Slot Machine : What Every Player Need to Know (long version) 

not right dont do it...........

Tilt mode getting your money back ffs

wake up, they are making GAZILLIONS of MONNAYE of gamblers. the only way to win with these machines is to buy one of them and put them out for others to loose their money. but then i´m not happy making others unhappy. so the only real way to deal with the problem is to walk by. if you dont play, the machine wont either. and that is one thing we teach our children that money is a serious matter, like fire and blades nothing to play with. slot machines in germany (outside of explicit casinos) have a maxbet limit of 2€ (older games 5lines) up to 4€ (10lines and more) so the linewin pay is better than with a hundred winning lines, which would require a fullscreen win to payback what you pay for. mathematically 2 € maxbet at 5 winning lines, top symbol 5 of a kind pays 2000€. if you get all 5 winning lines, a fullscreen 2€ bet can pay €10.000. if you play 2€ maxbet - with a €10.000 budget, how long can you play from it? 5000 spins. in smaller numbers 5€ at 0.05€ bet is a hundred spins. lets say you repeat your set budget 5 times after you lost the first five bucks (so alltogether 25€) at 0.05€ a spin, then calculated you could go ten times gambling from the money of the biggest win possible, some more, some less. progressive jackpots excluded - that chance is so rare. it just doesnt add up - especially because i think the chance to get a win at a lower bet is greater. play less lines, shorter sessions, if you get the win, take it and leave. for a problem gambler, a win is no hope, its poison. the dosis makes the poison. (paracelsus) resist the temptation. walk by and go on with your live. can you teach to win @ slot machines? if you could, theyd take the machines off ´n away.

They hope to break even.. then once they do, an urge to play one game appears since they just broke even.. and the cycle continues

I only want to win the jackpot, break even is losing.

What do you mean by break even? As in deposit £50 and hope to withdraw that same £50? Or “I lost £750 this month if I win £800 from this £20 I’ll withdraw it?”

I've won $10,000.00 betting $0.50 one time...

Emory Valdez me to With £4.5 I won £15.000.00 But next day I lost those 15 plus my 20 savings so in one day I lost everything

@@tillycojerry5057 Wow really? wtf... you went back?

Masamune364 yeah That happens when you’re greedy

@Tilly Co'jerry thats exactly what they wanted you to do..! Once you win big they ask you if you want a room to stay the night for free or hope you come back the next day so you can give all the money you just won back to them... I know they want thier money back thats why as soon as i got paid i walked right out the casino, took the money to my house, put the $10,000 in a safe place and went back with the extra (I won $10,374)... The funny thing is, I went back with the left over $374 and ended up winning $3672 on another machine..! That was a crazy night... All in all, I used the $10,000 on fixing my car, new phones for me and my brother, new clothes and shoes, payed bills, and a bunch of other things i needed and wanted... The main thing is that i didn't give it back to the casino...

Thank you for comment. We appreciate your positive feedback. However, we just want to insist on the fact that chance, and only chance, ultimately determines when a machine will pay.

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@@lotoquebec Hahahaha YEAH RIGHT!!!!

This was very true in the 90s when I worked in an amusement arcade, some of the staff watched people pump money into slot machines then after the player left the staff literally fought each other to get on the machine because it almost inevitably gave them a profit if they persisted playing it enough.

Do you know what? Dont play in any of slot machines you will always win.....

flybuzz 82 Not true. If you never play slots, you will never win.

@@colinglovebox9921 I think what he was making a point of was ...If you never play slots you'll always come out a winner by keeping your money which you would have otherwise lost...Thus you'll always win by never gambling to begin with..

You forget the most important dont came back when you win

Dear Aj: Thank you for your comment. The goal of this video was to provide players with a greater understanding of the notion of probability. The following offers an short explanation of how lottery video terminals, per se, work: In slot machines and VLTs, random results are produced by a specialized computer chip called a random number generator (RNG). The RNG’s job is to cycle continuously through millions of numbers at several thousand numbers a second. When a player pushes the “spin” or “deal” button, the number that was available on the RNG at that split second is selected. Pushing the button a thousandth of a second earlier or later would result in a completely different outcome. The RNG runs continuously, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even when no one is playing. As you can see, random number generators make it impossible for a player (or the house, for that matter) to know what result will happen next. Some players mistakenly believe that if a machine has not paid out for a while, it is more likely to pay out or becomes “due” to pay. In reality, every spin has an equal chance of winning, no matter has happened previously. For more information on VLTs, you may consult the following two sites: casinogambling.about.com/cs/slots/a/SlotRng.htm entertainment.howstuffworks.com/slot-machine3.htm Thanks for your interest in our gaming operations!

We are sorry and surprised that you concluded from our video that the odds of winning are astronomical. The language used was more nuanced: “most games produce losing outcomes,” “the vast majority of results are negative,” “jackpots are few in number,” “the odds of winning are minimal,” “it is far more likely that one will end up losing more than winning.” That being said, the text is far from stating that the odds of winning are astronomical.

