I love to play the slots. You might think that it is corny, but I don’t care. I love the feeling I get in the pit of my stomach as the counters are coming down – one, two… three. I love the sound the credits make as they ping into my account. I know that slots are completely random and have a build in mechanism to ensure that they only generate unpredictable results, but that is where the fun is. I start to get this feeling in my gut when I feel a win is just around the corner. Whenever I can get to a casino I will walk around the vibrantly colored slots until I feel like I’ve found the perfect one for me. Then I sit down and start playing.


Of course I want to win at slots or else I wouldn’t be playing. Since I’m one of these people who are out for the big payday, I did a little bit of homework to edge my chances of winning. Every casino has an average percentage payout for their slots, usually between 85% and 95%. This means that the casino guarantees it will return 85% of all money that goes into the slots to lucky winners. There are two casinos within driving distance of my house; I go to the one with a 91% payout over the 90% payout one that is a few miles closer. Every little bit helps.


The next bit of advice I don’t follow myself, but one of my friends does. It seems to work for her. Because I like to play with my gut, I go into the casino, find a likely machine, and sit down. However, my friend likes to find out the payout percentage of a certain machine before she commits herself to it. She’ll play with the play money for fifty pulls or so and calculate the percentage of her win. It works for her; she usually picks a good machine. I think that the machines are random and you can go one hundred pulls without a payday only to hit the jackpot on the 101st pull.


I also think that my winning percentile is little higher than most people’s because I am willing to play at higher stakes slot machines. It is more thrilling for me, and these machines are definitely programmed to give a higher percentage payout than, let’s say, the penny slots. When I first get to the casino I might first warm up with the dime or quarter slots, but it is with the dollar slots and higher that the big payouts come.


My last bit of advice on how to play casino slots is part of a long term strategy. I never play with more than I can afford to lose. I bring a certain amount of money into the casino with me, but I don’t get any more after that. This means I can enjoy the slots, play to win, and still go home feeling good about the day.