• If you use basic strategy, you  reduce the house edge to less than 1%.
• Regardless of what the dealer's up card is, always split Aces and 8's.
• Increase the amount of your bet only when you are winning.
• You hold a 52% advantage over the house if you are dealt an Ace as your first card.
• Multiply your normal bet by 40 in order to determine an appropriate bankroll.
• Your expected loss will be 10 times worse if you mimic the dealer, that is hitting all 16's, standing on 17's and never splitting or doubling, than if you play from the strategy chart.

Presuming that the game always hit a hard total of 7 or less; always stand on a hard total of 17 or more; always stand on a soft total of 19 or more, you can use the following tables as guidelines to use during play.

 

• Nickel Machine - $9 per hour
• Quarter Machine - $45 per hour
• One Dollar Machine - $180 per hour
• Five Dollar Machine - $900 per hour

If you are lucky enough to repeatedly hit the jackpot, but don't have the sense to quit when you're ahead, you must establish a sensible bankroll control so that you can manage your money and make Slots more enjoyable.

• While you can't guarantee that you will win consistently, you can lose consistently. Players who: play not to lose, not to win; play without discipline; rely strictly on luck; set unrealistic winning goals; are without sound money management systems.
• If you bet the same amount each time, you will almost always lose. Using the Progression and Regression method (by increasing and decreasing your wagers at a fixed rate, i.e. starting with twice the table minimum, followed by the minimum, and so on as you win) is the best bet to make money long-term.
• Don't let your winnings Ride. Otherwise, you have nothing to show for your initial win except an ensuing loss. Remember that craps is a streaky game, and you will need that bankroll down the line. Understanding that, you should bring enough cash to wager 25 to 30 bets to ensure the security of your winnings when they do finally come.

1. You can apply a different strategy to each machine, so when you find a machine you like, stick with it. The longer you play, you will become more comfortable and be able to develop a strategy that works best for you .
2. Resist the temptation to hold on to a Kicker. Holding an unpaired card with a pair adds no value to your hand.
3. Drawing an outside straight (_5,6,7,8_) is far and away easier than waiting to draw an inside straight (5,6,_,8,9). Allowing yourself to wait for a draw on an outside straight allows you to complete your hand by getting the card you need on either end.
4. Jacks or Better has an easy-to-understand strategy that makes it the game best suited to players new to Video Poker.
5. Higher payouts such as 9/6 for Jacks or Better and 9/5 for Deuces Wild offer the best payouts for players.
6. Before you discard, remember that the probability of a Royal Flush in Jacks or Better Video Poker is approximately 1 in every 40,000 hands.
7. Never hold three cards in an attempt to get a straight or flush.