Some slots have a tell that says something’s about to happen, oftentimes with language like “Luck Has Arrived.” What happens when you take a long trip to the casino, get there, and luck has arrived quickly?
What if you just walk in a casino and you win a lot of money and you live far from the casino?
Diane
First of all, what a great problem to have! So we’ll start with a suggestion about what to have with you: A Winners Bank, which we sell on our shop. This device lets you put away money in a locked pocket safe, which, as long as you leave the key at home, ensures you’ll return home with money.
Many gamblers can struggle to keep up with how much they’ve put in a machine vs. taken out, so it can be an easy way to tuck money aside.
As far as bankroll management strategies, when we get ahead early one of our favorite techniques is to present like the win never happened and just start over with the same amount of money you were going to spend to begin with.
In that way, you still have the budget you wanted to play with upfront, while basically setting aside the win as a guaranteed prize you’ll bring home, regardless of how the original bankroll does.
If you’ve won a lot, you might tweak your bankroll number to have a bit more to have fun with, but at the end of the day locking in a guaranteed win is a job well done, and the trick we enjoy doing most.
Not doing so could lead to a longer session with higher bets and a risk of burning through much or all of your winnings. Even if you went home even, you might regret not cashing out a profit that could be available for another trip in the future, leaving on a good note.
So that’s the balance we recommend striking – driving a long way to hit and run is often not in alignment with a gambler’s objective, but locking in a profit and still being able to enjoy yourself is a happy balance.
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Ask for a check for most of your winnings and take cash for what you want to gamble with. Cash the check as you walk out the door.
This is a great suggestion as well – keeping it in a non-cash form reduces the risk you’ll leave without it. Thanks Sheri!