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Don’t Be Ashamed to Be Cheap!

We all have the image of the casino “high-roller” emblazoned on our collective consciousnesses. The “whale” is dressed in the most beautiful and costly of bespoke suits, chomping on a cigar and reclining in a chair at the poker table while fawning casino attendants fete him with free drinks and the most accommodating of attention. If you are sitting on a stool at the penny slot machines taking your time and trying to make a dollar stretch as far as humanly possible, you may feel a little humbled or embarrassed by your lack of a fortune. Don’t be!

Whether you know it or not, casinos –whether online slot machine sites or land-based establishments- do not make the lion’s share of their profits off the backs of these big-spending magnates. Why? Well… there’s so few of them, and so many of the people like you! While one big honcho a week might take a few cracks at the intimidating, one thousand dollar minimum bet slot machine, there are hundreds and hundreds of folks patiently rolling their hard-earned nickels and dimes into the one-armed bandits.

Playing a slot machine for the first time can be really intimidating. That’s why we’re telling you to hold your head up proudly! Casinos put coin-operated slots out on the floor for a reason, and that’s so –surprise, surprise!- people will play them. Feel free to grab a few of your friends and spend a few hours stretching your dollars. You are perfectly welcome, and are, in fact, an essential part of the American gambling industry. Take heart!

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