One way in which slots companies are getting people to wager more money is by offering the option to bet more coins per line. Now people can load up as many as 10 coins (or even more on some machines) on a pay line to reap even more profits with wins. However, what many players don’t know is that playing the maximum number of coins isn’t always the best idea. So this definitely brings up the issue as to how many coins you should be betting per pay line. Here’s a look at a simple solution.
When to play Max Coins
The most obvious time to play maximum coins is when you’re on a progressive machine. The reason why is because progressive machines reward people who play maximum coins by making them eligible for the jackpot. If you don’t play the max number of coins, you have no chance to win the jackpot. That being said, your payout percentage will drop dramatically if you don’t play max coins.
You’re also better off playing max coins on any machine that offers a slight increase for jackpot payouts. To illustrate this point, let’s say the payouts are 1,000 coins for jackpot wins on one coin bets, 2,000 coins for jackpot wins on two coin bets, and 4,000 coins for three coin bets. In this case, it makes sense to make three coin bets because your win is multiplied more for the jackpot.
When not to play Max Coins
The obvious time when you shouldn’t play max coins is on machines that don’t reward you for doing so – i.e. straight payout machines. A straight payout machine would offer 1,000 coins for jackpot wins on one coin bets, 2,000 coins for jackpot wins on two coin bets, and 3,000 coins for three coin bets. There is no bonus for betting the max here so you should avoid max coin bets on these machines.
