Jun 10 2009
Slots and Video Poker: Lower Denomination Not Always Cheaper
A word of warning for inexperienced machine gamblers. Often, people looking to just kill some time look for the lowest denomination machines to play. They’ll go for the pennies or the nickels, thinking that they’ll spend less money over more time.
Well, when you take into account my last post, that’s not always true, especially with the penny slots. Yes, the minimum bet may be one cent, but the max bet is often 10 or 20, and you can play up to 25 or 50 lines. So, let’s go with the worst case scenario. You bet 20 cents each on 50 lines. You just bet $10. Meanwhile, most quarter machines are either 3 coin (slot) or 5 coin (poker) max bets, and are often single line or single play machines.
So make sure you don’t automatically go for the lower denomination machine. Look at what the max bet is, and then you’ll know which machine is actually the cheapest machine for you.
