Everyone knows that in general, you can't beat the slot machines. Yes, it is possible to hit a life-changing jackpot that you would have to try hard to lose it all back, but those types of jackpots are few and far between and not realistic to make that part of your slot playing plan.
So, outside of the life-changing jackpot, what can you do to make your slot-playing experience more fun? Well, you can play longer with your money. You could also lose less in the long run. The tips below will allow you to do this and keep you entertained for longer.
Stay Away From TV, Movie, and Celebrity Themes
There's no doubt these types of machines are fun to play. The recognizable movies, TV shows, and celebrities make you want to play the game. The music can also get you to sit down and play. Who doesn't like a good Oompa Loompa song? But the reality is, that these machines are almost always set to a higher house edge than non-licensed machines.
The distributor has to pay for the licensed themes, images, or music. And to pay for this extra expense over a non-licensed machine they have to charge more. The term “charge more” in this case means to increase the house edge. A non-licensed penny machine with basic fruit or 7's theme might be set at a 7%, 8%, or 9% house edge, while a licensed theme from a popular movie or TV show might be set at 12% or 13% edge. This can make a big difference when playing as for every $100 you put through the machine on average, you'll only get back $87 on the licensed machine as compared to $92 on the non-licensed one.
Play The Highest Denomination You Can Afford
Casinos always set the house advantage, or hold percentage, lower on higher denomination machines. If you are going to play penny machines for 250 or 300 credits per machine, you are much better off playing a dollar machine that takes 2 or 3 credits per spin. Below are some ranges of house advantages you might find when playing slots at a casino.
- $0.01 Machine – 7% - 13% Hold
- $0.05 Machine – 6% - 11% Hold
- $0.25 Machine – 4% - 8% Hold
- $1.00 Machine – 1% - 6% Hold
- $5.00 Machine – 1% - 4% Hold
- Higher than $5 – 1% - 3% Hold
So whatever the total amount you want to play per spin is, you are better off moving up to the level highest denomination machine you can play.
Look For Lower High End Jackpots
The size of the highest jackpot is almost always correlated to how long you will be able to play on your machine. The amount being held from the hold percentage stays with the casino and the rest gets paid back to players. If a machine has a $250,000 jackpot, some of the money used in the machine payback is going to fund this large jackpot. To do this, they have to reduce the lower-end payouts. And this means less play for your money unless you are lucky enough to hit the jackpot.
If you want to play longer on your money, rather than trying to hit the big one, first look for a non-progressive jackpot machine. Second, look at the top glass or paytable and see what the highest payout is. One machine you might see 20,000 credits. Right next to that machine might be a 16,000 credit jackpot and right next to that one a 10,000 credit one. Play the 10,000 max credit payout. All of the money going back to payouts is going to be paid out in payouts under 10,000 credits. The machine does not have to save credits to pay out 20,000 credits ever. So, there will be lower-end payouts that keep you playing for longer and way lower-end payouts than a progressive jackpot machine.
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