Myths and Legands of Slots

29 July 2007

Slots Myths and Facts

Slot machines seem to have a hold on popular imagination. These one armed bandits hold millions in their sway. However, there are many myths about slots, that many people find hard to distinguish from the facts. It might be helpful to look in to a few popular misconceptions rampant out there.

At times, you might here some one saying that �the machine is tight.� This means that it is not paying out enough. Other people give the machine a smack, pull the handle, or play with ice-cold coins. Yes, some people actually put their coins into the freezer the night before they play.

After all that, let�s look at some of the actual facts relating to the slot machines. In every machine there is a microchip called the RNG which stands for Random Number Generator. The random number generator chip�s job is to simply create random sequences every millisecond of every day. It is completely separate from the rest of the slot machine. You may hear people say that if they had played at the machine a few seconds longer, then they may have won the jackpot. This is not exactly true. There is no �time limit� on the jackpots, and the same combinations, even given the same time frame, will nit always give the same results, as not spin has anything to do with the previous one.

Players may complain that they should have pulled the handle instead of pushing the button, as if that would make any difference. In other instances, the player may say that a machine is �on a hot cycle.� This is also absurd, because, as has been said, each spin of the slots is independent from the last one, and has no bearing on those before or after it. There have been cases when a player has one the jackpots twice running.

Just remember the machine has the upper hand over the player. It is important to remember though that winning on a slot machine is just pure luck since every number or symbol has an equal chance of appearing on the machine.

Therefore, no big secrets exist to winning at slot machines. Some facts are: the more reels the more difficult the chance to win. Some machines have three pay lines with a better chance to win a sequence, however one has to play three coins in these machines. The machines are programmed to function in a particular manner; All random. Never-the-less one can play on three wheels, two coin machines to maximize the likelihood of winning.

Yes, these fiendish monsters do have quite an appetite for your money. Winning is based on chance. One lady, a frequent casino visitor, seemed to have it figured out: �I go there strictly for entertainment; if I win that is a plus.�

The right attitude is to understand that slot games are a negative bet, and behave accordingly. Don�t play with money you can�t afford to lose, and don�t get upset if you have a losing session. You�re supposed to have a losing session. If you weren�t, then the casinos wouldn�t be in business.

OCN Staff

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