I am not playing that slot game for some time but I also have a bad experienced as you. I lose for some money but I don't try to recovered my lose because I am afraid that I will lose more than I can accept. We don't know how much he lose before until he win that big money by hitting a high multiplier. Yah, I guess so because betting $0.5 per spin will not be used for many gamblers and only those who have a big money to gambling may try their luck.

You are lucky to hit 500X multiplier because I never hit that such big multiplier. But perhaps, you can hit that big multiplier someday  if you still playing slot games from other providers. We can admitted that guy really lucky than others.

Yes, stay within limits and don't force ourselves will better to minimize the lose.