Avoid Huge Vouchers

Why? There are a few reasons for this.

First, you could drop it. Duh. But if you think about it, there’s an opportunity for that to happen as an advantage slot player. You’re not going to the casino like a normal person and sitting on a machine for an hour and then leaving. I mean, sure, sometimes that happens on a long-run type of play, but more often you’re bouncing from machine to machine. You spin a couple of times here, five times there, etc.

That’s a lot of cashing out and stuffing the voucher back in your wallet or pocket throughout a session. We play the percentages in slots, so that’s a higher percentage than the average person has of dropping their ticket.

Yes, if you know where and when you dropped it, you can alert casino security and there’s a chance you could get it back. But that’s not a sure thing, and it’s a major stress you can cut back on by keeping a modestly sized voucher.

But there’s also a less obvious reason if you happen to be in a smaller casino setting. Gamblers are superstitious, and some are always trying to connect the dots. I’ve heard something like this many times over the years: “Hey Barbra, don’t play on that machine. Someone just won a lot of money on that one, so it’s not going to pay out again.“

Often, the “last cashout” figure is right on the front of the screen. If even a small fraction of people might think like this and you’re somewhere for an extended period where every machine is important, why scare anyone from potentially building up an advantage machine?

In a big casino with lots of turnover, it’s no big deal. On a cruise or somewhere small where you want advantage machines being built up, it can matter. As I mentioned in the video, I’ll even be a part-time janitor at times if a set of machines that I want people to play is covered in drinks and cigarette butts. You don’t need to do anything like this, but especially in small casinos, I try to make the machines look as inviting as possible. One easy way to do that is by keeping your vouchers small and unintimidating.

Further still, you never know who’s watching. If someone sees you on camera with a ridiculously large voucher that you’re stuffing into a bunch of machines, that’s just one more way you’re raising suspicion. With something so easy like this, you might as well help yourself and keep a modest voucher on hand.