Based on the results from the test conducted in “Does Betting Bigger Increase Your Chances of Winning on the Popular Slot ‘Starburst’? (Part 2)”, we found that increasing your bet amount can lead to greater profits.
However, this doesn’t mean that simply raising your bet per spin will guarantee a win.
In that test, we saw a profit when betting $20 per spin—but this outcome was largely due to luck. If no wins had occurred early on, the test could have ended quickly with a loss.
In other words, if your bankroll and bet size are not well-balanced, the odds of ending up with a loss are higher than walking away with a profit.
If you take statements like “Higher bets make it easier to win” at face value and act on them without careful consideration, you may not only fail to win but also suffer heavy losses.
To profit from slots like Starburst, it’s crucial not to focus solely on the visible factor of bet size per spin, but instead to carefully consider the balance between your total bankroll and your bet amount.
For example:
- If your bet amount is too low, you reduce your risk, but it becomes harder to generate meaningful profits—even if you win.
- If your bet amount is too high, you might have the chance to win big if you’re lucky, but if you don’t hit any significant wins, your funds can quickly disappear, resulting in heavy losses.
This doesn’t apply only to slots. In general, playing with the assumption that you’ll spend a large amount of your bankroll is a high-risk approach. Therefore, it’s important to clearly define how much loss you’re willing to tolerate before you aim for profit—what percentage of your bankroll you’re willing to risk.
To help find that sweet spot, it’s highly recommended to use free play modes or free spins to spin as much as possible and test different bet sizes. When doing so, pay close attention to these two key factors:
- How quickly your bankroll decreases during regular spins (including small wins)
- The amount of payouts from high-expectation wins
To sum up, when playing slots:
- If you’re too afraid of risk and keep your bet size too small, it’s hard to grow your profits.
- But if you bet too big out of greed, the risk of loss outweighs the chance of profit.
This is the tricky part of gambling. Finding the right balance where profits come more easily isn’t simple. However, you might actually have better results if you approach it with the mindset of “modest wins are good enough”— rather than always aiming for a massive jackpot.
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