Below we present some useful tips for slot players.

Use Your Players Card

If only one tip to casino players could be given, this would be the one. Your player’s club card can earn you comps for food, lodging, and shows. Certain casinos even provide cash back for your play. When you do not use the card you are basically depriving yourself of the valuable incentives the casino is giving back to the players. A number of slot players believe that using their slot cards has impact on the way a machine pays out. This is a myth and a very expensive error for those who think it’s true.

Examine the Pay Tables

Examining the pay table of the machine may help you estimate the frequency that the machine returns a winner. If you notice that there are many combinations that give smaller wins, then this machine will normally have a higher hit frequency than one that has fewer winning combinations that pay back higher wins.

Slot candles

The lights on the top of the machines are referred to as candles. The bottom light is colored and that color informs you about the denomination of the machine. Typically, the candles on dollar machines are blue, quarters are yellow, and nickel machines are red.

Keep a log

When you hit a jackpot over $1,200 you will receive a W2-G form and your winnings will be reported to the IRS. Those who have an accurate gaming log, you can use your losses to offset your winnings when tax time comes.

Don’t be hasty

Don’t be hasty when you are playing slot machines. No prizes are given to the player hitting the spin button the fastest. Don’t play more than one machine at a time. Playing more than one machine simply makes you more vulnerable to the house advantage. In the long run you will most likely lose your money faster.