The Slots

[mularie]

I've played slots online before, but I like it a lot better in real life. It just doesn't feel the same online, so I usually only do Poker and things of the like. Playing poker online is somehow more close to the real thing, even though the effect on the outcome of the game is much greater.

[mutiger91]

I don't understand playing slots online or live. It's just a waste of money. Of course for some people slots is less of a waste of money than poker.

[Harv72b]

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I don't understand playing slots online or live.

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When I was in the army, I was stationed a couple hours away from Vegas. So me & my buddies would hit The Strip about once a month to get our gambling/drinking/partying fix. This was long before I learned poker, so I'd primarily just play blackjack & slots. Why slots?

The casinos really do have "loose" slot machines, set to pay out more often to attract other gamblers to the nearby machines. At least, they did then--I'd imagine they still do. We identified a few, they would typically remain loose for 3 months or so, and during that time we could finance the rest of our weekend by spending a few hours pumping quarters into these machines. Never hit a big jackpot ($80 was my biggest I believe), but almost always came out ahead. So anyway, that's one reason to play slots live.

[Keevin]

I enjoy playing slots online. Ofcourse, at the casino I'll start out using the handle and then by my 10th or so bet I'm just pressing the button to do it! So to me playing slots online is not that much of a different experience than when I'm at the casino.

Removed link to online gaming site. -BZ

[sipsons]

I agree. I guess it's because you can't feel the physical dynamics of the machine and just a screen spinning graphics doesn't have the same weight of chance or luck.