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If there’s one game that really draws people to casinos it simply has to be slots. Sure poker has its place, but it largely attracts a certain kind of cerebral attitude (if you’re into winning that is!). Roulette too is fun, though there is still a level of involvement that goes beyond that of slots. Slots is the ultimate ‘what you see is what you get’. There is of course the possibility of a big win that accompanies every spin of a wheel, and a somewhat hypnotic feel to proceedings, but it can also be a fun ‘time waster’.

Even ‘back in the day’ there was significant appeal to slots but nowadays there are countless themed games both online and off that essentially truly do mean that there is something for everyone. If you’re on your cell phone it’s the case of ‘pick up and play’, if you’re on a tablet or laptop it’s just as easy really. And there are countless welcome bonuses, free spins and the like to keep people coming back for more. That’s by virtue of how competitive the online casino site world has become.  Some people take advantage of these bonuses with regularity and are very disciplined in their play, bringing in a tidy profit through little work. Others are insteadon the look out for a life changing win from their slots playing.

So whether you’re playing for fun, or on the lookout for a life changing win, slots are a great way to spend your casino time. It’s important to know your limits but in terms of games that draw you in with lights, sounds and more importantly casino action, there is surely no other game that quite rivals that of playing slots.

One aspect of gambling that catches people out is the inability to either quit while they’re ahead, or accept that they’re not going to claw back their losses. Many a time in the casino I’ve witnessed someone ‘on a roll’ and experiencing a purple patch to end all purple patches, only to get intoxicated on their own success to the point where they have a total meltdown. I guess it’s greed really. The idea that they’ve struck gold and the inability to face up to reality when their fortunes change. This is likely in its own way a description of the majority of gamblers, or even people, but it doesn’t end anywhere desirable.

And from changing fortunes to simply not having a lot of luck to begin with, and attempting to ‘start back to where you started’, the loss of perspective from going  ‘on tilt’ doesn’t usually have a happy ending. It’s a mindset issue and I’m sure if you followed the fortunes of some of these weekly casino goers you’d realise that good luck or bad luck, they up the ante or push their luck to the point that they’re walking out as a loser.

A far more sensible solution, in terms of bricks and mortar casinos (and which can also be applied online) is to go in with a plan. One disciplined approach is to gamble what’s in one pocket and put (physically or lentally) your winnings as you go into the other. That way you can only lose as much as you set out to begin with, and yet you can still end up leaving a winner. Another is to set the amount of time you’re in the casino or your maximum bet – and stick with it. It’s all about finding the balance between a good night out and having fun. You don’t want to leave the casino wishing you’d never entered it!

Elvis Presley – Viva Las Vegas
Lady GaGa – Poker Face
Motörhead – Ace of Spades
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
Frank Sinatra – Luck Be a Lady
Stevie Nicks – The Dealer
Aerosmith – Deuces are Wild
Ray Charles – Losing Hand
Sting – Shape of my Heart
Leonard Cohen – The Stranger Song