Slots Bet vs
Blackjack
by Gayle Mitchell
This is a true story about a Slots Bet made with a Blackjack
player.
“Slots”, he scoffed, but then I had heard it all
before.
The scoffer speaking to me is a friend who will be named
‘Sam’. He is a blackjack player, an educated card counter and ‘grind’
player
extraordinaire.
I patiently asked what he earned per hour on
an average
night. Using the previous evening as an average he replied,
“$80/hour for 4
hours play, $320.”
My eyes lit up and the slots bet was about to
begin:
“I will play
dollar slots for four hours with a starting bankroll of $200, and if I
win more
than $320, you will play slots with me for 1 hour and get
educated---deal?”
I was not going to acknowledge to Sam that I had displayed
perhaps more confidence that I felt at the time of making the slots
bet. However, I was secure
in the
knowledge that there are slot types that are better to play and I
follow sound
wager management strategies.
I knew that if he lost the
slots bet, the
payback of playing a game he
hated would be a far worse scenario that handing over any amount of
money to
me.
The first 2 hours found me with only $100 ahead,
but I
wasn’t worried. I was
enjoying myself free of the pressures of any blackjack or
craps ‘grind’ player who must master total concentration with thought
processes
totally focused on their current hand/dealer hand or roll of the dice -
Ow,
that hurts!
Additionally, card counters constantly need 'to
not look
like’ they are counting cards.
Yes, I’ll admit that the casino has a house advantage with
slots, however learning and knowing valuable information that can help
determine if and how I play certain slots has served me well in the
past. I
continue my quest as before, by observing casino slot locations, slot
types and
payouts.
Many versions are spread before me: Multiplier, Bonus
Multiplier, Wild Multiplier
(couldn’t resist these newest bonus versions), Buy Your Pay,
and Double Machines.
I always start any slot session by
seeking out Double,
Triple Diamond, and RWB 7’s and analyzing their location before
playing. Slot
Testing is recommended before continued play on any chosen slot.
I stayed away from Progressives for this bet, as a larger
bankroll was required; besides the newer Bonus Slots were calling.
Monopoly,
Elvis and Reel ‘Em In bonus slots completed my last hour of the slots
bet to put
me over
the top.
Sam met me at the casino entrance and as I showed him $645,
I asked if he would like a drink before our slots education class.
I
figured he
needed one; but I did not rub salt in the wound by relating to him that
I
normally charge for a ‘Hot Slots’ seminar; advice he was getting for
free. Far
be it from me to gloat!
Turns out, he warmed to Double
Diamond, RWB 7’s and Monopoly
- not a sore loser but no convert, I’m sure.
Now I know that a certain amount of luck was involved in
this slots bet, but I still contend that there are specific strategies
that
can be
learned to improve your slot profits. Not all slots are
alike.
Slot machines sell ‘the dream’ - we know that, however you
can improve your chances of attaining that dream whatever your current
‘wish
list’ may be.
More than seventy percent of casino players participate in a
slots competition as they take up the casino challenge.
Why?
Because we like
the action, the adrenalin rush, the contest, and yes - the risk factor
- we
thrive on it: life is a risk.
We want to shed our everyday
routine for the fun and
excitement of a comfortable, seductive surrounding that offers a
possible payback
and comps.
What other form of entertainment offers the
player a return
on their investment?
Slots offer privacy, no intimidation
factor and with new
Bonus Slots; a varied slot selection awaits us for an exhilarating
sensory
casino experience.
Play with a game plan within your limits,
but most
important, have fun!
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