Myths About Slots
Busting Myths Regarding Slots
Let's examine a few of the more widespread misconceptions regarding slots. The myth is stated first, and then its debunking is explained.
Common Myths Regarding Slots
Some people think that with careful and focused study, they can figure out some kind of pattern or sequence on a slot machine. Simply put, this is not feasible. Recall that the results of slot machines are determined by random number generators (RNGs), which produce millions of possible number combinations every minute. Furthermore, the numbers are random, as the name implies. There's no pattern or sequence that a human could follow. In fact, even if you found a computer that could track a sequence, it would take years of data and it would probably still not find an accurate pattern.
It is simply impossible to press the button at the precise split second needed to win a jackpot.
Some players think they shouldn't play on a slot machine that just paid out a big jackpot because it won't pay out anything to make up for the big payout. Remember that the goal of slot machines is to average a specific payout percentage over hundreds or millions of spins. Because its average is set in the short term, this implies that a machine that recently paid out a jackpot has exactly the same odds before and after the jackpot hit.
When someone takes their place on a machine and goes on to win a sizable jackpot, the other players are extremely upset. They think they could have won the jackpot if they had persevered a little bit longer. Furthermore untrue is this. If you could have pressed the spin button precisely at the same moment as the other player, that would have been your only chance to win the jackpot.
Common Myths Regarding Slots
Some believe that if they use a machine consistently for a sufficient amount of time, the machine will eventually break. Slot machines never have to pay off because they have no memory.
Remember that payout percentages are based on literally millions of spins, and for you reach a million spins at 500 spins an hour you would have to play for 2,000 hours.
Slot machines do not pay out more often you only bet 1 coin per spin. The slot reels mechanism doesn’t know how many coins you have put into the machine. It will produce the same spin whether you play one or max coins.
Other Myths Regarding Slots
The reason more people win during busy times is because more people are playing more games more frequently, not because winning chances are higher during busy times at casinos. It is unrelated to anything else. Let's take an example where a machine hits once per thousand spins. When is the machine most likely to be hit if it receives two hundred spins during a quiet casino and eight hundred during a busy one?
