Slots 101: Basics, Strategies, and Discussion (with poll)

[Bitinity]

Have you guys tried the new game from Pragmatic "Wild Hop and Drop"? The mechanism of this game looks similar to the game from Push Gaming "Fat Rabbit/Santa/Banker"

I haven't tried that one, but It seems like the Juicy Fruit game. But it has 5,000x tho, so it shouldn't be as hard as JF.
AFAIK, it's not exclusive just Stake got the game before everyone else. It should be live on 22 Sept.

Yes, that's why Stake call it "exclusive" because they got early access than other casinos to provide the game for their players. The concept is indeed similar to Juicy Fruit or Chicken Drop but I say it similar to the "Fat xxx" because afaik the "Fat xxx" slot from Push Gaming came first than JF and CD in Pragmatic. A concept of slot where the main idea is that we collect the special symbol to make the wild symbol getting bigger for bigger chance of winning.

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[swogerino]

You guys making me coming back and try this new slot,I have been happily staying idle and not touching a slot machine for a full week today and don't want to ruin this run,most probably if I can keep another week without playing then I think to be completely independent from slot activity which lately I have been on a huge increase.

I will try this game though,one last play with little money like 30-50 dollars and call it the end of the slot playing  ,if I win big though that is a sure thing to make me comeback but I doubt I will win.

[masulum]

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if I win big though that is a sure thing to make me comeback but I doubt I will win.

Haha, don't say like this, sometimes your mind bring it come true. We will happy to see you comeback here with good winning results. No matter what the game is, share your happiness maybe bring us a bit entertainment even we are not playing any games yet. Good luck buddy

[swogerino]

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if I win big though that is a sure thing to make me comeback but I doubt I will win.

Haha, don't say like this, sometimes your mind bring it come true. We will happy to see you comeback here with good winning results. No matter what the game is, share your happiness maybe bring us a bit entertainment even we are not playing any games yet. Good luck buddy

I played and didn't win anything but only played like 15 dollars or so,I am feeling extremely well now that I can say I am in total control of myself when playing slots.The one that keeps intriguing me is still the same slot, Green Knight but I can stay without touching it,as today marks just a bit more than one week that I am without it.Of course the obsession with such slot can't go away easily and I have played for FUN a lot of times but I haven't spend a dime of my own pocket and that is a good result which I want to continue having.

[panjul07]

Trying new slot game is not a bad idea, today I tried a new game from Pragmatic "Book of Golden Sands".
Best result on my 3rd bonus buy can be seen here https://replay.pragmaticplay.net/T38ti9xET9
Not a huge multiplier but nice enough for very first tries, it is 1500x from the base bet only.
It is an advanced "book" themed slot game, the basic of the game is similar to most other book themed slot but it has different features.
Max win is capped at 10,000x, if you like book themed slot then it can be a nice alternative to play.

[masulum]

I played and didn't win anything but only played like 15 dollars or so,I am feeling extremely well now that I can say I am in total control of myself when playing slots.The one that keeps intriguing me is still the same slot, Green Knight but I can stay without touching it,as today marks just a bit more than one week that I am without it.Of course the obsession with such slot can't go away easily and I have played for FUN a lot of times but I haven't spend a dime of my own pocket and that is a good result which I want to continue having.

That's very good, something that not everyone can do, even I myself often telling my experience of losing control. It looks like you can actually gamble just for fun. that's good

I myself, in the last few weeks tried not to play slots with high money, just up to $20 in 1 week. It does work to help reduce my intencity to play slots and it manages to control me. But, apart from avoiding to play the full 7 days. I fill some busyness for work. And for these 2 weeks, I was distracted from the slot because my son was sick (Thankfully it's now healed).  this slightly improved my control for slots after not playing in the last 2 weeks.

[ryzaadit]

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Once you enter, is hard to get out ~XD. Good luck with the recovery journey.

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Rare to see pragmatic created with 10,000x max win now days ~LOL I think they getting to many sarcasm from a lot people, while their new slot only have maximum 5,000x while player can win more than that.

[masulum]

Once you enter, is hard to get out ~XD. Good luck with the recovery journey.

