Introduction to High Roller Slots Tricks

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This blog continues our journey of winning strategies for slot machine casino gambling. Here, I’ll be explaining to you three easy high roller slots tricks. Now, please understand I’m not trying to turn you into a full-time high-limit slot machine gambler! Not at all!

As I’ll explain, there are some very inexpensive slots winning strategies which can be applied to more than just low limit slots. They can also be rather cheaply used, with only a few bets, on a $1 to $5 denomination high limit slot machine.

The three tricks you should know about involve applying a few of the winning strategies I’ve already discussed, as well as a new slots strategy, winning strategy #6, I’ll be explaining in full momentarily. Here goes!

This article has the following sections:

• Introduction
• 1st Trick: Use Winning Strategy 1 in a High Limit Slots Area
• 2nd Trick: Combining Winning Strategies #1 and #7
• 3rd Trick: If a Slot Machine Shows a Win, BET ONCE
• How Long Does a Slot Machine Need to be Idle?
• Play High Limit Slot Machines When Appropriate – Carefully!
• Summary

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1st Trick: Use Winning Strategy #1 in a High Limit Slots Area

One interesting pattern I’d noticed at a relatively medium-sized casino had to do with a simple observation. At this local casino, I saw that I would win once when I first sit down, but not win again for some time.

This pattern recognition is a slots strategy I’ve mentioned before, explicitly Winning Strategy 1: Only Win Immediately and my Professor Slots podcast episode #23.

By using this approach, we can take advantage of a common practice found at many casinos, where they provide an initial winning taste.

The first dozen times I visited the high limit slots area at this small, local casino, I found it odd that I would win a jackpot during the first few pushes of the button. But, then, I would spend thousands of dollars without so much as another hit.

I don’t mean I wouldn’t have another taxable jackpot, but that I wouldn’t win anything whatsoever. It just seemed odd. Or, put another way, it was statistically unlikely to be randomly happening so consistently and often, visit after visit after visit.

As an aside, don’t worry too much about all the money I was spending. Unbeknownst to me at the time, each $100 spent these three months earned one more entry for the drawing of a car – which I would end up winning. I tell that story in:

As a second aside, the money I was spending was significant slots winnings from another local casino where I was consistently making quite a profit using Winning Strategy 7, the topic of my next blog article.

2nd Trick: Combining Winning Strategies #1 and #7

Let’s back to the story of what I learned and how I learned it. At the time, I even struck up a conversation with one of the slot operators. In that helpful interview, I asked them when were people winning jackpots and on which machines were they doing it?

This slot attendant helpfully told me about a slots player who had recently gone from one machine to another winning about eight total jackpots in a row in the high limit slots area.

I found this other slots player’s approach very intriguing, to say the least, and have since tried to employ my Winning Strategy 7 alongside playing each machine up to 5 times. By doing so, I’ve found that my annual return for this strategy alone resulted in a 150% profit over my original bankroll.

However, I’d only been using this strategy for four months since this casino opened, and felt I’d need to continue doing it for about a year to be convinced that it wasn’t either temporary or due to having limited data.

Today, I see this as an error on my part, and probably a severe loss of winnings. Winning slots strategies exist, and you can find them yourself – if you can believe your own eyes.

The area most people get stuck on is this: They don’t believe these strategies are possible, and it’s hard to try it yourself they do when you’ve already convinced yourself it’s impossible.

It doesn’t help that most winning strategies are relatively new, and based on the latest casino technologies that started being installed in new casinos since 2012.

Getting down off my usual soapbox, and back on topic, I have found this combination of winning strategies to be the cheapest approach yet to slot machine gambling, while resulting in the highest profit margin.

Using it at my local casino required only $500 per visit and $250 in return on most visits without a taxable jackpot. But then there are the taxable jackpots won, which are more than a few of the typical jackpot winnings on high limit slot machines.

As I’m sure you understand, a single $4,000 taxable jackpot pays for many subsequent visits.

