question about horseshoe slots

[jewozzy]

i have an offer for $400 in free slot play at horseshoe but ive never really messed with them. how do i turn the free slot play into real money? is it basically everything over $400 is mine or what? i always play black jack and never really pay attention to the slots. was thinking of trying to play a $1-5 machine and just hope it hits something. thoughts?

[BP]

There are two marks on the machine showing how much money is in play, the freeplay and regular. You can load up all $400 at once if you want or do it in whatever increment you want but there isn't any way to cash it out.

They have $100 slots btw.

[jewozzy]

If I win with the free play I can't get actual money?

[dblack1]

When you win it goes into a separate account from which you can withdraw and keep the money.

It plays all the free play money and stacks the winnings in another pay line.

I was in Biloxi for my bday and ended up with almost $200 in Freeplay. I ended up hitting a few hundred on a machine, free trip.

[BP]

If I win with the free play I can't get actual money?

Say you bet $1 of the free money (I believe you have to actually insert money before the machine will start, then setup an account with a PIN) and win $100.00 You'll have $399 on the free play side still and $100 on the regular side, you can cash out the $100 or play until it's empty. Then when it's dry you can draw more off the freeplay side. Or switch machines, get a printout for the $100 and start over with $399 freeplay.

They aren't actually giving you anything of value this way.

[MustangPoser]

I would load the $400 into slot machines $20 or $40 at a time. The machine will NOT let you cash out the free play, but as you win you can cash out.

IE:

Put 20 in a $1 slot machine. Play $1-$3 a spin. You play (3) $1 spins and win $5, hit the cash out button and you will get a ticket for $5 and $17 will remain on the machine.

You can also go to a cashier and get promotion chips. These chips cannot be cashed back in, but when you play blackjack they will pay you in real chips. I believe if you bet $5 and win, you would get $10 in clean chips and they would take the promotional chip.

[jewozzy]

I think I'm lost. If I put $100 freeplay in a $5 machine and win $100 I would have 100/100 correct? $100 really $100 play. I can then cash the real money right?

[yellowstang]

I think I'm lost. If I put $100 freeplay in a $5 machine and win $100 I would have 100/100 correct? $100 really $100 play. I can then cash the real money right?

No and yes. You would have 100 yours, 95 free, if you made one $5 spin and won. And yes, you could cash out the winnings.

[MustangPoser]

I think I'm lost. If I put $100 freeplay in a $5 machine and win $100 I would have 100/100 correct? $100 really $100 play. I can then cash the real money right?

If you won your first spin, you would have 100 cashable and 95 free play.

[Broncojohnny]

I would put it all in $5 or $25 machines, they seem to pay better.

[jewozzy]

OK gotcha. Like I said I always stick to card games so I'll probably do a $5 slot or something like that. Thanks guys.