Playing the Maxium Amount of Coins in Slot Machines
Written February 18, 2008 by Jack Jones
The gambling experts may warn you to check the odds on the slot machines before sitting down and putting your money in, but they can almost always agree on one thing, when you step up to pull the lever make sure you are playing the maximum number of coins. This is usually five, and the reason isn’t that we all want you to risk more money on each throw, even though it would be easy to see why that misunderstanding could come into play.
Actually, it’s because almost every single multiple-pay and multiple-play machine will yield a better percentage payback if you play the maximum coins allowed. Let’s take a look at a very common example of how this works in practice. If you insert one coin in the machine it might pay 500 coins, two coins brings you to 1000 coins, and then three coins jumps up to 4000 coins. You clean up when you put that third coin into play and the casino advantage increases in your advantage.
This is why the wise and intelligent gambling advisers out there tell you to play the maximum coins allowed so you can earn the higher payoff percentage. If playing the higher amount is a little too rich for your blood, then simply back down to a lower denomination machine. Instead of playing $1 at the dollar denomination, play 75 cents at the quarter slots, your wallet will thank you over the long run.
With that being said we want to remind you to check the paytables. There are a few casinos out there that offer slots with a balanced payout table. That means if one coin gets you 500 then two coins gets you 1000 and three only puts you at 1500. If that is the case then play the number of coins you are comfortable with.
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