Category: Random Slot Thoughts


  • This might be an overlooked aspect of slotting, and it’s also one of those things that will be impossible to apply perfectly on day one. Advantage slotting is as much about maximizing your time as anything, and there are plenty of ways to cut corners without leaving too much meat on the bone. For instance,…

  • This is something that I think a lot of slot hustlers take for granted, which probably isn’t obvious to someone just starting. These advantage games are not all the same. At this point, especially if you include “clones” (different versions of the same game), I must have write-ups for over 300 games. It was much…

  • I referenced this in a couple of other posts and mentioned it briefly in the book, but this deserves its own section, especially these days. Why did advantage slots exist in the first place? Well, to draw in more people and keep them on the machine so they’d eventually lose all their money. But then…

  • Tough question, and it depends on what you’re looking for. Let’s start with the obvious: to make money. What’s the saying about telling people about the “best spot” to fish and then it quickly no longer becomes the best spot to fish? Well, I can assure you I don’t have any secret spots in 2026.…

  • Just identifying an advantage machine is not enough to make you money. Advantage play machines are not magic machines. What do I mean by that? These machines, of which there are hundreds of different types throughout the country and abroad, are not tokens of goodwill from the casinos. They pay out the same as any…

  • This is an important one, especially as more and more casinos seem poised to start caring about people who exploit slot machines. Here are some things I’ve picked up on over the years: Do everything you can to blend in with the pack. You can still get kicked out even if you’re as careful as…

  • I always get a good chuckle when people inevitably tell me all their rock-solid theories about slots. In the earlier days of advantage-play slotting, I think that helped me and others blend in a bit. After all, people rubbing the screen and hopping from machine to machine wasn’t all that uncommon, so APs were able…