Yes it is true, it will be difficult to get out completely. Unlike the dice that I used to play often in the past, slots provide a sadder experience for me but also more enjoyable experience than dice. So, right now I'm just trying to improve the intensity of my playing so it's not like a few months ago who was too eager to win games continuously every time I felt a lose. It has not been an easy journey, but I feel ready to start this new journey in the near future. with control of my self while playing slot and deposit. this is my goal 

[swogerino]

I played and didn't win anything but only played like 15 dollars or so,I am feeling extremely well now that I can say I am in total control of myself when playing slots.The one that keeps intriguing me is still the same slot, Green Knight but I can stay without touching it,as today marks just a bit more than one week that I am without it.Of course the obsession with such slot can't go away easily and I have played for FUN a lot of times but I haven't spend a dime of my own pocket and that is a good result which I want to continue having.

That's very good, something that not everyone can do, even I myself often telling my experience of losing control. It looks like you can actually gamble just for fun. that's good

I myself, in the last few weeks tried not to play slots with high money, just up to $20 in 1 week. It does work to help reduce my intencity to play slots and it manages to control me. But, apart from avoiding to play the full 7 days. I fill some busyness for work. And for these 2 weeks, I was distracted from the slot because my son was sick (Thankfully it's now healed).  this slightly improved my control for slots after not playing in the last 2 weeks.

To me it came not because I am good at it but because for the reason I said above near 1000 spins without bonus and if I got the bonus then it gives me like 3-5x of my bet while I spend a lot of money fighting for the bonus.These are rare occurrences but ones needed in order to make you strong at deciding that it is now time to full stop from this really bad vice and from these demons who look like angels,I mean the slot machines with their sounds,music,animation and mechanics game play,looks like their aura sucks you in and you can't get out.Happy to have stayed slot free for 10 days,don't know how much more I will resist but I believe I won't touch slots anymore after the above happenings.

[seleme]

Trying new slot game is not a bad idea, today I tried a new game from Pragmatic "Book of Golden Sands".
Best result on my 3rd bonus buy can be seen here https://replay.pragmaticplay.net/T38ti9xET9
Not a huge multiplier but nice enough for very first tries, it is 1500x from the base bet only.
It is an advanced "book" themed slot game, the basic of the game is similar to most other book themed slot but it has different features.
Max win is capped at 10,000x, if you like book themed slot then it can be a nice alternative to play.

I like this slot, paid 500x on bonus round and 200x during base spin.
BTW, you guys have tried new releases yet?
Money train 3 and Floating Dragon Megaways looks good, doubled my depo like in 10 mins of gameplay🙂

[masulum]

To me it came not because I am good at it but because for the reason I said above near 1000 spins without bonus and if I got the bonus then it gives me like 3-5x of my bet while I spend a lot of money fighting for the bonus.These are rare occurrences but ones needed in order to make you strong at deciding that it is now time to full stop from this really bad vice and from these demons who look like angels,I mean the slot machines with their sounds,music,animation and mechanics game play,looks like their aura sucks you in and you can't get out.Happy to have stayed slot free for 10 days,don't know how much more I will resist but I believe I won't touch slots anymore after the above happenings.

Yes, that is the reality that we must accept when playing slots. I also have an experience the same thing very often, more than 1000 spins no a single bonus is obtained, whereas when I get one, only dead spins and sometime getting zero win. Bonuses and expected wins do not give wins. of course, when conditions like this happen to us, this will very annoying even make us feel disappointed. But, again, slots always have a different impression & experiences every time.

[swogerino]

To me it came not because I am good at it but because for the reason I said above near 1000 spins without bonus and if I got the bonus then it gives me like 3-5x of my bet while I spend a lot of money fighting for the bonus.These are rare occurrences but ones needed in order to make you strong at deciding that it is now time to full stop from this really bad vice and from these demons who look like angels,I mean the slot machines with their sounds,music,animation and mechanics game play,looks like their aura sucks you in and you can't get out.Happy to have stayed slot free for 10 days,don't know how much more I will resist but I believe I won't touch slots anymore after the above happenings.

Yes, that is the reality that we must accept when playing slots. I also have an experience the same thing very often, more than 1000 spins no a single bonus is obtained, whereas when I get one, only dead spins and sometime getting zero win. Bonuses and expected wins do not give wins. of course, when conditions like this happen to us, this will very annoying even make us feel disappointed. But, again, slots always have a different impression & experiences every time.

