Penny Slots-how to win
- Sandy Farnsworth
- Mar 26
- 2 min read
Penny slots are popular in casinos. There are many different kinds. So how do you pick the right one for you?
First of all, you need to pick one that is fun for you. Hopping around from machine to machine rarely works unless that is your strategy. By that I mean, there are people that just play a few spins and hope to hit it and then get off. Most of us like to play a little bit longer on the machine. There are the old traditional, three wheel kind of machine and there are the newer styles. You’ll notice there’s a similar theme to many of them. You’ll have three firecrackers or three bowls or three mummies or three piggies and so on. They are all played basically the same way. You can usually play for as little as $.25 all the way up to $50 a spin. The more you play, supposedly the larger the jackpots that you can win. That doesn’t mean you can’t win large jackpots on small bets.
I have witnessed a woman playing an $.88 bet on the prosperity machines and winning the $4800 grand jackpot. I myself was playing a lightning machine at the $.10 denomination for $5 a spin and won $10,200.

The important thing is to play the maximum number of lines on the top row and then pick the amount of money from the bottom row that you’re comfortable with. You don’t have to know much about how the machines play, but you can look at the game rules if you want to read them. The machine calculates your wins for you.
As I have walked through the casino, looking at the slot machines, I often see ones where the pots are full, or the firecrackers are at the very top. I used to think that meant that they were ready to pay out. I have revised my thinking as I’ve often found That they are the ones that keep taking my money and not paying out. Many times, the pot that are empty will go into the bonus round quickly.
My theory, which has no basis other than my continual playing, is that the full ones are the machines that are there to refill the CASINO pockets and the ones that are paying off often continue paying off. Try it and see for yourself.
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