The Best Slot Machines in the Casino

Best slot machines are found in places that are visible to prospective slot players. The best paying slots are usually found in the main slot playing area, so long as the machine is not too close to the table games, where basically they have their own business going on. One area which is particularly good for finding higher paying slots are the elevated carrousels.

Many of these carrousels advertise higher paying slots, such as "98% paybacks." Sounds good. However, not all machines on a carrousel will pay back at the advertised rate. Casino executives have been known to place only one higher paying machine in this group and still advertise the higher rate since at least one member of the group qualifies.

However, if you have picked a good casino which caters to locals, the bosses are not likely to try this trick because the regular players would catch on quickly, and the trick would generate more bad feelings about the casino than the little additional revenue gained from fooling a few players a couple of times. This is why it is so important to play slots in a casino which caters to slots players. The casino values its slot machine players and is usually much straight forward in its placement of slot machines as well as numerous other factors benefiting the players.

So, an elevated carrousel of slot machines is usually a good place to play. Just don't play on any giant slot machines or any other gimmicky slot machines featured prominently, as these machines are invariably dogs. Casino bosses' philosophy of placing looser slot machines in the areas with greatest visibility to potential slot players, you will find many higher paying slots near coffee shops. Notice I didn't say upscale restaurant, but a coffee shop, located on the casino floor.

Let's say you and your charming companion are taking a break from playing slots. You decide to pop into the casino coffee shop for some coffee and pie. You are trying to get your mind off of slot machines and enjoy a break. Miss Charming is chattering away and you are starting to get a headache. Suddenly you notice a sound in the background. It is getting louder. A slot machine near the coffee shop has just hit a jackpot. The happy winner is waiting for casino personnel to complete the payoff. A small crowd has gathered around watching the commotion. Suddenly your headache seems to have receded into the background. You know that you just need to play a little more to hit that jackpot. You pay the bill in a hurry and drag your puzzled companion back in the casino. This time you know you are going to win!

You can observe this very behavior on your visit to a casino. Sometimes you can even see a couple next to you in a casino coffee shop looking very tired and bored. Within a few minutes a slot near the coffee shop starting ringing, its bells announcing a jackpot, and before you can even say, "There they go again," they were out the door. And you don't think that the casino bosses aren't brilliant psychologist?

You will also find some of the better paying slots in small groups of slots, separated from the main banks of slots, but clearly visible to two or more slot banks. These machines match the casino bosses' formula. They are visible to other slot players and may act as inducements to encourage other players to continue playing or to induce bystanders to begin playing slots.