Quarter Slots: Getting More Than Your 25 Cents Worth of Fun

A Quarter won't get you very far these days. In some cities it will still get you a phone call and maybe a gumball out of one of those old-fashioned machines. But at the Bodog Casino it's all you need to play the quarter slots for your chance at a big jackpot.

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It is the dream of all quarter slots players - the big jackpot, that one spin that wins it all, the one-armed bandit that sets you up for life - it's like winning the lottery with a 25-cent spin of the wheel. You may not strike it rich playing the quarter slots on your next spin of the wheel, but the reality of a big win exists (the record for a quarter slot stands at $13.7 million!) and it's why you'll continue to play. Obviously, you're not the only one plugging away those quarters into the slot machines; the quarter slots are more popular than the penny, nickel or dollar slots.

Playing quarter slots is a great way to pass the time and fill a void in an otherwise uneventful evening. If you're only in it for the short run, it doesn't have to cost you much, either. In fact, many casino players are more than happy to lose a few dollars over the course of an hour and think nothing of it. It's a good bang for your entertainment buck!

With quarter slots your investment is relatively small, especially when pitted against a five-dollar-minimum blackjack table. It's even small compared with 50-cent-minimum slot machines, which themselves are modestly priced distractions when pitted against dollar slots. Of course, the higher-priced machines also offer a higher payback percentage, so the risk is usually equal to the reward.

As with most casino games, however, the trick to playing and winning at the quarter slots is to find that point where the rewards justify the risks. Quarter slots are perfect for this since most gamblers can afford to lose 20 or 50 dollars, but maybe not 20 or 50 thousand.

25 Cent Slot Machine Truths

Slot machines are not programmed to go through a cycle of payoffs. Every spin is random and independent of all past spins.

After a jackpot is hit the machine does not tighten up to get back in balance. However, the laws of probability dictate that the longer the machine is played the closer it will come to its target payoff, even with every trial (or spin at the wheel) being completely random. A jackpot is equally as likely to be hit on every spin, regardless of past outcomes.

There is no such thing as hot and cold coins. The temperature of the coin does not matter. It also does not matter how long it has been since the coin was last played.

Most slot machines reward you for playing the maximum coins. For example the jackpot may pay 2000 coins with 2 coins played, but 4000 with 3 coins played. If the max coin incentive is small it may be better to play one coin at a higher coinage than max coins at a lower coinage. Casinos increase the return percentage as the coinage goes up.

As with any casino game, it's important that you set a limit on how much money you are going to play with. Choose a denomination that suits your budget. Online machines are more flexible than land-based in that you can change coins without changing machines. So if you prefer to play with 25 cents, stick with quarter slots.