Online Slots and One Armed Bandits

INTRO: The Reel Story

The amount of information available about slot machines is overwhelming. Just type anything in related to slot machines or casinos in any online search engine and you will see for yourself: This is big business!

Gambling and Mythology / What would Jesus do?

If we are going to kill myths, we should probably get off to a soft start and warm things up a little before they get hot.

When slot machine success is “guaranteed”

You have probably seen them; the aggressive ads for the bullet proof systems, tactics and software that will “guarantee profit with slot machines”.

Famous slot machine cheaters

We did not say that slot machines cannot be beaten. We’re just saying that if someone found a sure method, they would never share this information with strangers unless these strangers represented the authorities and offered reduced sentences in exchange.

Slot machines and the mafia

The claim: “There’s a historical tendency for organized crime to become attracted to casinos”.

Claimed by: Eugene Christiansen, a financial analyst who tracks the gambling industry.

Pick your payout percentage with precaution

Claim: “No casino has slot machines with payout percentages higher than 100. After all, this is not charity.”

Claimed by: The Committee of Common Sense.

The unlimited match bonus

Claim: “We will match your deposits with no limits during your first week with 200%”.

Claimed by: Aladdin’s Casino and more.

The no deposit bonus

The claim: “Sign up with us and we will give you a free bonus. No deposit required”.

Claimed by: InterCasino (£1-£200 free), Jackpot City Casino ($25 free) and others.

The weekly/monthly bonus

Claim: “We will give you a bonus every week or every month”.

Claimed by: InterCasino, Spin Palace Casino and more.

The deposit option bonus

Claim: “Deposit money with a certain method and we will reward you with extra cash”.

Claimed by: Jackpot City Casino, Roxy Palace Casino and more.

The frequent player bonus

The claim: “We will give you a bonus in terms of money or points to stay loyal to our casino”.

Claimed by: Spin Palace Casino, InterCasino and more.

Who plays the slot machines?

Myth: “Slot machines are for old ladies on ferry crossings and Caribbean gambling cruises”.

Keeping it random - Online slots

Myth: “Casinos can manipulate and rig the slot machines with the flip of a switch”.

Slot machine slang

It’s not brain surgery, but there are some words and expressions you need to know when playing slot machines.

Slot machine wagering requirements

Claim: “Some bonuses are damn near impossible to reach.”

Land-based slot machines Vs. online slot machines

Question: What is best? Online or land based slot machines?

Clucking chickens and crack cocaine

Claim: “Slot machines are hypnotizing.”

How to avoid problems and where to fix them

Question: How can you keep your gambling at a responsible level?

Asked by: Ideally, everyone that gambles on slot machines.

The biggest payout in slot machine history

Question: How big is the biggest jackpot ever paid out on a slot machine and where was it won?

Tic-tac tic-tac, says the online slot machine jackpot

Question: What about online jackpots? What is the biggest jackpot payout on the Internet and what is the biggest jackpot not paid out?

Slot machine tactics – be a Slot Room Slut!

Myth: ”There is no such thing as a good tactic for slot machines”.

Believed by: Pessimists, realists and anti-gamblers all over the world, for more than 100 years.

Marvel Slots from InterCasino

Intercasino and Cryptologic were the first to develop and launch online slot machines, with a theme built around a world famous brand.

Safe and secure online casinos and slot rooms

Myth: “No casino can be trusted”.

Believed by: Pessimists, realists and anti-gamblers.

Slot machine tournaments

Question: Slot machine tournaments - Why, how and where?

The different types of slot machines

Myth: “All slot machines are the same”.

Our favorite casinos and why

We dare not speculate in the number of casinos now open online, but it is without a doubt enough to make it difficult to choose the favorite one.

The myths we didn’t forget

Myth: “Money can’t buy happiness”.

University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener says: “Very rich people rate substantially higher in satisfaction with life than very poor people do”.