$100 Bankroll Strategy: Pick the Right Slot

[00:01] Can you be successful at the casino with just $100? to show you how to do that today. So, let's get at it. let's get at it. >> [music]

[00:18] of dollars to spend at the casino. One of the biggest questions I get asked is how do you make a $100 work at the casino? Hey, I'm a blue-collar worker just like you. I'm a firefighter. I'm a soldier in

[00:32] the Texas Army National Guard, and I know the value of a dollar, and 100 bucks is a lot of money. So, what do you have to do to be successful with $100? The biggest thing you need to know

[00:46] coming into this is that you need to have realistic expectations. You have $100. So, if you're up 30, 40, 50 dollars, you

[00:58] need to assess whether you want to continue to play or just take that win. continue to play or just take that win. Can you win a huge grand jackpot with $100? Yes, I've done it myself. I've turned $100 into almost $30,000.

[01:15] But, those occasions are rare, and it took me a lifetime to do that. Be realistic. You have to understand what the expected return is of a slot Let's take Double Diamond, a game that everyone has played. The average big

[01:30] hits you're going to get is that triple bars. So, that's going to be 80 credits at two credits. And if you get it with a Double Diamond, that's 160. So, when I play a game, my expected return is around there. Hey, if I'm up 50, 60, 70

[01:47] credits, maybe I stop, right? Cuz it's probably not going to happen right off the bat. You're going to be 20, 30, 40 credits in. >> [music] >> if you're only playing with $100, $100

[01:59] >> if you're only playing with $100, $100 is a lot to you. So, 30, 40, 50, 60, another $100 should also be a lot for you. Another big thing to think about when you're playing with $100 is how much

[02:11] you're going to spend in each machine. It's a very small budget, and you don't want to burn through it too quickly. So, I wouldn't recommend going more than 1%. So, no more than a dollar. If the game you're playing only has maybe like a

[02:25] dollar 10, dollar 20 option, okay, go with that. I get it. with that. I get it. But, try not to do any more than that get enough game play, and you might just be done in 5 minutes, and nobody wants

[02:39] to be in the casino for 5 minutes and then be out of money. Now, today I'm going to show you four different games that you can play: a low-end volatility, a medium-to-low-end volatility, a medium volatility, and a

[02:53] high volatility game. Why? Because not every casino is like this one. This one has all of them. It's one of the reasons I love coming here, to do this video so that I can show you all these different game options.

[03:12] So, y'all, we are starting [music] off on Triple Double Blazing Red Hot 777, one of my [music] favorite all-time games.

[03:27] Hey, but look at that. This is why I like this game. You [music] get paid for triples, and it is a five-line game, which means kickbacks. Now, we're betting more than

[03:40] Nice. 12 credits back on that. But, as you can see, we're getting our bet back or more we're getting our bet back or more basically every other spin.

[03:53] Ah, it just stinks that there's [music] no sound.

[04:15] There we go. And machine. There's a whole bunch uh

[04:27] whole bank of these, so let's just move over one.

[04:43] Just going to see if the audio works on this next one.

[05:14] got audio, but the uh screen's a little bit hard to see.

[05:34] it's not much, and we're making up for it because we're getting a bunch of kickbacks. It's going to extend our gameplay.

[05:46] Aw. 89.

[05:59] I'm I'm know that you're not going to [music] be able to see the values on the [music] be able to see the values on the screen here.

[06:12] Hey, but 11 credits, I'll take that. It's not a huge budget, right? So, be realistic in what you can expect

[06:26] So, be realistic in what you can expect to win.

[06:51] Now these games you're not going to win anything incredible Hey, look at that. What? A win. We're up to $108.

[07:04] to play this down to our original Nice. Up to 112. Uh play this down to our original 100. What? Another one?

[07:26] 140 one dollars and 50 cents.

[07:40] So we're going to do one more spin here and we're going to cash out.

[07:52] Why are you playing with $100? It's probably because $100 is a lot of money to you. And if $100 is a lot of money to you, And if $100 is a lot of money to you, $40 should be a lot of money to you.

[08:06] When you're playing with a small bankroll, you have to look at things in terms of percentage and not dollar amounts. I'm going to say this multiple times. If we were playing with $1,000, we'd be up $400.

[08:22] Think about that. $40 is a lot of money if $100 is a lot of money to you. We got multiple 100 credit hits. That does not happen very often. You have to understand what the expected return is

[08:38] from a slot machine. And 100 credits tends to be tends to be that big hit that you'll get most often. So, when you get something like that and when you get two of them like that, you

[08:50] should stop, reassess. I would cash out. Hey, it's 40 bucks. something to eat, maybe something at the gift shop, maybe you want a pair of like that. When you're bankroll building with a

[09:05] small small bankroll, you need to take the win and walk away and be happy with it. You need to see every win as a big win. And for me, $40 is a big win if you have a $100 budget. So, I realize not every casino has these old school three

[09:21] reel five lines. They're pretty rare. So, what I think we're going to do next is let's try a medium to low in volatility three reel that I think you volatility three reel that I think you guys will like.

