If you DO win, play a couple more pulls to see if the machine keeps hitting, and then cash out and go find another one if it doesn't. You'd have to do quarter or dollar machines. You definitely won't find 2/3 credit machines that take pennies, and probably not nickels or dimes either. They'll occasionally play a 3 credit, but walk right by the 30/50 coin machines. That lets them play a 'max bet' that's just double of the minimum. My other family members who DO like to gamble some gravitate towards the two-credit machines. Many of the machines are set so the payouts are non-linear, so you win more when you play the max bet. That said, what I've seen is that the entertainment value of slots goes up if you win at least some of the time, and therefore can play a little longer. A buck isn't really going to take you very far in a casino.ĭespite having spent a cumulative total of at least 6 months out of the past 10 years in Vegas, I'm not a gambler, at all. However, it seems like I would have to lose a lot of money before winning the jackpot.Īny comments on playing the slots for entertainment, and how to maximize the entertainment value? If I am playing $0.01 per spin, and win the jackpot, the jackpot might be small while if I bet $1.00 per spin, then the jackpot might be worthwhile large. I get that there is a 'chance' I might win the jackpot. So, if a person loses money to the casino, is there any purpose in playing higher amounts?

Every now and then I will play 30 bets at a time, but that simply seems like a way to lose more money faster (that'd be losing $30/30 minutes instead of $1/30 minutes). I usually play the penny slots (1 line at a time, 1 bet per line), and find I can make $1.00 last about 30 minutes or so. Now, I haven't played for days and days and days just a couple hours here and there while on vacation in Vegas. I'm curious for suggestions on how to get the most bang for my slot machine buck.īasically, I have found that as I play the slot machine, I consistently walk away with less money than I started with. I'm posting this in the Personal Consumer Issues (how we spend our money) because I consider playing the slot machine to be consumptive entertainment, not a practical way to make your assets grow.

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