I keep posting on this thread as I want to use it as a final remedy to my slots addiction which in most honesty I think it is purely gone now.Why you may say?It is because today marks exactly 2 weeks and about 2 days that I haven't played a single real money cent in slot machines while I continue to heavily play in FUN mode in order to fight my inner self wanting to play the slots I am obsessed with,luckily for me many casinos let you play for FUN mode and even if they didn't the official websites of the providers of the slots lets you do that.So far so good...

[panjul07]

My best result playing slot game this week, its been a long time not playing Razor Shark and luckily I hit a nice payout quickly in less than 200 spins after start.
One of roycilik's favorite games in the past but seems that he is no longer playing this game as he did not share any win in this game for a while already.
I also play Hop N Pop yesterday and get good result as well  with 4 consecutive wins using buy bonus feature, seems that it is my lucky week on slot.



All in all, I can recover my previous losses when I was in a very bad luck for 2 weeks without nice win and without withdrawal 

[masulum]

I keep posting on this thread as I want to use it as a final remedy to my slots addiction which in most honesty I think it is purely gone now.Why you may say?It is because today marks exactly 2 weeks and about 2 days that I haven't played a single real money cent in slot machines while I continue to heavily play in FUN mode in order to fight my inner self wanting to play the slots I am obsessed with,luckily for me many casinos let you play for FUN mode and even if they didn't the official websites of the providers of the slots lets you do that.So far so good...

You are wise enough with this, congratulations on your success in reducing or even not playing slots at all to prevent excessive addiction. To be honest, I've also only played once in the past 2 weeks. Just like you, I want to reduce my obsession to play. Because I have important things to do and it costs a lot of money. If I force myself to play then I will be in a complicated position. Luckily, I was able to restrain myself from playing so far. At least until I can finish all my business, i want to keep away from slots. if it normal, maybe i will keep to play once a week, with minimum money.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Have you guys tried the new game from Pragmatic "Wild Hop and Drop"? The mechanism of this game looks similar to the game from Push Gaming "Fat Rabbit/Santa/Banker"



Tried it few times with buy bonus feature and my best result is only 800x from the base bet or 8x from the buy bonus cost. This game has 5,000x max win so I think it is a good choice to play if you are bored with Gates of Olympus, Fruit Party, or any other PP games with 5,000x max win. I'm not sure if this game is available in other casino since it is listed in Stake as an exclusive one. Maybe for now it is available in Stake only, but for sure it will be available in other casinos as well later.

Thank you very much friend, the truth is I have seen this game but I have not paid much attention to it, but I think this is a very good way to have chances to win, I always play the one about the gods of Olympus, in that I am much more entertained and I think that there I have more options to win, but what you say is very attractive to me because if it has those multipliers it is something attractive, now since they are of pragmatic play origin much more, at the moment I only allocate very little money to play in the slots, but I always have it just for that, in the same way I will try the demo to familiarize myself with everything they bring and then if I will put the real money.

I keep posting on this thread as I want to use it as a final remedy to my slots addiction which in most honesty I think it is purely gone now.Why you may say?It is because today marks exactly 2 weeks and about 2 days that I haven't played a single real money cent in slot machines while I continue to heavily play in FUN mode in order to fight my inner self wanting to play the slots I am obsessed with,luckily for me many casinos let you play for FUN mode and even if they didn't the official websites of the providers of the slots lets you do that.So far so good...

You are wise enough with this, congratulations on your success in reducing or even not playing slots at all to prevent excessive addiction. To be honest, I've also only played once in the past 2 weeks. Just like you, I want to reduce my obsession to play. Because I have important things to do and it costs a lot of money. If I force myself to play then I will be in a complicated position. Luckily, I was able to restrain myself from playing so far. At least until I can finish all my business, i want to keep away from slots. if it normal, maybe i will keep to play once a week, with minimum money.