Again, so far, this is all further storytelling about the experiences which resulted in my discovery of Winning Strategy 1 and how to best use it in conjunction with another winning strategy I knew. But, next, I learned a strategy I didn’t already know.

3rd Trick: If a Slot Machine Shows a Win, BET ONCE

By using these known strategies, yet another approach grew out of them. It’s easy, simple, and quite inexpensive. And, it’s completely counter-intuitive to what most slots players will tell you to do. But, because they feel this way is the reason why it works.

Slots players will tell you it is essential to check the machine’s last play. If it shows a winner then, in general, skip that machine. Don’t play it, is the general advice. I say phooey, but with a small caveat I’ll pull from Winning Strategy 1.

My third trick is this: If a slot machine is showing a win, BET ONCE. However, avoid that machine if it’s been played recently.

For this to work, if it is going to work, a slot machine showing a win needs to be idle for a while, and probably hasn’t been idle if its chair is still pulled out. That the chair is even pulled out is a beautiful clue it was used relatively recently.

Why does this work? At some casinos that set up their slot machines to offer an initial taste, the first push of the button of a high limit slot machine will win either a “small” nontaxable jackpot worth several hundred dollars or a more massive taxable jackpot over $1,200.

For example, I happened to be in the casino one Saturday evening, to take care of some tax paperwork having to do with winning a car the night before, and noticed that one of the $100 high limit slot machines was showing a $1,000 win. I didn’t think much of such a small jackpot, as it was not even taxable, but it was something I noticed.

When I went back to the casino the next morning, I noticed that that same machine had the identical winning reel combination showing on it. To me, this indicated that no one had played that machine for just over one day.

At first, I didn’t think much of it. But then, standing there looking at it, I got to thinking about my strategies. And, standing there thinking it through, I learned something.

Previously, my strategy was not to play any slot machine if it showed a win. But, I started to think, what if I was winning at one push of a button on machines that hadn’t been played for some time? Was this perhaps a refinement of a known strategy?

As usual, theory metaphorically in hand, I decided to test it. I walked over to the $100 machine showing the $1,000 win, placed my player’s card along with $100 in the machine, pressed the bet button, and immediately won a $5,000 taxable jackpot.

To date, this is the only time when I’ve won any taxable jackpot on a $100-denomination slot machine. Although, using this strategy at the same casino, shortly later I did win $500 with a single 1-credit bet on another $100 slot machine.

How Long Does a Slot Machine Need to be Idle?

One loose end with using this strategy is the question of how long does a slot machine need to be idle for it to turn into a winning slot machine via this strategy? The honest and straightforward answer is: I don’t know. But, consider my observations.

I’ve found more slot machines are winners with this strategy if I attend the casino on a Saturday morning (especially after a busy Friday night) or mid-afternoon on Sundays.

That’s because these are typically the most extended times when slot machines aren’t played, and being idle for some time matters. But, how long does it need to be inactive, you ask? I’m still piecing together clues about this.

Another clue comes from Eric Rosenthal, from whom I have second-hand information. He knows someone he trusts from within a slots manufacturer who told him that slot machines reset whenever a voucher is printed.

That’s interesting. If true, it means idle means no time at all. So, that information alone may be enough to tell you how long idle is – but I don’t think so.

Why? Because I’ve seen 30 minutes work when an immediate next player did not. Other times, I’ve seen it work after it’s been idle for hours only. Another area of uncertainty is maybe, more like probably, different casinos are set up differently.

But, I have put some effort into trying to figure this out. After some thought, one week later I went back to the casino and took handwritten notes of all the current spin reels showing on all the high limit slot machines at that casino.

Slightly over a day later, I went back to that casino with the intent of executing the usual strategy but brought extra cash with which to push the button once on any high limit slot machine still showing the same reel spin from the previous day.

Unfortunately, that day was a beautiful day in January with moderately high temperatures not seen in months. Somehow, for this reason, the casino and high limit slot machine room were incredibly busy.

