Slots Strategy
By law, all Slot Machines have to pay back a certain percentage of
what they take in. This can vary from as low as around 70% for Fruit
Machines in the UK, to as high as 98% in Las Vegas.
Machines with high percentages are known as "loose" and identifying
and playing the loosest machines is important.
To show how it's important, lets look at the effect on playing $100
through two machines. One has an 88% payback and the other a 98% payback.
Times
Played |
98%
Machine |
88%
Machine |
| 0 |
$100 |
$100 |
| 1 |
$98 |
$88 |
| 2 |
$96 |
$77 |
| 3 |
$94 |
$68 |
| 4 |
$92 |
$59 |
| 5 |
$90 |
$52 |
| 6 |
$88 |
$46 |
| 7 |
$86 |
$40 |
| 8 |
$85 |
$35 |
| 9 |
$83 |
$31 |
| 10 |
$81 |
$27 |
| 20 |
$66 |
$7 |
So, without any strategy or secrets, we can see that after putting
$100 through a 98% payback machine 20 times, we are left with over $66.
But, putting the same amount 20 times through an 88% payback machine
we are down to $7. (In the UK, the payback percentage of each Fruit
Machine is located in small print at the top of each machine. In the
US, we have to use the Casino's floor plan to identify the loose Slots.)
Simply put, the looser machines mean longer play sessions, more wins
and hence greatly improving your chances of being there for the Jackpot
when it arrives!
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