Slots / Fruit Machine Strategies

Well unless you’ve discovered any fruit machine cheats, winning at slot machines is a matter of luck. But are there any real strategies for winning at slot machines ? In theory, no, but some people believe that there are ways to increase your chances of making money with slots. You can try these strategies. They may not be real slot machine winning secrets but they may help you.

Most slot machines reward you for playing the maximum number of coins. For example the jackpot may pay 2000 coins when 2 coins are played, but perhaps 4000 coins when 3 coins are played. If you don't feel comfortable playing the maximum coins you might consider moving down to a machine that accepts lower-value coins so you can play the maximum. For example instead of playing one coin at a dollar machine, play the maximum number of coins at a quarter machine. Some online casinos let you play for nickels.

Whether you use any of the strategy's below it is always worth playing at the casinos that advertise the best payback percentages, we quote their average across all games but if you go onto their site you will be able to see their previous months average payout on slots.

If you're playing a progressive machine, remember that you'll probably have to bet the maximum number of coins to be eligible to win the big jackpot.

So to the strategies:-

The Roulette strategy: You start with the minimum stake then increase your stake every time you lose and bring it back to the minimum every time you win. For this, you’ll need to find multi stake fruit machines that offer enough scope to increase your stake over a reasonable number of spins.

The Safe Slots strategy: For this you need to fix yourself a limit first. Remember when you lose at slots or any other casino game it is because you don't know when to stop. The limit should be no more than 10% of your account credits (Because most slot machines pay out at 90% or over). Let’s say you have 1000 on your account and have decided to risk 100. This means you will STOP playing the slot if and as soon as your account is down to 900. Play the slot machine game within your limit and stop immediately if you win and the winnings take your account to over 1100 (the starting point + your limit). Why? Because statistically, you should lose more than you win at slots. If you have more than what you started with, you’ve beaten the odds and you should stop there. After that, if you continue spinning, the odds against you are higher than when you started. That’s of course the most difficult thing to do for a real slot gambler.

The Progressive Jackpot strategy: Look out for Large Progressive jackpots. The bigger they are, the more likely they are to be won (mathematically that is).

The Payout Percentage strategy: Look for the best percentage payout slots around. Most slots pay over 90%. Don’t play anything under that.