I mention this because, when checking the reel spins on each slot machine, I found that ALL slot machines had been played. I then went ahead playing my usual strategy and, to my slight dismay, I didn’t win a single time despite four immediately prior visits where I made 50-60% over the bankroll I’d brought.

What I learned from this confirmation, such as it was, was that it was the wins I had seen when using my unrefined strategy of 5 pulls then stop was occurring on slot machines which had not been played for a while. That is to say, I had been winning on idle slot machines.

So, during busy periods in the high limit slot room which, by the way, isn’t necessarily the same times when the overall casino itself is active, I learned that I shouldn’t use this strategy. Not then, anyway.

All I can say is, where casinos have set up this winning strategy, winning slot machines need to be idle for a while. This bit of information may not seem like much – but it’s something once considered impossible which evidence now suggests isn’t any longer.

And, being the savvy slots enthusiast I know you are, I expect you’ll make the most out of it.

Play High Limit Slot Machines When Appropriate – Carefully!

So, let’s continue to talk about getting the most out of my winning strategies. The whole point of these specific strategies is that they don’t require much money to try out. Not to be too blunt about it, why wouldn’t you try out inexpensive strategies in the high limit slots area?

I suppose I first noticed this myself at Seminole Brighton Casino in Florida in October 2019 and earlier at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut in April 2018.

Only afterward did I think, while I’m here why don’t I try out the winning strategies I’ve just figured out in the high limit slots area?

Unfortunately, this idea came to me only after I left both places. But, here it is for you. If you have figured out a winning slots strategy that appears to work at a casino, consider trying it in the high limit slots area.

This suggestion is especially valid if the specific slots strategy you’ve found to work outside of the high limit area doesn’t require much bankroll to win. If only a small bankroll is needed, or if you’re willing to risk a larger bankroll if it doesn’t, consider one way to optimize your strategy – by bringing it into the high limit slots area. Carefully, of course.

For those who have read my blog article Seminole Brighton Casino Florida Trip Report, these follow up thoughts for using a working strategy on high limit slots should work quite well there.

However, for those who have read my blog article Easily Win a Little at Slots at Foxwoods Casino Connecticut, I’d caution against this approach there.

As Dr. Mike from the You Can Bet on That podcast very well knows (I was sitting near him at the time), you can win a couple of hundred dollars on a high limit slot machine there within the first few bets.

But, the problem is, you can do the same thing on a low limit slot machines. So, use the winning strategy I described outside of the high limit area to bet less for corresponding winnings. Your profit will be more substantial.

Summary of High Roller Slots Tricks

In review, I’ve pointed out the easy application of two past winning slots strategies, along with a new winning strategy, which would require only a few bets on a high limit slot machine.

From a high level, the three easy high roller slots tricks I’ve outlined are merely pointing out that the winning strategies you worked hard to uncover at the casino you frequent can be leveraged, perhaps even optimized, in the high limit slots area with relatively little risk.

Because, finding that a winning strategy which works is a huge accomplishment, for which you should be proud to have uncovered. But, don’t stop with finding it, even if it was with my help. Your next step is, as always, to work closer to accomplishing your gambling goals.

If your gambling goal is entertainment, as with more slots enthusiasts, then getting a W-2G for having won a taxable jackpot would be exciting. I know my first W-2G was very exciting and, quite honestly, you never really get tired of winning them.

If your gambling goal is earning comps, then you’ll undoubtedly earn players clubs point by making bets on high limit slot machines. But, more importantly, some or all of winnings received in the high limit slots area can be spent on low limit slots.

Finally, is winning take-home money your gambling goal? Well, you’ll earn that money with little cash spent. If, as always, the casino you’re at has been set up by their operator such that one or more of these approaches will work.

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The great thing about slots is that you can choose the stakes you’re comfortable playing. You can bet as little as a penny or as much as $5,000 per spin. Most players opt for games that allow them to wager the bare minimum. You can find a great deal of online slots that let you risk just one cent per spin ($0.01 on one line).

