Secrets of Vegas Slot Machine Pay Tables
In casinos, there are pay table references near Vegas slot machines that hint on how much returns the machines pay out and how often. This ought to aid us in our machine hunting, if we know how to use them.
So in pay tables we watch out for symbols—because the more there are the better we are supplied with possible good combinations. If the pay tables show more combinations that result to small wins, the better for us. Small wins are more realistic in slots than aiming for big ones that seldom (or rarely) come. Some estimate big win frequencies as once a month—and this is if we're that lucky. Pay tables exhibiting more small wins means the machines will likely give us more payouts. But forget about big wins. Machines that often pay out cannot build a huge fund for a big jackpot.
If we're planning on a 3 or 4-day vacation stay playing a Vegas slot machine we better not plan on hitting big wins. The secret is to stick with small win goals to stretch the capacity of our bankroll and not spend it all in one session or day. That's what often happens when we let loose our greediness the first few tries by aiming at big wins too soon. Another secret here is to reserve our big win goal on the last day when we have gauged our play well enough the past three days.
If after three days our bankroll still has a big-win capacity (at least a third of what it was in the beginning) then we try to hit the big wins. But if we have less than third, we better stick with small wins. At least we walk out of the casino with a fourth of our bankroll still intact. It is bad gambling to lose all our bankroll wiped clean. It is tempting to go after progressive jackpots. They often keep us overspending. So we limit our progressive jackpot budget to 5 percent of our bankroll.
Basically, when planning for something big, hunt for slot machines with lower jackpots but a higher general pay table. Remember that the majority profits derive from mid-level wins. In fact, the higher the jackpot, the less often it is hit, and the less relevant it becomes when we consider machine returns on a monthly basis.
Hence, it is always beneficial to check out the pay tables when we go Vegas slot machine hunting.
