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Casino Slots Tutorial - Tips And Rules For Online Slots!
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The Basics
Slots vary greatly, but there are some basics that apply to all machines. Modern machines operate on a computer chip, which decides through a random sequence whether you've won or lost as soon as you put the first coin in. This computer chip is called a Random Number Generator (RNG) and it sits there constantly spitting out numbers that equate to a loss or a win on the slot machine. The RNG has the capability to generate thousands of numbers a second and each one means something different in terms of payout.
Slots accept everything from pennies to $100,000 tokens although the most common are quarter, dollar, and nickel machines. Machines accept as few as one coin and will take up to forty-five coins, but a limit of two or three is common.
Beyond that, the variations are endless. Slots have a huge variety of themes to appeal to almost any gambler. Before you sit down at any slot machine, though, be sure to read the front of it carefully. It will explain everything you need to know about how to play it.
Flat-top versus Progressive Slots
There are two basic types of machines: flat-top and progressive. A flat-top machine has a fixed amount that you can win if you are lucky enough to get the right combination on the reels. Amounts vary, although 10,000 coins (be it quarters or dollars) is the most we usually see.
A progressive machine works sort of like your local lottery. As people pump more money into it, the top "jackpot" grows until somebody gets the correct combination. Most are linked to a group of machines in the casino or even around the city or state and the jackpots can be huge: The largest single jackpot ever won was over $34 million on the Megabucks slots.
Individual progressive machines, where each unit has its own progressive jackpot not linked to any other machine, are becoming more common.
Hints, Tips, & Tricks
Some people think that there's a technique to winning at slots. Those people are wrong. It's all luck. But here are a few "rules" that may increase your odds.
Try to find a group of machines where lots of people are playing and winning. The casinos will increase the payouts on certain groups of machines at certain times of the day, so if you see an area of the casino where no one is gambling or winning, there's probably a reason. Find an empty machine next to someone with a full tray of coins and sit down. You might get lucky, too.
Generally speaking, machines on aisles or near the doors pay better than those buried in the casino. This is just basic PR as the casinos try to get the people walking by to see people winning in the hopes it will lure them to play as well.
Visit the slots near a showroom just after a show or near the restaurant or buffet near mealtime. This is the same concept as above where the casinos hope to lure people coming out of the shows or restaurants into the casino.
Don't keep dumping your money into a machine that isn't paying you back something. Despite that sure-feeling you've got that it's about to hit big, it probably won't.
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