[09:39] One of my favorite games. Now what's important to know about Pinball is you need to max bet. The way the pay table works on this game is that you're only get paid as if you were betting one credit and you're only

[09:53] qualify for the bonus if you're betting max bet. max bet. This goes for Top Dollar as well.

[10:08] good as a traditional Double Diamond, but the bonus round on this game can be really really good. It's usually tends to be in that 80 to It's usually tends to be in that 80 to 90 credit range.

[10:26] And we're in it, y'all. Let's go. So we're going to divide everything

[10:39] by half cuz it's 50 cents. That's $20 right there. $20 make you holler.

[11:01] Absolutely take another 15. To $35.

[11:17] What a great bonus round. Like I said, between 80 and 90 credits. Okay. So

[11:30] play this down to 130. play this down to 130. Call it there.

[11:43] Remember you guys, you have to think about this as percentage of win. about this as percentage of win. Yeah, we can do 50 cents.

[12:01] >> [snorts] >> So, as you saw, so the base game is volatility, but because of the bonus round, there things that change. One, you only get paid as if you're betting

[12:13] the same line hits as you would playing traditional Double Diamond. But, we got into the bonus, and you saw it can be an incredible bonus. >> Now, I know $30 may not seem like a lot of money to y'all, but you have to

[12:26] understand that when you are playing with a small bankroll, you need to be realistic in your expectations of what you're going to get. That was a really you're going to get. That was a really good hit, and $30 on a $100 bankroll is

[12:40] pretty good. That's a 30% profit. Um So, what I'm going to do now is I showed you kind of that in the middle low of all low in volatility game. We're going to move to something else because I

[12:52] realize not every casino is going to have two credit pinball. in volatility kind of medium and low in volatility. Now, I'm going to show you a game that you can find at most casinos,

[13:05] and that's these IGT Game Kings. Now, they have multiple games on them like they have multiple games on them like Wolf Run, Coyote Moon, Mystical Mermaid, White Orchid. They have a ton of old IGT games. The best thing about these, one,

[13:19] they're pretty much at every casino. And then two, there's no progressive. With no progressives means you're going to get more consistent line hits. You're going to get that bonus more often and it's going to make a small bankroll go a

[13:31] lot further. So, that's what we're going to play next. All right, let's get at it. Wolf Run Let's get the volume up here. And slow the vol- There we go. So, I

[13:45] always recommend if a game gives you the option, slow it down. Yeah. We'll go with a dollar 20.

[13:57] >> Again, ah, if the game gives you an option ah, if the game gives you an option that's close to 1%, [music]

[14:09] And if it does allow you to slow [music] down the game, do that cuz it's going to extend your game play time. Though this one's going actually really Though this one's going actually really [music] slow.

[14:26] Yeah, well I got to get in there's a glitch in the system here. Let's uh let's [music] let's speed this up.

[14:40] >> That's a little better. Oh man, it is throwing out those bonuses. >> [music]

[14:52] for this reason right here. Those stacked [music] wilds can lead to Those stacked [music] wilds can lead to some really good line hits.

[15:08] little bit better because you don't have to [music] deal with any progressives. >> [music] >> too bad we didn't have some more wolves.

[15:24] count up. Again, it [music] extends your gameplay time. gameplay time. You want to play for as long as you can.

[15:56] >> Just good line hits. Keeping us going. [music] >> [music] >> My general rule of thumb with a very

[16:11] small bankroll, I would say don't bet more than 1%. [music] Oh. case, less than 50. Because, you know, what you do win may

[16:28] not allow you to recoup what you've lost. >> [music] >> in proportion to your bankroll.

[16:42] >> [music] >> Wolfy, come on.

[17:20] >> [music] >> Ah. Hey. Oh, nothing lined up with all those Oh, nothing lined up with all those wilds?

[17:50] >> What I like about these Game Kings is that you can switch between games. So, what I think is if we get down to 50, 50, we're going to try another game out.

[18:09] different machine. Uh it's just easier for me filming to just it's just easier for me filming to just stay here. not going to win on every [music] single slot.

[18:23] slot. I mean, we could still come back.

[18:43] >> Wolfy. Killing me, Smalls. >> [music] >> Ah.

[19:02] Just didn't line up. >> [music] So, let's change up the game. Let's see what

[19:17] they got on [music] here. Again, I put this Coyote Moon in. You know, let's try I think Wild Wolf. >> [music] >> All right. I like the wolves.

[19:34] They remind me of Loki, so we're going to keep at it. to keep at it. Symbols look almost identical. >> [music] >> I do like it's got the stack wilds.

[19:50] >> [music] >> Uh we're getting the two bonuses again. >> [music] >> Oh. column. >> [music]

[20:03] >> But it gave us the bonus. >> But it gave us the bonus. All right, we are in it.

