guarantees, so don’t waste your money on them.

Slots are my favorite game to play at the casinos. Maybe it’s because I have won more often playing them than playing any other game in the place, regardless of what casino I was in. I am not saying that I hit big every time, but I made money rather than just making back my money.