{"id":497,"date":"2015-04-02T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lva.local\/secure\/shop\/products\/slot-experts-guide-to-playing-slots-the\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:17:13","slug":"slot-experts-guide-to-playing-slots","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/products\/slot-experts-guide-to-playing-slots\/","title":{"rendered":"Slot Expert&#8217;s Guide to Playing Slots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The casino floors are jammed with new and different kinds of slot machines. In <i>The Slot Expert&#8217;s Guide to Playing Slots<\/i>, John Robison tells you what they are, how they work, and how you should play them.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Slot Expert&#8217;s Guide to Playing Slots<\/i> also covers general practicalities of slot play, offering facts and tips on machine selection, payout percentages, slot myths, the value of systems, taxes on jackpots, and the use of slot clubs. The book contains graphics of slot and video poker pay schedules you&#8217;ll encounter, along with representative return percentages.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell the difference between multipliers, bonus multipliers, buy-a-pays, multi-lines, progressives, and the hot new Australian-style slots.<\/li>\n<li>Identify when you should play full-coin and when you shouldn&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<li>Distinguish high-hit-frequency from low-hit-frequency machines and understand how playing them will affect the payback rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click to see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/SlotsExpertsGuideSample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>The Slot Expert&#8217;s Guide to Playing Slots<\/u><\/a><\/strong> Table of Contents and read an excerpt.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Slot-Experts-Guide-Playing-Slots\/dp\/0929712099\/ref=sr_1_42?dchild=1&amp;amp;m=A3H1NUNUBF0EOR&amp;amp;marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;amp;qid=1598033285&amp;amp;s=merchant-items&amp;amp;sr=1-42&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=huntingtonpre-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=e14e3321bab951ce3e3c9827f77f02c2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-609763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?resize=203%2C75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?resize=300%2C111&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?resize=445%2C164&amp;ssl=1 445w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?resize=768%2C284&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-723311\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/frugal-gambler-casino-guide-5.png?resize=203%2C75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Frugal Gambler Casino Guide 5\" width=\"203\" height=\"75\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"bios\">About The Author(s)<\/h4>\n<table class=\"bios\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>John Robison<\/strong> earned a master\u2019s degree in computer science from the prestigious Stevens Institute of Technology. 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