I am sorry and surprised that you concluded from my post that all I concluded from your video was that the odds of winning are astronomical. The language I used was more nuanced: "your *'large cylinder full of marbles' analogy* should only apply to maximum jackpot wins," "your *'large cylinder full of marbles' analogy* is faulty & misleading," "burying a lone red marble amidst a million white marbles, like a needle in a haystack, most definitely gives off the impression that the odds of winning are astronomical, as there are no other marbles of various colors to represent the multitude of lesser prizes & jackpots that can also be had," "most players do not realistically expect to win a jackpot," "you don't need to hit the jackpot to go home a winner." That being said, the rest of your presentation was very helpful & informative, if not glaringly obvious lol. I was merely pointing out the flaws in that particular segment of the video. Carry on. 😉

Minooch in

Move along son. Enjoy your win. Don't try and push slots on other people. Real bad etiquette. Use your head

+Phil Thomas LoL@"son." I'm probably older than you are, junior. It appears as though your clairvoyant abilities (not to mention reading comprehension skills) are severely lacking. I wasn't trying to push anything on anyone, you presumptuous snoot. A segment of their presentation is genuinely questionable and all I did was call them out on it. My sentiments were aimed squarely at the uploader. They weren't directed at you or anyone else, nor was I insidiously attempting to sell anything to you or anyone else. So I apologize if I offended your delicate sensibilities, sweetheart. Perhaps these mean & nasty forums just aren't for you. Incidentally, didn't mommy ever tell you that it's not nice to accuse someone of malicious intent without concrete proof of such? Real bad etiquette on your part. Use your head...that is, unless, you were _purposely_ trying to come across as a belligerent asshole...in which case allow me to lovingly respond in kind with a resounding *"up yours!"* 🖕😎🖕

Hello Charles, There is no connection between the amount of a bet and the odds of winning, but there is one between the amount bet and the amount of the prize. Higher bets give access to higher prizes. Some games require a minimum bet to grant access to a bonus round, a progressive jackpot or a special prize. When this is the case, it is explained in the rules. It is also important to understand that prizes are not programed to be won at specific times. The outcome of each game is random.

@@lotoquebec This is a lie , the higher you bet the faster you loose because the machine is programmed to sense that you are willing to spend all your money until you go broke

So your saying I have the same probability putting a dollar in as I do putting 20 dollars in?? The odds are in your favor as the amount of money you have is a deciding factor you lose a dollar quicker then 20 therefore you have a better chance of winning with 20 dollars

The type of game you mentioned works with an algorithm ensuring that the closer the progressive jackpot gets to the value at which it must be awarded, the greater your chances are of winning. However, the game rules state that the jackpot must be higher than the value displayed. This means that the person who bets when the value is reached doesn’t necessarily win the progressive jackpot. The jackpot is always awarded at random. The algorithm determining the winner is based on odds that are spread among several parties.

You will never find a machine that will payout more than 100% of it’s lifetime. It doesn’t matter what kind of game it is even with a progressive jackpot. Plus the video mentions about “how do you know?” and the only way you can find out is to keep playing. It’s the loop cycle

Hello, The situation you’re describing is still a product of chance: with slot machines, it’s possible to win several times in a row and then not win anything at all for a long time. Chance remains entirely unpredictable and uncontrollable. Here are two other videos on the topic: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nKAes19RYWU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uhwmuSVI_6A.html Having said that, and for your information, the average return to player of video lottery terminals has been 92% since legal video lottery terminals were installed in 1994. The standard that the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (RACJ) has set is 83%. The return to player is programmed for each terminal and obtained after millions of spins, taking into account the randomness of the results, the gameplay, the variety of prizes and the possible combinations. In fact, the RACJ verifies the return to player every year. Have a nice day!

Hello, There is a critical difference between prize structures (return rates) as set by the rules that regulate Loto-Québec and the outcome of individual spins that abide by the laws of chance. The average rate of return of our lottery video machines is 92% (despite the fact that it is only legally required to be 83% according to our governing body the Régie des alcools des courses et des jeux (RACJ). This rate of return is programmed into each lottery video terminal and is calculated over millions of spins, taking into account three factors: the random nature of chance, the multiple different games available and the variety of prizes and possible combinations. Rates of return are verified by the RACJ on a yearly basis. Best regards,

Interesting. Thanks for the explanation Loto-Quebec. Question though: Wouldn't a pre programmed (and legally required minimum rate of return often as high in the 90's %) by very nature, conflict with true randomness / laws of chance though?

No, as these two “variables” are independent of one another. What is determined exclusively by chance is the position on which the reel stops on every spin. So, no matter how many stops and no matter the value given to each and every one of them (upon which the return rate is determined), only chance determines where the reel stops and, by the same fact, if you win or you lose.

C. Kevni I get your question, and the answer is that a lot of math goes in to designing the reels to achieve the specific payout. For example, if you flip a coin, the outcome is random, like in the slot machine. If you keep flipping it, say 10 billion times, you'll know for a fact that 50 percent will land on heads, though each flip is random. Imagine a slot machine where most of the symbols are the same and pay high. On average, you'd win more from that than a slot machine with a bunch of randomly distributed symbols. This is how the rtp of a slot machine works.

