The Fruit Machine Cheat Book - P3 - Stage 1 : The Fruit Machines

The Fruit Machine Cheat Book - P3 - Stage 1

By law, a fruit machine has to payout a minimum of 70% of all the money that is put in, although most machines hover around the 70-80% mark.
This percentage should be clearly displayed on the front of the machine, usually in the top right, or left hand corner.
Obviously, the higher the higher the payback percentage on the machine, the better for the player, therefore try and find machines with a payback percentage of at least 80%.
However, a common misconception is to assume that if someone put £10 in, then a minimum of £8.00 will be returned. (Based on the basis of an 80% payback).
Unfortunately, things are not quite that simple, as the percentage is worked out over a much greater turn over of money.

For example, on one machine you might have to put £20 in, to get
£16.00 back, on another you might have to put in £50 to get the same percentage back. This, of course, is very much simplified when you consider how many people will play a fruit machine over the course of a day, from when it is first switched on in the morning, to when it’s switched off at night. The percentage payout will be worked out, based on the amount of money the machine normally takes in throughout the whole day – and the total paid out over the course of the day should be at least 70% by law!
Then you have to take into account how much has been paid out, before you come to play the particular machine. The more that has been paid out that day, then obviously the less chance you have of winning a substantial amount.
However if no one has managed to win much, and a fair amount has been ploughed in, then using the tips in this book, you are in a good position to step in and win, big time!

So, to maximise your chances of winning, it is well worth taking the time to watch your chosen machine, and to establish at which stage it is probable that it will pay out. A good starting point is to make sure you play the machines at the times we have suggested in stage 2.