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Payout percentages are the most commonly used form of differentiating slot machines, and the most often used form of advertising slots by the casinos. Many casinos offer "98% payback slots " or some other high number as their payback percentage. This is most often thought of as "98% of the total amount of money deposited into the machine will be returned to the player". People tend to think this means if they play through $100, they should expect to have $98 come back to them. This is a bit of a fallacy however, because the return percentage is a theoretical one based on an infinite timeline. This means if you were to keep playing the slots game forever, you would eventually have made back 98% of what you put in. Most people don't usually play long enough to hit a big jackpot however, and winning that jackpot is part of the calculated 98%. This means if you play and don't win big, chances are you're actual return percentage will be significantly lower.
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What do I mean by traps? I mean slot machines that aren't entirely up front about what they offer you. The biggest trap by far is the full coins trap. There are many slot machines in Vegas that advertise great payback percentages and amazing jackpots, but they also advertise themselves as 'quarter slots ' or 'nickel slots ', which is a little misleading. The majority of these machines require you to play multiple coins in order to be eligible for some or any of its available jackpots. Many of them require that you are playing the maximum number of coins possible on the machine in order to be able to win the jackpot that probably convinced you to play it in the first place! So be very wary, you may find yourself in front of a machine that has three cars lined up in a row making you think you've won the grand jackpot, but no lights will flash, no sounds will erupt, if you only played one coin.
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There are many, many myths around the Internet trying to convince you that the casinos in Las Vegas have masterminded the way they place their slots , with loose slots more visible than tight slots . You will undoubtedly read about how slot machines near the isles, on raised carousels, or near the entrances and exits pay out more and more often than other slots in the casino. The logic is based on the idea that the casino wants any winner on a slot machine to be seen by as many people as possible, convincing them to play too. While this may be a fairly logical assumption, it seems as though if it was true once in the past, it sadly no longer is. Recently Michael Shackleford of the wizard of odds has done some fairly systematic tests of casinos around Vegas and found no difference between the payouts on machines located randomly, and those in previously though of 'loose' spots.
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Totem Treasure is a five reel, five payline, and five
coin slot machine. The multiple paylines increase
your chances of winning. It has a wild symbol and
the maximum payout is 12,000 coins.
For every coin that you bet, you enable another payline.
You are paid out for winning combinations on enabled
paylines only.
Example:
1. A single Squaw symbol, and a Jack symbol on an
enabled payline completes a two Jack symbols combination
and pays out 1 coin.
2. Two Squaw symbols and a Eagle symbol on an enabled
payline complete a three Eagle symbols combination
and pays out 100 coins.
The value of credits won depend on the coin size
you bet per payline. Your win amount is the number
of coins won multiplied by the number of credits bet
per payline.
Winnings are paid out on the highest combination
on each enabled payline only.
You are paid out for winning combinations on enabled
paylines only.
Malfunctions void all plays and pays.
For a game based on randomness like slots, one might wonder how different strategies
and skill levels can effect how well the game is played. But contrary to what
many people believe, slots are not the totally straightforward, simple game
they are known to be. Careful examination of how slot games operate and the
procedures and environments surrounding them offer many different ways of approaching
the games. Some strategies and techniques can make the difference between being
able to fund your playing for a whole evening instead of just an hour. And for
the really astute players, there are ways to dramatically increase your chances
of winning, no mater what game you're playing.
The nature of slots games don't change, they will always remain a random game,
so your winnings cannot be %100 guaranteed, but how close or far away from %100
your are is totally within your control.
In this section we'll talk about two main types of strategies. The 1st are
basic general strategies the second are more complex systems you can use to
influence the odds of winning.
Crazy Chameleons is a five reel, five payline, and
five coin slot machine. The multiple paylines increase
your chances of winning.
It has a wild symbol and the maximum payout is 5,000
coins.
For every coin that you bet, you enable another
payline. You are paid out for winning combinations
on enabled paylines only.
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