Losing to Win at Slots
Oftentimes, slot players become frustrated at losing a lot at slot machines. This, however, might be due to their high hopes of winning huge payoffs. They become so persistent that they go home broke. The secret of winning at slots is, instead of expecting to win one must be prepared to lose.
The reality a slot player needs to know is slot is a game of chance, but a mathematical one at that. Slot machines always have pre-programmed ratios of winning. For example, the huge payoff could only be won one time in, say, 10,000 plays.
This means that, in order to have a chance - and only a chance - to win, a slot player must be willing to lose 9,999 times. Sure, we all have heard of the lucky guy, who played five times and won a hundred grand or even more; but the reality is, that event would only take place a handful of times. Most often, slot players who expect this to happen lose everything, or even do not win everything at all.
Having a ratio of winning also means that in order to win, a slot player must invest a considerable amount. If you just bring a shy bankroll, say $100, chances are you won't win anything at all. If you bring $1000, then you have a bigger chance of winning at least 30% of your bet. The more times you play and the larger your investment, the more chances that you might win something.
Notice that we didn't say win the jackpot. Winning at slots doesn't always mean gaining more than what you put in. This is another mindset of slot players that you need to avoid. Most slot players tend to re-bet meager amounts that they win. Say, when they win $300, they re-bet it in the hopes of winning a larger amount.
If you do this, then expect to bring home nothing. What a slot player needs to do instead is to keep a portion of their winnings. For example, if you bring $1000 as your bankroll and win $300, then it might be a better decision to keep $300 instead of re-betting it. That way, you will be sure to bring home at least a part of what you put in.
Of course, since the more times you play, the more chances that you will win, a slot player also needs to re-bet some of one's winnings. The best way to do this is to decide to keep a percentage of whatever one wins and re-bet whatever is left. Say, you might want to keep 80% of your winnings and then re-bet the other 20%.
Do this only after you have exhausted your bankroll. Keep your winnings first, then decide whether to re-bet or not. That way, a slot player could assess one's situation more clearly.
For a slot player to win at slots, one must be prepared to lose a considerable amount. This is because the more money one puts in, the greater one's chances of winning are. Try to keep to your initial bet first before you re-bet some of your winnings. Doing this, one would be sure to walk home with something in hand.
