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There is not a lot of strategy involved in Slot Machines with the exception of properly managing your bankroll and searching for games with high payout percentages. Even still, some Slot Machines “strategists” insist that there are lots of ways to beat Slot Machines, which has resulted in some ridiculous myths.

Here are some of the worst myths that have spawned through over-strategizing in Slot Machines.

You need to play The Max Amount in Each Game
The worst myth in Slot Machines is that you need to play the max amount of coins in every game to achieve the highest payout percentage. And this myth is given rise by people who don’t pay very good attention to Slot Machines payout tables and jackpots. In reality, you only need to play max coins when dealing with progressive Slot Machines games because progressive jackpots can’t be won without max bets. Many Slot Machines games don’t have progressive payouts, so you’ll get the same payout percentage regardless of whether you bet $1 or $3.

Winning in Slot Machines is about Timing
Some Slot Machines players get bored and try timing up their spins to win money. As chance would have it, sometimes timing spins results in wins for players. It’s for this reason that you hear a lot of casino betting players swear by timing their Slot Machines spins. But the thing to realize here is that Slot Machines games are governed by random number generators, which determine wins by thousands of a second. This being the case, there is absolutely no way you can consistently time spins to win.

Land-based Casinos place Winning Slot Machines in Specific Areas
This myth has been around since the 90’s when Frank Scoblete wrote about how casinos place the highest paying games in less-traveled areas of the casino, and they place the lowest paying games in high-traffic areas. Unfortunately, this advice is only based on one interview with one casino manager. Furthermore, the interview took place in the 90’s, so casinos have already caught onto the notion that players believe in this myth. If you’re only playing Slot Machines in high-traffic areas of the casino thinking that you’re going to get rich, you are going to be thoroughly disappointed.