Well, it should be noted that it is a great technique so that they can not only reduce their addiction, but also try how it would have gone for real money, there they can verify that slots should be used for the sole purpose of fun and to have a balance totally willing to lose, because otherwise the problems would start a lot and that is not pleasant at all, it is good to do that, but to reduce addiction it is also good that they can do activities that consume a lot of their time, such as sports, go out, walk, meet people, do something like that so that your brain doesn't feel the imperative need to play, but little by little they replace that desire with another activity that contributes to them.

[masulum]

but to reduce addiction it is also good that they can do activities that consume a lot of their time, such as sports, go out, walk, meet people, do something like that so that your brain doesn't feel the imperative need to play, but little by little they replace that desire with another activity that contributes to them.

The only way to get rid of the desire to play slots when we are addicted is to transfer control of our money to our trusted person in our family. I experimented with this. The result is quite effective, in reducing the desire to play. Because it is difficult to have access to  my own money. This is an experiment that cannot be imitated, because if your wife likes to be extravagant, your wife might spend a lot of the money. LOL.

[swogerino]

but to reduce addiction it is also good that they can do activities that consume a lot of their time, such as sports, go out, walk, meet people, do something like that so that your brain doesn't feel the imperative need to play, but little by little they replace that desire with another activity that contributes to them.

The only way to get rid of the desire to play slots when we are addicted is to transfer control of our money to our trusted person in our family. I experimented with this. The result is quite effective, in reducing the desire to play. Because it is difficult to have access to  my own money. This is an experiment that cannot be imitated, because if your wife likes to be extravagant, your wife might spend a lot of the money. LOL.

To me tomorrow marks exactly 3 weeks without playing for real money in any slot.This means that also my experiment every time I need to play slots to play them in FUN mode works quite well.Of course to work this well it needs that I play a considerable amount of time until I keep losing in the slot so my desire the more I play for FUN the more it diminishes and becomes smaller and smaller not telling my brain that I will win because I am only losing here in the slot if I play long enough.

[nullama]

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To me tomorrow marks exactly 3 weeks without playing for real money in any slot.This means that also my experiment every time I need to play slots to play them in FUN mode works quite well.Of course to work this well it needs that I play a considerable amount of time until I keep losing in the slot so my desire the more I play for FUN the more it diminishes and becomes smaller and smaller not telling my brain that I will win because I am only losing here in the slot if I play long enough.

Yeah, the expected value of pretty much any gambling site is basically negative.

That means that in the long term the gambler will lose money and the house will end up winning.

Of course there will be times were the gambler wins, but over the long term the gambler will lose it all. It's just math.

[mu_enrico]

Yeah, the expected value of pretty much any gambling site is basically negative.

Yes, it applies to dice games as well, like on your signature

That means that in the long term the gambler will lose money and the house will end up winning.

Of course there will be times were the gambler wins, but over the long term the gambler will lose it all. It's just math.

That's not how you interpret the EV and HE.
It's a population statistic, not a sample, a "holy" guy (outlier) can win and beat the house.

To me tomorrow marks exactly 3 weeks without playing for real money in any slot.This means that also my experiment every time I need to play slots to play them in FUN mode works quite well.Of course to work this well it needs that I play a considerable amount of time until I keep losing in the slot so my desire the more I play for FUN the more it diminishes and becomes smaller and smaller not telling my brain that I will win because I am only losing here in the slot if I play long enough.

I have a unique experience when I played the Pragmatic Play slot in a fun mode and lost a lot with a minimum FUN bet, normal spin, about $500 or 500 FUN (yes it took hours). The next day I played the same game with real balance and won $500. LoL

[swogerino]

I have a unique experience when I played the Pragmatic Play slot in a fun mode and lost a lot with a minimum FUN bet, normal spin, about $500 or 500 FUN (yes it took hours). The next day I played the same game with real balance and won $500. LoL

While I like Pragmatic Play slots as they are truly a great provider because I have seen many over 5000x in their slots in much shorter time than I have seen from the Play n Go counterparts which I was extremely addicted until 3 weeks ago but I feel like being immune now.

I think your experience has only been an isolated case and I doubt anyone who loses 500 dollars in FUN mode if he goes and plays the next day in REAL mode to win 500 but congrats on your winnings.Of course I keep an eye on every new slot released and see their game play mechanics,if I am attracted I play like 20-30 dollars and not a single cent more just to try the game but gone are the days when I used to lose all of my balance trying to get the bonus round.