 
Slot Candles Light
The Way
by
Guide Bill Burton
Before entering
the casino you should have some
sort of game plan. This means you
will have an idea which games you
want to play and what limits you
want to play at. You should know
ahead of time how much money you
plan to spend gambling. This is
just a good money management principle
to help insure that you will have
enough money to last your visit.
If you play slots
or video poker you should know ahead
of time which denomination machine
you want to play. Whether you play
nickels, quarters or dollars your
first priority when entering the
casino if finding the right denomination
machine for you. The casinos spread
their machines all over the gaming
floor either in carousels or banks.
The carousels are
the circular groups of machines.
There are usually three or more
machines in the group. Some of the
larger carousels will have an attendant
placed in the middle to help with
change. The machines in the carousels
are usually the same denomination.
It is rare to see a quarter machine
in the middle of a dollar carrousel.
Banks are the long rows of machines
that dominate the casino floors.
Usually the rows are back to back
which allows the casino to put more
machines in a smaller amount space.
Its common to see one row of machines
for one denomination while the machines
in the row backing it in the bank
is a different denomination.
When I'm in the
casino I like to people watch. I
don't know how many times I have
seen an unsuspecting player put
a coin in the machine only to see
it drop right through. They may
repeat this two or three times before
they realize that they just put
a quarter in a dollar machine. In
my How
To Read A Slot Machine
article, I wrote that you should
always look at the pay table. If
you read the pay table you will
usually see the denomination listed
on the machine. This can be a little
time consuming if you are just trying
to identify banks of machines that
have the denomination you are looking
for. There is an easier way. My
friend Jean Scott, author of The
Frugal Gambler, recently shared
this tip with her readers in Strictly
Slots magazine.
Look at the picture
of the machine above. The tube with
the lights on the top of the machine
is called a "Candle."
You probably all know that the candle's
light goes on when you push the
change button, but did you know
that the candle will tell you the
denomination of the machine? The
bottom light is colored. This machine
has a yellow light. All quarter
machines have yellow lights. These
candles are easy to spot because
of their location on top of the
machines. By knowing the color of
the candle for the denomination
you are looking for you can spot
your machine of choice from across
the casino floor. This little bit
of knowledge will save you a lot
of time. On the next page are pictures
of the colored candles for the other
denominations.
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Until
next time, remember:
"Luck comes and goes...Knowledge
stays forever."
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