As with any game of pure chance, there is no real effective strategic system for winning at slots. Never believe if somebody says that he has an incredible winning strategy. The slots are casual, there is nothing that can influence the outcome of the game. The slots machine don’t remember wins or loses, they have no memory, so don’t try to overreach them. But there are some tips, which you can use as a basic strategy. You want to find anything above 95%. Like other casino games it is very important to know the odds and probabilities of the game you are playing, the same thing with slots. Make sure you know the payout schedule before you start pumping in your virtual coins. Before you start playing set for yourself a losing limit. Stop playing when you reach this losing limit. When playing remember that you can win as well as lose. If you think that the machine you are playing will hardly pay anything out you’d better stop playing it. When things are going your way and you're on a lucky streak, take advantage of it and bet more. Make lower bets if you are slumping. Play the slot machines that your bankroll can afford. If you have little money you’d better paly dollar machines. Sounds obvious, but a lot of people forget! Always play what you know.

There are a lot of myths and superstitions about slots.
You can spot a winning slot machine.
The only way you'll spot a winning slot machine is when the bells are ringing and the money is dropping. RNG is the main element of every slot machine and one never knows what combination it will form.
Casinos place loose slots near the cashier, aisle ways, etc.
In reality it is not to casino’s advantage to place loose slots at one and the same place, because in this case gamblers would play only these slots. The slots are mixed and nobody can say for sure whether this slot is a loose one or not.
Count the number of symbols on the reels to determine your odds.
This is mathematically impossible, remember the RNG (random number generator) determines the stops. Thereare literally millions of combinations on a 3 reel slot machine, so there is no way of determining odds by the symbols on the reels alone.
Casinos can tighten or loosen slot machines from the back office.
It is not as simple as that. The casino can’t just change the chip of the slot machine. It is illegal and it has to be permitted by the commission.
A slot machine that has not been paying is due to hit.
Absolutely false. The RNG assures this. You have an equal chance of winning on a losing machine as you do on a machine that just paid out the jackpot.
Pulling the slot machine handle produces more wins than pressing the spin button and visa versa.
Again false. It makes no difference, as the computer only uses these as mechanisms to start the game. Only the computer determines a win or a loss and it has already determined if you are a winner or loser even before the first reel stops spinning.
Playing with hot coins improves your chances.
Once again, the computer determines a win or loss and the temperature of the machine or moneyirrelevant. Although it's funny that people still burn their fingers with lighters believing this works.
Casinos set slot machines to payback more on the weekends.
Wrong again. Your odds of winning are the same no matter if it's 4:00pm Monday, 8:00pm Saturday or 3:00am Wednesday. Casinos can not and do not do this.

You can be sure that slot machines are designed to be honest. What you can really doubt is the honesty of some manufactures.
The very first slot machines worked according to the following principle: the wheels spun and then each of them stopped randomly. Today’s slot machines are light years away from those lumbering machines of old. There is a chip inside of every slot machine, this chip is programmed to select numbers randomly. After selecting a number a corresponding symbol appear on the screen. The computer code that generates the random numbers is responsible for whether the machine is “loose” or “tight,” so gaming inspectors look at the machine’s code to make sure that a slot machine doesn’t cheat. There is a legal rate according to which the machine has to pay out. Of course it can pay lower, which happen very seldom.
Because slot machines don’t pay off with every spin, it’s difficult for customers to tell whether a slot machine’s chip has been programmed to pay off less often than is legally required. Inspectors look at brands of machines and their chips before they are installed in casinos, but they can’t inspect each machine. Once inspectors approve a brand of machine, the manufacturers can make changes to individual machines as long as the changes fall within the legal bounds. Using their right to produce slot machines they insert different chips, which makes the machine pay less.
There is an example when there was inserted an illegal tip which doesn’t allow royal flushes. Or a chip that shows near misses of a jackpot. The player would never hit a jackpot but keep on playing maximum bets. If you think you’re playing a machine that is not honest, you can complain. Be sure that inspectors will examine this very machine and the casino itself to make sure everything is ok. Manufacturers that cheat are fined or they can lose their license.