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Slot Machines have been around for many years. Depending on where you play, they are named differently such as Slot Machine in America, Fruit Machine in the UK and Poker Machine in Australia. Another common name for slot machine is also referred to as the One-Armed Bandit due to the arm lever situated at the side of the slot machine. You can currently play slots either online or brick and mortar casinos for variety of denominations starting from 0.05p. The main purpose of this article is to point out some tips on how to win playing at slot machines. There are summarized as follows:

Choose Slot Machines with Highest Payout: You will stand a better chance of winning in slot machine if you look for a machine with the highest payout. Normally 95% is the minimum requirement. Check Before Start Wagering: You will need to investigate the level of the odds of each slot machine you come across. You need to check out and study properly before commit yourself which machine to play at. Setting Wagering Limit: Each time before you begin to place your bet, it is always a good practice and advisable to set a proper wagering limit. As a reminder, you need to remember that you wouldn’t be winning each time you wager. Place a Maximum Bet: In slot games, you have the choice to place more than the minimum bet, one or more coins/chips. If you are on the winning streak, it is advisable to place the maximum bets. The main reason is that for some machines, they only offer the winning jackpots when the max coins are placed. Manage Your Bankroll Well: Before you begin to bet, you need to select the slot machine with wagers that you can afford. If you have a £10 bankroll, you may consider a lower wager machine such as 0.25p or lower. On the other hand if you have a £100 bankroll, you may want to place £1 bet instead of £25. It is advisable to divide your bankroll evenly, so as you don’t lose it all at once. Familiar with Slot Machine Rules, Be Sure To Read the Pay Table: All slot machine has a payout schedule that tell you a lot of information. The payout schedule shows the symbols, with their combinations, and how much is your winning. If you want bigger payoffs, consider progressive jackpots or large payouts as an ideal choice. Make sure that you are familiar with the slot machine you are playing and all their rules before placing your wager.

I hope you enjoy these tips on how to win at slots machines. These tips wouldn’t help you winning 100% on every slot games, but will definitely increase your chances. Golden rule on all gambling games including slots is to have fun while playing. Good luck.

By: Wilson Teo

Just who are some of the biggest casino winners in Vegas? The answer might surprise you. It’s not the professional poker players or the people that are paying the $100 slots that are winning big. It is people just like you and me that are just keeping the seat warm and taking a chance on the slots. The biggest winners on record are all winners of the Megabucks jackpot. The jackpot starts at $7 million and goes up from there until there is a mega winner.

For one lucky man, lightning or rather a jackpot has struck twice. At the age of 92, Elmer Sherwin won his second Megabucks jackpot. Mr. Sherwin won $21 million almost 16 years after his initial win of 4.6 million in the same jackpot game. Both of Mr. Sherwin’s jackpots were won in Las Vegas and were part of the Megabucks network of progressive slot machines. He will receive his winnings in annual installments but said that he had plans to donate his winnings to victims of Hurricane Katrina. His first jackpot win had allowed him to travel the world, now he wanted to give back.

Another big winner was Amy Nishimura from Hawaii. At 71, Ms. Nishimura was visiting Las Vegas on vacation and hit the $8.9 million Megabucks jackpot at the Freemont hotel after spending about $100 on the slots. Ms. Nishimura was another winner of the Megabucks network that is linked to over 150 casinos across Nevada. More players mean a higher payout for the lucky winners. She said that she had had dreams about her win before she hit the jackpot.

The largest jackpot ever won in Vegas was $39.7 million and was won in March of 2003 at the Excalibur casino. The lucky winner was a 25-year-old man from Los Angeles that turned a $100 stint at the slots into the biggest win ever recorded. The instantly wealthy man was visiting Vegas for the NCAA basketball tournaments and just sat down at the slot machine to play for a while. He walked away with a whopping 1.5 million dollar payout for the next 25 years.

While we can all dream, the big winners are all just like you and me. They decided to sit down and take a chance and lady luck was on their side. As Mr. Sherwin has proven, lady luck doesn’t always only strike once.

By: Adel Awwad