--- title: 'Best Slot Bankroll Management - Dragon Link' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=3CCOe-4_42Y' video_id: '3CCOe-4_42Y' date: 2026-09-20 duration_sec: 348 channel: 'Cruise Ship Gambling' --- # Best Slot Bankroll Management - Dragon Link > Source: [Best Slot Bankroll Management - Dragon Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3CCOe-4_42Y) ## Summary This video captures a live slot machine session where two players attempt to win a jackpot of $54,864 by betting $0.50 per spin. They play multiple rounds of eight spins each, experience a bonus round, and ultimately cash out after losing $100 of their initial $400 bankroll. ### Key Points - **Betting Strategy and Jackpot** [00:00] — The players set up a betting strategy with $0.15, $0.12, and $0.50 bets per spin, aiming for a grand jackpot of $54,864 and a major jackpot of $50,637. They plan to play eight spins each before switching. - **Spin Sequence Begins** [00:40] — The first player starts the session with eight spins, turning up the volume for excitement. The spins yield no significant wins, and the turn passes to the wife. - **Bonus Round Triggered** [01:48] — During the wife's spins, a bonus round is triggered, generating excitement. The players anticipate a bonus within a bonus and hope for at least $100 in bonus winnings. - **Bonus Outcome** [03:39] — The bonus round concludes with a $305 payout, but the players decide to cash out at $500, indicating a strategy to lock in profits rather than continue playing. - **Final Spins and Cash Out** [04:04] — After the bonus, the players complete eight more spins each, but no further wins occur. They cash out with $350, having started with $400, resulting in a net loss of $100. ### Conclusion The session ends with a modest loss of $100, highlighting the volatility of slot play and the importance of setting cash-out limits to preserve winnings. ## Transcript Okay, so we're going to do $15, $12, and $0.50 each. The grand jackpot here is $54,864. The major is $50,637. Or at least you get the major over there on an 80 cent bet of $900. I know, yeah. Okay, so we have to do the 50 cent denomination. So we're going to do $0.15 each. We're going to do 8 and then switch, and then 8 and then we're going to do 8 spins. Here we go. 1. Turn up the volume. Maximum volume for maximum excitement. 2. You need 3 pops or whistles. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 8 nothing alright my wife's turn Barb you want to sit here or you want to do this? alright here we go 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oh, yeah! Here we go! Here we go. Yes, our last spin. Yep. All right, ready? Here we go. Almost a bonus within a bonus. Come on, we need at least $100 of bonus. All right. We can hit play to start. Who wants to enjoy this? I want to enjoy the lift. We're going to take that up. Okay. We have eight days left to eat. Oh, that's a good one. That's a really good one. Maybe another hundred bucks You have all the gold and then you have the buddhas who are wild Ah, yeah. Great. We have three more in this bonus. All right, come on now. All right. Now, can't be more. Small. Oh, come on. It sounded good. All right, you got a $305 bonus. No, because you're going to cash out $500. So we'll do eight spins more each, and then whatever's left, that's what we have. You can't. You have all cash. So what was the price? That was your eight one. All right, I got eight, and then she got eight, and then that's going to be it. Here we go. Eight one. Two. Ha ha ha Three Four Five Six Seven 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 nothing 7 8 nothing 7 8 we're trying to match alright you have 8 spins left yeah we need to win something 4 minutes 3 Four. Five. Six. Come on. Seven. Eight. Oh, right there. Last spin. Well, we got 350. We're going to cash out and we're going to put that. So we lost only a little bit. We started with $400. So we lost $100.