It's difficult to be a winning slot-machine player. Both slot machines are designed purposely to give the house a long-term advantage, so if you play long enough, the house will still come out ahead. In slot machine sports, the only possible way to overcome the house advantage is to play a game with a very big jackpot, bet the limit any time you play, and hope you hit the jackpot. So, when you hit the very big jackpot, imagine what's next for you? Avoid playing this match.

 

Do not mistake me. I'm not implying you're not going to play on slot machines. Actually, I think slot games are a lot of fun, especially the very good ones. Yet you want to bear in mind that what you're doing when you're playing a slot machine on a long-term basis is paying for fun mathematically. By multiplying the house edge times the average bet by the amount of spins per hour, you can determine how much you are paying for the show.
 

For starters, if you play a slot game with a payout of 95%, then the edge of the house is 5%. (The casino holds 5 percent on any bet you make long term.) And if you're average bet is $3, then you're going to pay an average of 15 cents a spin to the bank. (5 percent times $3.) If you make 500 spins per hour, the game would cost you $75 per hour to play, which might or may not be a fair amusement expense. Your bankroll depends on that.

 

How much the incentives and bonuses you're receiving back from the casino are worth is something else to remember in your estimation. You should deduct the cost of those drinks from your hourly cost if you're playing in a land-based casino where you get free drinks while you play. (Or you can apply the expense of those drinks to the value of the entertainment you get—all it's a matter of perspective.) In order to increase the entertainment value you get, my advice is to drink top-shelf liquor and premium beverages. In a nice restaurant, a Heineken will cost $4 a glass. Drink two Heinekens an hour and you've just lowered the cost of playing from $75 to $68 an hour.

 

Slot clubs often refund a percentage of your loses per hour, so make sure you enter the slot club at the casino and still use your card to monitor your score. There is simply no justification for this not to be done. Casinos also award their bigger slot players with comps like food, show tickets, and free space, all of which add up to minimize the amount of cash you pay on their machine per hour you play.