Betting a small amount on slots allows you to extend your play further. Small wagers are also attractive when you don’t have a very large bankroll. Of course, many casinos allow players to bet more on slot machines. Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and other casino destinations are famous for their high roller machines.

But what exactly is the purpose of wagering more on negative expectation games? I’ll cover 9 reasons why people are attracted to high stakes slot machines. But first, I’m going to discuss exactly what constitutes high stakes play.

What Defines High Stakes Slots Play?

High limit slot machines aren’t defined by a specific dollar amount. Instead, this is a subjective matter that can vary based on opinion. Online low rollers who are used to playing 25 lines for $0.25 might consider anything else to be a high stakes slot. Meanwhile, those who risk $25 or more per round will have a much different take.

Personally, I feel that any slot machine requiring you to wager $3 or more per spin borders on high stakes play. Considering that there are land-based slot machines with $5,000 minimum bets, there’s a big gap here. But many players will find that $3 bets and above can get expensive.

Here’s an example to illustrate my point:

• You play a land-based progressive slot machine with 300 paylines.
• You’re required to bet one penny on all 300 lines ($3 total).
• Return to player (RTP) is 88% (12% house edge).
• You perform 600 spins in an hour.
• 600 x 3 = $1,800 in hourly bets.
• 1,800 x 0.12 = $216 in theoretical losses.

If you play this slot machine for five hours, you’d theoretically lose $1,080. Many players consider this a very expensive night of gambling. Of course, I mentioned before that high stakes slots play is subjective. You may have a totally different definition, such as games with $25 bets or more.

Whatever the case may be, it’s clear that some slot machines cost more than others to play. I’m now going to explore all the reasons why you should consider betting more on slot machines.

1 – You’ll be Eligible for Better VIP Rewards

Increased loyalty rewards are one of the most-exciting parts about playing high limit slot machines. Casinos are willing to offer more VIP benefits to their top customers. Playing higher stakes means that you’ll rack up extra loyalty points. Therefore, you move up the VIP latter faster and become eligible for better comps.

RFB players, on the other hand, are afforded the best comps that the casino offers. They usually get a nice hotel suite, fine dining, and liquor on the house. The biggest high rollers can also make special requests, such as limousine transportation, a private gambling room, and their choice of nightclub tables. Online casinos can’t give out cool comps like hotel rooms and lobster dinners. But they still offer their players plenty of incentives, including cashback, free spins, and deposit bonuses.

High stakes online slots players earn points at a faster rate, thus making them eligible for a higher cashback rate. Here’s a comparison between what a low-level and high stakes player might receive:

• An online casino allows players to exchange 100 points for $1 cashback.
• Level 1 players earn 1 point per $10 wagered.
• 10 x 100 = $1,000 must be wagered per point
• 1 / 1,000 = 0.1% cashback rate for Level 1
• Level 5 players earn 1 points per $5 wagered.
• 5 x 100 = $500 must be wagered per point
• 1 / 500 = 0.2% cashback rate for Level 5

The high roller is likely to lose more money due to their increased betting volume. But they’re also receiving a larger percentage of money back due to their higher loyalty status.

2 – Some Progressive Jackpots Require Larger Bets

Many popular progressive slot machines in brick-and-mortar casinos require you to bet at least $3 per spin.This leaves you risking between $1,500 and $1,800 at a normal hourly play rate.

Plenty of gamblers are perfectly fine with this as long as they get to spin for life-changing jackpots and/or play their favorite games. Others, however, are worried about losing their bankrolls in a short amount of time at this pace.

I went through an example that showed how you can theoretically lose $216 per hour playing a $3 game. Of course, potential losses only increase from here when moving up in stakes. Certain land-based casinos offer high stakes rooms with minimum bets ranging anywhere from $5 to $5,000. Few people can afford to play the $5k games, but it still gets pricey playing slots with $100 stakes and above.

The good news is that the same slot machines normally offer higher RTP. But you’re facing greater theoretical losses on these games.

