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Originally Posted by gdhchula
all those multi line machines are a losing bet because you are betting against yourself. if you are playing twenty lines you are not going to win on every line. Also, take a nickel twenty line, 20 max machine. if you hit max bet your betting $20. but only $1 on the line. Your better off playing a single line $5 or $10 dollar machine. However, those multi line machines are fun if you get into the bonus round. I usually only play for a few pulls, hope for a big hit then move on
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If what you are suggesting is true, you should be able to play a multi-line slot with only a single line ... and have a better payback percentage than if you play the multiple lines. What you are failing to take into account is the multiple win scenerio -- if you get some "wild" symbols, they will have the effect of benefitting multiple lines. Think of a game like "Enchanted Unicorn". On a 20-line machine, any 3 symbols on the 1st reel, along with the "unicorn" symbol on reel 2 and 3 --- will result in at least 3-of-a-kind on 20 reels (except for scatter symbols, and bonus round symbol).
The reason multiline slots are so popular is that it compresses a lot of action into single spins. For example, a 20-line machine, is the equivalent of 20 1-line spins. That's a powerful idea. No much wonder the single line slot is going the way of the "Doe Doe Bird".
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