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Game themes change, bonuses change, but slot machine misconceptions are forever. I know, because I see them in my inbox all the time. We can’t see the inner game being played on the random number generator, so our minds try to fill in the gaps. My mid-September email brought a note from a slot player who was trying to apply his old three-reel slot system to video slots. Truth be told, the system didn’t really work on three-reel slots, but let’s let Liza explain.
“When is it the right time to raise your bet on the slots?” Liza asked in her email. “I always liked to give a machine a chance to warm up a little when they were all three-reels. I’m not sure when to make the move with all those paylines.
“Here’s the way I used to play on quarter three-reel games where there was a three-coin max bet. I’d start playing one coin at a time. I’d leave the bet at one for at least 10 spins, but wouldn’t raise it at all until I had at least three winners.
“Once I had some spins and a few winners, then I’d raise to the three-coin max. They always used to say to bet max coins.”
Specifics varied, but systems much like Liza’s have been around for decades. When I first started playing, long before I started writing about gambling, I read books that advised letting the machine warm up before making a move to bigger bets.
Liza still wants to play that way, but was unsure how to apply it to video slots.
“There are so many lines on video slots that you’re winning a little something on a lot of spins. To me, that makes things not so clear cut.