Here’s an example on how much you could potentially lose:

• You’re playing a slot machine with a $100 minimum bet.
• The game offers 95% payback (5% house edge).
• You perform 600 spins per hour.
• 600 x 100 x 0.05 = $3,000 in theoretical losses per hour

You certainly don’t want to play these slots with a limited bankroll. But well-funded players like risking more to make the payouts worth their while. Therefore, the $3k in hourly losses could easily turn into profits worth $3k or more.

3 – High Stakes Are More Thrilling

I’ve covered plenty on how high stakes slot machines can lead to bigger losses. But you also have to consider the reverse in that they offer the potential for bigger payouts. Many players get more thrills out of having the chance to earn bigger prizes. This is especially true of high rollers who aren’t excited about playing for pennies.

Even players who don’t have five or six-figure bankrolls still enjoy betting more per spin. They’d rather go for the big payouts than make their bankroll lasts longer. Slot machines are all about entertainment. So if you get more excited when playing for higher stakes, then by all means do it.

4 – You May Be in a High Stakes Slots Room

Brick-and-mortar casinos offer high limit rooms for players who want to get away from the normal crowd and gamble in luxury. High stakes rooms typically feature more-comfortable seating, posh furnishings, and extra attention from the cocktail waitresses and other staff members.

You’ll only find bets worth thousands of dollars in certain Vegas Strip casinos. But many other gambling establishments at least feature stakes worth up to $100 in their high-roller area. You pay a price for gambling in luxury, because you won’t have the option to use penny slot machines in these rooms. Instead, you’re likely looking at a $5 or $10 minimum bet.

Here’s an example of potential theoretical losses if you make the minimum wager in a high stakes area:

• You play a slot with a $10 minimum bet.
• The game offers 95% RTP (5% house edge).
• You perform 600 spins per hour.
• 600 x 10 x 0.05 = $300 in theoretical losses per hour.

5 – You Can Win Larger Fixed Prizes

Having the ability to win larger payouts is the main reason why people jump on high stakes slot machines. Slots multiply payouts based on your line bet. For example, a 25-coin payout would be worth $0.25 if you’re only wagering a penny per round.

This same payout will be worth $125 if you’re betting $5 per line, which gives you a far more to be excited about. Of course, most big gamblers aren’t worried about a larger average payout. Instead, they’re focused on hitting a bigger top prize when they bet more.

Here’s an example on how larger wagers can change the dynamic of a top fixed payout:

• A slot machine’s highest fixed payout is worth 100,000 coins.
• You win the payout while betting $0.01 per line.
• 100,000 x 0.01 = $1,000 win
• You win the payout while wagering $5 per line.
• 100,000 x 5 = $500,000 win

If you’re not comfortable betting this much per line, then you can find plenty of online slots that give you a chance to win big progressive jackpots for a small wager. The drawback, though, is that you have smaller odds of winning these jackpots. Casinos make the odds longer, because they’re not earning as much off your small wagers.

6 – Scatter Payouts Are Worth More

Scatter symbols can pay even when they don’t all land in the same payline. These scatter payouts are either worth a multiple of your total wager or line bet.

Here’s an example on how much large scatter prizes can be worth based on a multiple of your total wager:

• You bet $1 on 30 pay lines ($30 total).
• You land three scatter symbols and qualify for a 5x payout.
• 30 x 5 = $150 prize

Imagine if you’re only wagering one penny on each line ($0.30 total) in the scenario above. You’d win just $1.50 (5 x 0.3) instead of the $150 payout.

Scatter prizes only get better when you’re able to land five symbols. In these cases you can win anywhere from 100x to 1,000x your bet depending upon the game. Hitting a 1,000x scatter payout on a large bet is basically like winning a jackpot. In the example where you’re making a $30 total wager, a 1000x scatter prize would deliver you $30,000.

