Regkilla,

When playing a free chip it helps me to think of it kind of as a two part game. The first part is making the playthrough amount. In your case the $50 chip probably had about a $1250 playthrough. in other words, betting $1 you would need to make that bet 1250 times without busting yourself. Any moneys won during this period is play money. Worthless, except for making the playthrough.

Once you have hit the elusive Playthrough all moneys in excess of the original chip are removed and you are back to where you started... But now the money is Real. Now it is time for game #2. Making the Minimum cashout level while shooting for the Maximum cashout value. In most cases this will be double the amount of the free chip But that may be less than the minimum cashout requirement.

Now it is time to spin like you're paying and work the dollar amount to a point over the minimum cashout requirement. If you have a low max cashout, once that minimum is hit you can request a cashout. Any excess over the Max allowable is removed and the cashout is yours.

Keep in mind you are playing for a set prize, The Max, and that any credits you have over that are voided. They are just playmoney you are using to qualify for the Max.

By playing this way I can grin at the great set of spins I got, or even the "random" knowing that it just Nailed My cashout without getting frustrated at what I coulda won.