Will someone tell me how to win???

[just play]

Either I am the most unlucky person ever to walk the face of the earth, or I have no idea what I am doing? (probably both)

How do you all win?

I mean what games do you play to win?

I play slots, and have only won a few times last year, after putting in WAY more then I took out.

Is there a secret I'm missing out on?

I deposit $50 when I play...and it seems only to last about an hour, even when I am playing small bets. That seems like a very quick loss of $50 doesn't it?

[Slotster!]

I wish I could make $50 last an hour on a regular basis!!! I mean, I do sometimes, but it's rare.

Slots are a nightmare... They really are. You either seem to can't put a spin wrong, or your balance gets sucked into oblivion. Following the dreadful run I've had over the last couple of days, I'm gonna change my name to "pokerster" or "blackjackster" or something. Anything but damn slots!!!

[siilix]

Hello!
You are not the only one.
I think there is not a secret to win. Just being in the right place at the right moment and trying to control your instinct to continue wagering when you know you can't afford or when you see it's not your day.
It doesn't take a whole day to see if it's a lucky day, at least for me...I just notice from the first 10 spins if the slot is gonna give me something or swallowing it all. But I lost many times because I continued playing.
So my secret now is just trying to deposit not very often like I used to.
I think all this must be fun, not a torture to get money you lost back.

[Slotster!]

I think all this must be fun, not a torture to get money you lost back.

Amen to that... The golden rule!

[just play]

I have tried poker and black jack a few times, those games just don't seem as fun to me.

I did try that 100 hand poker last night, it was ok.

Usually I start off with nothing higher then a 45 cent bet, then if I hit a little I increase my bet, and if I don't hit I decrease my bet (some slots you can play for 9 cents ) but then the little bets don't pay anything, and the big bets take all your money

When I read this board it seems all of you are winning but me

I thought maybe I was betting wrong, or doing something wrong, or playing the wrong games. You would think I would hit something right?

[BingoT]

If I play Slots I use $25.00 to $30.00 and if that stupid slot Don't pay me anything I move to some other slot and do the same.
When they are cold they are cold.
Timing is everything

[Slotster!]

When I read this board it seems all of you are winning but me

This is absolutely not true! It's just the wins get posted, because they're the most interesting/fun! Crikey - if we had a 'losers screenshots' thread, the board would go into meltdown!!!!

I think I'm generally regarded as one of those that posts some of the 'nicer' hits on the winner screenshots thread. I'm down overall at almost every casino I play at. It's just that, due to the bet sizes, some months I'm way up and - horribly - other months I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaay down.

Stick with your bets until you hit something really nice. 90p on Ladies Nite returns £150 for the semi regular five ladies and a wild! Four wilds even more!!! When you hit that nice one, knock it up to £2.25 and you never know!

Just remember - there's no secret. Noone here is winning more than anyone else - maybe just playing more!

Good luck!

[AceMan76]

Try to look at your gambling as entertainment. If you are going into it expecting to win, you will be disappointed and will risk continually chasing your losses with $ you shouldn't use. Every casino game has negative expected value in the long run . . . which means on average you will lose money. You may drop hundreds or thousands in the slots before hitting a big pay day that puts you back close to even. Poker is an exception in that if you are better than the other players the game has positive expected value in the long run.

[BubbleG]

A few years ago you could just kick the machines in special places and money would fall out, if u were lucky you could just pull the coins out.... The gaffa locked us in, that wasn't funny... He didn't like the free bonus he was offering!!! Oh wait, that was wen the old lady was in teh cash box.... Free teas aswell... You couldn't lose!! Sorry, I cant help with the new fangled things I just click the mouse and wins drop in, its easy If only!!!


Have you tried any other games, like video poker? The returns are marginally better than slots with a basic stratergy and I dont think the variance is as wild.


Also what do you consider a win, playing low stakes slots won't get you that big hit very often. So even when your up a few coins it wont seem like enuff to quit. Upping the stakes every now and again sometimes helps.... I did this on thunderstruck after going 250 spins without a bonus 2 spins later I hit 5 ice hammers in a bonus round with a thor for a doubled triple win 4500 coins

[silcnlayc]

Winning is all in the concept of the mind in my opinion. If I play for a few hours on my initial deposit (anywhere between $70-$100) then I am a winner...all the other "hits" are a bonus to me, and I make a withdrawal for my next bout of entertainment at another casino and continue to play out my initial deposit.

This way I don't get to upset when its all gone for I expected entertainment and got it and it was MY kind of entertainment that I have enjoyed and PAID for.

The only other way to actually "win" at gambling is to NOT START. Because gambling in itself is not for supplementing the income, its really for entertainment purposes and should be viewed as that or else you will go broke. Just My opinion.