7 – Random Progressive Jackpots Are More Likely to Hit

A random progressive jackpot differs from standard jackpots in that it doesn’t require a minimum bet or specific payline combination. Instead, these prizes pay out randomly regardless of your wager size or wins/losses.

Random progressives are exciting for low rollers who don’t have the bankroll to wager anywhere from $1 to $3 on larger progressive slot machines. But many of these same gamblers don’t realize that their chances of winning the jackpot improve when they make bigger bets.

You don’t necessarily have to play high limits just to experience this benefit. Rather than wagering one cent per line, you could instead bet $0.25 and have a stronger chance of hitting the random progressive prize. But a high roller who’s willing to risk several dollars or more per spin has a built-in advantage when it comes to hitting the jackpot.

8 – Your Free Spins Will Pay Higher

Free spins are the most-common bonus in slots. You typically trigger free spins by landing three or more scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. Your free spin payouts are based on the size of your line bet. If you trigger this bonus by betting $0.05 per line, then your free spin payouts will be multiplied by a nickel.

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Here’s a comparison on how much more you’d stand to win with free games based on a higher triggering bet:

• You earn free spins while betting $0.05 per line.
• You win a combined 5,000 coins through all of your payouts.
• 5,000 x 0.05 = $250 win
• You earn free spins while betting $3 per line.
• You again win a combined 5,000 coins during the bonus.
• 5,000 x 3 = $15,000 win

Wagering more per line doesn’t make you any more likely to get free spins. Furthermore, all payouts will proportionally increase along with the size of your bet. But high stakes players are more excited whenever they trigger this bonus due to the fact that they have an opportunity to collect larger prizes.

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9 – You’ll Clear Welcome Bonuses Faster

Online casinos offer welcome bonuses to new players. These usually consist of a deposit bonus and possibly free spins.

Terms and conditions must be met before you can withdraw money. One of the most important terms is wagering requirements (a.k.a. playthrough), which refers to a multiple of the bonus that must be wagered before withdrawing your earnings.

Here’s an example of how wagering requirements and internet casino bonuses in general work:

• The casino is offering a 100% match bonus up to $200.
• You deposit $100 and become eligible for a matching $100 bonus.
• Playthrough is 40x the bonus.
• 40 x 100 = $4,000 must be wagered

Most players consider wagering $4,000 a lot when trying to unlock their bonus. It does take a while to bet this much when you’re only risking $0.25 per spin.

High rollers, on the other hand, can unlock their bonuses rather quickly. Here’s a comparison between how fast a low and high roller would unlock their money:

• 4,000 / 0.25 = 16,000 spins for low roller
• 16,000 / 500 spins per hour = 32 hours for low roller
• 4,000 / 5 = 800 spins for high roller
• 800 / 500 = 1.6 hours for high roller

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One important point worth noting here is that most online casinos include a maximum bet in their conditions. For example, your bonus offer could be nullified if you place wagers worth $50 or more.

Casinos do this to ensure that players don’t just making big bets to get their bonus money as quickly as possible. In any case, you need to read the terms and conditions carefully to ensure that you don’t wager any amount that would nullify your offer.

You can see that high stakes slots players enjoy a number of advantages that low rollers don’t. Most of these benefits revolve around winning bigger prizes and receiving preferential treatment from casinos.High rollers really get the red-carpet treatment at land-based casinos. They can receive anything from limo transportation to penthouse suites. They’re also privileged to bigger potential regular wins, stronger chances of winning random progressive jackpots, collecting larger bonus prizes, and clearing deposit bonuses faster.

Therefore, you can see the many perks of betting higher limits with slot machines. But you also have to consider that larger wagers don’t necessarily boost your chances of winning. In fact, high stakes players will suffer more losses on average than low rollers.

The house edge doesn’t go away just because you’re betting more. With many online slots, the house advantage stays the same no matter if you’re playing for low or high stakes. Don’t make the decision to play higher limits under the assumption that you’ll have a better win rate. Instead, you should only do so if you want to enjoy the advantages that I’ve covered here.