Why can't i stop playing this slot game where i won a W2-G last year?

I swore I'd stop playing Lock-It Hearts, and Lightning/Dragon link type slots:
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/slots/29898-why-do-casinos-cap-the-major-jackpot-at-1000/2/#post622910



I'd thought i've played enough to satisfy my slot itch.

but everytime I goto a casino since then, usually for live poker, I stop by these Lightning/Dragon link machines and pop in a $20.
usually during bathroom breaks.
I'd only play games with a capped $1000 Major, or if the Lock-It Hearts major was more than my W2-G win last year.

for that bathroom break, I'd stop at either losing all $20 or hitting a bonus round.

how do I stop myself from playing these games?

it doesn't help I've never lost all $20 since my post that I swore I'd stop playing.
I'm probably breakeven or up a couple of $ since that post.

note: I bring $1000 to play poker so $20 doesn't mean much.
it's just annoying that im drawn to these type of games like a moth to a flame

Quote: 100xOdds

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how do I stop myself from playing these games?

Use the money on professional help that you would have spent on slots? Or, pocket the money and just stop going to casinos. If you're in CA I'll collect your mailers for you 😇

I saw a dollar Buffalo slot($40 bet) and had to try it once. Just seeking variance, that's all.

The lock it links are addictive

Ive won the major 3 times in 3 months. 2 times in the $2k range and once at $8k

So i empathize

Quote: darkoz

The lock it links are addictive

Ive won the major 3 times in 3 months. 2 times in the $2k range and once at $8k

So i empathize

wow!
for each, how much coin-in before you hit ?

Quote: 100xOdds

wow!
for each, how much coin-in before you hit ?

I dont remember the first two exactly. On one og those days i had won 8 different jackpots including the major. It was close to ten grand

On the day i won the $8k major i had lost $2500 before hitting it. I was just about to quit when bang it struck

I should point out i was playing max bet nickels which is $12.50 each spin so im certain my coin-in was pretty hefty

Quote: darkoz

i should point out i was playing max bet nickels which is $12.50 each spin so im certain my coin-in was pretty hefty

why play max by nickels?

Won't min bet penny give same odds of hitting the major?

Quote: 100xOdds

why play max by nickels?

Won't min bet penny give same odds of hitting the major?

Yes but i wasnt playing with winning the major in mind. Thats just luck when you hit it. I play max because i like to gamble high

Considering i won 3 times in as many months it wouldnt surprise me if the odds did improve but i cant say that for certain

That cannot possibly be a plus ev play

Quote: 7starinfo

That cannot possibly be a plus ev play

By itself its not

Scientists theorize there is an amount of money a gambler can win that would satisfy him.
That theory has yet to be proven under laboratory conditions.

New version called Lock it Eureka (or something like that).



like the other versions, there are 2 bonus games:
1) free games is similar
2) different game mechanic for the cash bonus game. (ie: $, mini, minor, major, grand)

im just going to be discussing the cash bonus game.
unlike the other lock-it versions, Eureka doesn't use symbols to win one of the jackpots (mini/minor/major/grand).
Instead, you collect dynamite icons and it's easy to get a lot of them.

the reason being that jackpot prizes aren't automatic wins when you get enough dynamite to meet the requisite for that jackpot level.
you can also win $ too.

on my 2nd try, I got a complete screen full of dynamite but instead of the Grand prize ($13k progressive), I got the max non-jackpot $ possible which is 750x bet size.
in my case, I was at $0.50 level so I won $375.
not bad for a .50 bet but totally deflated compared to $13k. :(

I am ADDICTED to this version!
basically, ive fallen for the illusion that the Major is much easier to hit than the other Lock It versions.

Lock It Link Nightlife freeplay:
http://www.vegasslotsonline.com/wms/lock-it-link-night-life/

note- it's fun but unrealistic. I started with $1000 and max bet ($45/spin). Was at $10000 in an hr!

Looking for Lock It Eureka free play or even with real $$$

I never understood the draw to the lock it link and lightning link games. they just fill up reels. don't seem interesting to me.