[20:29] [music] >> All right, that's nice. Come on, we need a full [music] screen. We need to make some money back.

[20:55] >> [music] >> Oh my gosh. Huh. $12. Well, not the best.

[21:11] It's giving us just a little bit more ammo to keep going.

[21:41] while on Wolf Run, but I'm assuming this game [music] is pretty I'm assuming this game [music] is pretty much exactly the same thing.

[21:55] right? We're at our halfway point. I'm going to keep playing this. [music] can move around, find another slot that interests you.

[22:07] There we go. >> [music] money into a slot machine that you have to play it all the way down.

[22:25] these stacked wilds. >> [music] >> Love it. Just wishing it into existence.

[22:37] >> Love it. Just wishing it into existence. >> [music] >> [music] >> It's a 20 times a line hit.

[23:14] little bit better than the last one. Not a lot, just a little. >> [music] >> If this Oh, and we got a re-trigger. >> If this Oh, and we got a re-trigger. >> [music]

[23:30] $100, [music] we'll play it down. I mean, this bonus could be great. >> [music] >> Oh, come on.

[23:47] >> Ah. Bonus blocker. [music]

[24:01] >> Are you kidding me with these bonus blockers?

[24:15] >> Painful, but you know what? It brought us up.

[24:29] small wins. >> [music] down to 75. We are getting a lot of bonus symbols.

[24:43] Uh but then we are going to cash out. Unless we get above 100, then we'll stop at 100.

[24:57] >> [music] >> Last spin. That's okay. That's a 25% loss, but we got some good gameplay out of this. This

[25:13] is why I like these games, especially for low-budget players. Like I said, no progressive means you're going to get more consistent line hits, the bonus frequently. These IGT games are awesome. I love Wolf

[25:26] Run. We didn't get it on that, but this Wolf or Wild Wolf is basically Wolf Run. It's just kind of a uh less nice-looking one. But, hey, it's the one that gave us the bonus. Don't be afraid to move around machines. If you

[25:39] want to do $20 in each machine, hey, that's fine. You don't have to stick to one game or one machine. And you don't have to spend all of the money that you put into one machine. That is very, very important. So, now what I want to do is

[25:54] slot, and we're going to compare how all of these have basically played.

[26:08] Fire Link is at $0.05. Look at that. You can is at $0.05. Look at that. You can minimum bet $1. You just don't find that on a lot of slots these days.

[26:29] It's a little older. Bonuses can be very lucrative.

[26:42] actually. If you can get into it, it's pretty hard If you can get into it, it's pretty hard to get into.

[27:03] So, if you've never played this before, you need four of those fire orbs you need four of those fire orbs to get us into the hold and spin.

[27:19] ugh, in the free games, [music] you can volatility, and those lanterns will be multipliers. So, hopefully we can get into that or the hold and spin.

[27:41] your money can go relatively quickly on these high and volatile games.

[27:58] Okay. Take whatever I can get. Oh, man. Can't believe nothing lined up on that.

[28:23] games, if you can bet at a higher denomination, Cuz the progressives on this one are [music] much bigger [music] much bigger at higher denominations.

[28:40] little bit uh a little bit better.

[28:52] So, if we get down [music] to 50 or if we get into the free games

[29:06] All right, this is pretty big. Let's see.

[29:21] one level. There we go. The average for this [music] game is about six levels.

[29:41] something? Yes. Yes.

[30:07] >> [music] >> Drop that mini.

[30:20] One more and we got a minor [music] and a $50 orb.

[30:42] Aw. Hey, not bad though. I wonder what this is going to come out [music] to be.

[31:19] big win. >> [music]

[31:31] So, we are above our $100. So, what I want to do is we're going to play it down to our initial $100.

[31:47] still a chance we could get into the bonus again. But, if we stop at $100, we're leaving even.

[32:09] I do like betting on the second bet multiplier. more so than minimal betting.

[32:37] Fire Link. I chose this game for a reason. Uh one, it's you can pretty much find it at every casino, and it's not that bad. You do get some good line good, and it does happen relatively

[32:50] frequently. I like this one a lot. It's on par with Dragon Link for me as one of you can play, and it can consistently keep you going for quite some time. Now, I showed you a low in volatility, a

[33:02] medium in volatility, a medium volatility that you might be able to you might be able to find. I hope you liked it. I hope you realize if you've got a small bankroll, you have to be realistic in what you expect to

[33:15] to be realistic in what you expect to win. That is key, right? Being realistic with your bankroll. If you make 30, 40, 50 dollars, that's a great win. If that'd be 300, 400, 500 dollars. Look at it in terms of percentage of win and not

[33:29] probably get some free play. You might get a free room offer out of it. Not bad. We're leaving from this one even, and I call that a good day. Well, I hope you liked it, y'all. If you did, hit the like button, and as always,

[33:42] of you out there at the casino. Have a Thanks so much for watching, y'all. [music] Check out these other videos, and be sure to subscribe for more slot tips and tricks. Remember, subscribing

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