Be A Winner At Slots

Copyright 2010 by Pat Budd

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BE A WINNER AT SLOTS

By Pat Budd

Strategies to increase your chances of walking away with the casino’s money.

INTRODUCTION

Slot machines are the magical toys for adults. If you’ve ever been inside a casino, chances are that you’ve played one. Even if you haven’t played, surely you would have been aware of them. The flashing lights, spinning wheels, and screaming bells are impossible to ignore.

Millions of people have spent at least some time (and money) playing slot machines and their popularity continues to grow. For some the thrill is just in the play, watching the reels spin and the symbols land, possibly lined up in a winning combination that will pay a specified sum back to the player. Other people play in pursuit of the jackpot. The big one. The chance to walk away with a large chunk of cash.

Today, more than ever before, that big one is there, available for the taking by the lucky person playing the right machine at the right time. Some progressive jackpots have paid off in the hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars.

We’ve all heard the stories of people who play a few dollars and win unbelievable sums of money. I have personally seen a woman win over a million dollars on a Wheel of Fortune machine at an Indian casino in San Diego.

Those people who won these huge jackpots were no different than you or me. More than likely these big winners, like the woman I saw win over a million dollars, have been lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. These right place, right time windfalls are unusual.

Few of us can count on that happening, but all of us can improve our odds of winning more consistently and keeping those winnings if we learn some of the simple rules about gambling, good habits, and discipline. This is what you can expect to take away from this book, and what will help you win and keep more money.

Can I guarantee you’ll win millions. No, I can’t and anyone who tells you they can is deceiving you. If I could predict when a slot machine will pay a large jackpot why would I share that information with anyone? But you can be a more consistent winner and increase your chances of walking away with some of the casino’s money by following a few simple rules.

If you’re looking for a book about the theoretical probability of lining up a winning combination of symbols, then this writing is not for you, and forget all the myths you’ve heard about slot machines. No specific ritual such as wearing the same lucky sweater will make you a winner, but what will help are some tried and true rules and some suggestions on how to improve your chances of winning and how to keep the money you do win.

ABOUT THE MACHINES

What are slot machines really? And what are your chances of walking away a winner? Well, for one thing they are huge moneymakers for casinos. Slot machines once represented only a small percentage of the revenue of most casinos, but with the rise in their popularity they have now come to represent as much as 80% or more of a casino’s take. And boy I do mean take. Because that is what slot machines do best if you don’t understand how they work and have techniques readily at hand to improve your chances of winning and hanging on to your winnings. If you’re ill prepared, slot machines can take your money, one or two credits at a time, and for the most part not give it back.

So what’s the story on slot machines and how did we get to this point where they are so widely popular? The earliest slot machines were called “Liberty Bells” and were created by Charles Fey in the late 1800’s.

They first appeared in San Francisco bars and saloons. Fey’s were not the first coin operated games of chance, but were the first to have the three-reel design and automatic payoffs for winners. His machines featured three reels, each with ten symbols, such as the liberty bell or horseshoes. The ten symbols per each of the three reels created a possibility of 1,000 different combinations that a player could expect to appear on the centerline.