How Slot Strategies Change for Jackpot Games

Anyone who enjoys the occasional flutter on their favourite online fruity machines, as I do, on legally permitted websites that are fully licensed and regulated by one or more of the industry’s mid to top-tier licensing authorities may have picked up a few valuable strategies along the way. 

Although winning and losing in computer-generated online fruitys still boils down to good old lady luck, meaning there’s nothing you can do to change the outcome, there are a few responsible gambling strategies and other effective techniques you can use to mitigate risk and hold onto your bankroll for longer periods, which increase your average session time.

With that in mind, I will be discussing a few of the most reliable strategies that many online fruit machine enthusiasts, myself included, regularly use to great effect to see how those strategies change when playing online fruitys with progressive jackpots – accumulating prize pools that everyone contributes to each time they hit the spin button, as opposed to fixed coin jackpot fruitys with capped jackpots. 

Which online fruit machine strategies are actually worth using?

Before I reveal specific reliable gameplay strategies, I will first point out the most important strategies you should always apply, which many people overlook but are extremely important. 

Before signing up anywhere to play online fruitys (fixed coin jackpot or progressive jackpot fruitys), always remember the following:

• Never sign up to an unlicensed and unregulated site offering real money fruit machine services because they can’t be trusted. Only register accounts on licensed and regulated sites, like the ones that have been recommended by the experts on trusted review sites like John Slots UK which opens up a window into the world of jackpot slots. It’s where I also go when I’m looking for somewhere new to join because they always have honest, unbiased, and insightful reviews with links to those sites. Their featured sites will have fruitys from award-winning providers, and each title will have a high or above-average return to player (RTP%) payout rate
• Mathematically speaking, online fruitys with a higher RTP% payout rate (say 96.00% to 98.00% or above) are likely to pay more than one with a 92.00% to 94.00% RTP payout rate (however, spinning the reels in high RTP payout rate fruitys still doesn’t guarantee you will win), so stick to ones with a higher RTP payout rate 
• Only play online fruitys from well-established, multi-award-winning providers and try to avoid playing ones from companies that nobody has heard of, which are typically found on unlicensed/unregulated sites
• Avoid playing online fruitys in the real money mode while in an altered state of consciousness. In other words, I strongly advise against playing while tired, intoxicated or under the influence. Doing so will mean you take less risks and don’t make silly mistakes that could prove costly
• When signing up anywhere, set a reasonable budget before trying any of their fruitys out, and only use ‘disposable’ income you can afford to lose. I’ve found that a monthly deposit limit works best for me; perhaps a daily or weekly deposit limit might work better for you. You can also now set win/loss limits, time-out periods, spending caps, session time reminders, and so on
• Always read the rules and check the paytable when playing a new online fruity for the first time, which can all be found in the paytable
• When launching your chosen fruitys, check the current stake before hitting the spin button, which may need increasing or decreasing to correspond with how much money you have to spend
• Most websites have a ‘hot and cold’ section, so perhaps start by playing the ‘hot’ fruitys that have recently been paying out more than the ‘cold’ fruitys
• Some online fruitys are accessible in the free-play mode, so start by trying them out in this risk-fee, practice mode. If the one you want to play isn’t available in the free-play mode, start by placing low stakes until you figure out if you like it or not
• If you find that you like a certain style of fruity based on the mechanics it uses, such as the user-friendly interface/player controls, etc., then stick to playing more online fruitys from that same provider. Alternatively, if you enjoy playing online fruitys with a Wild West, Leprechauns, Ancient Egypt, or Fishing theme, then stick to these kinds of fruitys and try them from numerous providers
• If you want to play an online fruity to win a life-changing jackpot, stick to playing progressive jackpot fruitys instead of fixed coin jackpot fruitys

How should my strategy change when playing progressive jackpot fruitys?

When playing fixed coin jackpot fruitys, the jackpot is always capped at a certain amount, so you can play these ones whenever. In comparison, I’ve found that the best time to play progressive jackpot fruitys is a specific time only. 

For example, the Daily Jackpot fruitys from Red Tiger must usually pay out by a specific time of the day, so I leave it until late on in the day, and then if the jackpot(s) haven’t dropped as that time approaches, I will play those fruitys in the hope of winning. If another player wins in that time, then I will close that fruity and try something different from another provider. 

Similarly, if I know that a multi-million-dollar progressive jackpot in an online fruity has just been won and was recently reset to its original seed amount, then I will avoid playing until the jackpot has climbed back up to a decent amount. You may also like to try a similar strategy. 

Finally, I’ve found that I have a much better experience when I play on my smartphone, but you might prefer playing fruitys on your tablet, laptop, or desktop computer. I wouldn’t recommend trying to play them from a console, for example, as they aren’t yet available on the Xbox GamePass or other similar platforms. 

Instead, stick to playing from a PC or mobile device. 

Final thoughts

As mentioned, using online fruit machine strategies will not guarantee you will win, so take them with a pinch of salt, but still use them as and when necessary, especially the safer gambling tools/bankroll management strategies I’ve already mentioned. 

The other thing I will strongly advise should you ever win a life-changing jackpot is to carefully consider which withdrawal method would be the safest, cheapest, and quickest way to receive your winnings. 

You don’t want to use a withdrawal method that will take a huge chunk of your winnings in additional transaction fees, so always find out from your payment provider if there will be any charges applied, and remember that the online casino operator will NEVER add fees to any deposits or withdrawals you make on their sites.