C. Kevni - the payout signs are very deceiving. If you look closer it says up to 98% payout and that high payout can be only 1 machine out of the whole casino.

LOOK FOR A SMILE

Corona!!! Go wash yourself. And stop touching people. No touching.... ANYTHING

Hey. Why are YOU here????

I believe there can be a slight strategy. If you know the general payout percentage and the general frequency of minor payouts, you can hedge your bets to wait-out the machine until you reach payout probability. Simply stated : make the minimum bet the majority of the time, and intermittently raise the bet after a streak of no-wins. The point is to stretch your bank and minimize your losses between wins. I did this once successfully on a quarter machine, and have done it consistently on home computer slot games - assuming computer games are programmed the same as casino slots. It takes a long time, but if you do it right you can come out ahead, and at least stretch your play time. It feels like you are actually "playing" the game, rather than mindlessly feeding it coins until they are gone.

No they aren't.. And I should know, I designed and programmed them for 12 years!

I like gaming too. I do not think the average person really put these details in their head about the large drum. For me, my bets are always small. Almost everything in life can become a habit, so we just need to spend our entertainment dollars wisely.

I was wondering when they say play for fun! How come you play with real money for fun and you are human being and too much greedy..And you have the fucking fleeing of winning in your head and keep chasing your lose until you lose everything and get mad angry which is a good person changed to the bad person in everything of your entire life. I wish if gambling ban forever in this world. Because I can see that people who can suffer from addiction of gambling till they commit suicide.

Hi! There is a critical difference between prize structures (return rates) as set by the rules that regulate Loto-Québec and the outcome of individual spins that abide by the laws of chance. The average rate of return of our lottery video machines is 92% (despite the fact that it is only legally required to be 83% according to our governing body the Régie des alcools des courses et des jeux (RACJ). This rate of return is programmed into each lottery video terminal and is calculated over millions of spins, taking into account three factors: the random nature of chance, the multiple different games available and the variety of prizes and possible combinations. Rates of return are verified by the RACJ on a yearly basis. Best regards

You dont understand yet when you win you are lost and doomed

Vibrations or any other type of personal energy have no effect on the outcome: games' results are due to chance alone. Nothing else.

GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT

Shit $20 dollars is nothing to play on slots !!! I'll put $100 dollar bill in and play down to $50 and if no winning cycle cash out and play another machine and my set limit is $200 dollars total each visit and no more go home !!!

More and more people are pulling away...

Hi! The example illustrates the probability of winning, not the payout percentage. With the bag of 20 marbles, each time you choose a marble, your chance of choosing the red one is 1 in 20, because you always put back the white marble. Sometimes the red marble could be chosen on the first attempt and sometimes it could take 50 attempts. After millions of games played, statistically, the red marble should be chosen 5% of the time. Now, let’s say that each time you choose a marble, it costs you $1. If you choose a white marble, you lose your $1, but if you choose a red marble you win $18.40. Statistically, after millions of games played, for every $20 wagered, the payout will be $18,40. So even if the probability of winning is 5%, the payout will be 92%. Here is an other video that explains all this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RkfaL6Th-oY.html

Hello, Perhaps this other short video will convince you of the opposite of what you wrote: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RkfaL6Th-oY.html. That being said, please note that the average return rate of our video lottery terminals is 92%. The standard set by the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (RACJ) is 83%. This return rate is programmed for each machine and obtained based on millions of games played, taking into account the randomness of results, the multitude of games, the variety of prizes and the possible combinations. Also, this return rate is checked by the RACJ annually. In short, game outcomes are completely up to chance.

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@@joeldiaz5857 Hell you dont even have a face how can you call anybody wrong ..

@@drinkthekoolaidkids You have better odds of winning money on slot machines than you do scratch off's

@@joeldiaz5857 I know the odds winning on most scratch offs range some where between I in 3 up to 1 in 4 roughly , dont know about slots .

VERY TRUE-YOUR ODDS ARE BETTER

1st you don't know if the machine hit the jackpot or how long ago.(which that don't matter anyway). Your idea is common "gamblers fallacy". Every spin resets the probability back to 1 and a million. Probability is based on the likeliness of 1 single event occuring. In your mind, you're thinking that because the jackpot hasn't hit in 2 million spins, it has to come soon. This is the exact reason gamblers loose all their money. If a random outcome happens more often than expected (loosing spins), then a (jackpot) is more likely to occur in the future. That is a fallacy and an incorrect assumption. That's not how randomness works. Your probability remains 1 and 1 million every spin regardless what past events occured. Probability works with things that are mechanical, not random generated. There is not a predetermined number of jackpots in a machine. Only to pay out 90% is guaranteed. That could be in the form of 5$ payouts. Hell the machine may never even ever hit a jackpot. As long as it pays out the legal % by the end of its life. So probability is irrelevant and can't be calculated to begin with. That's why the machine says "probability is no less than 1 and 1 million". But I digress. That's not to say you can't get lucky and hit a jackpot on your first spin, but that has nothing to do with probability and all about chance. Also, take into account the house edge. You are set to loose. This is not like having a bag of marbles with 3 colors and the probability of picking a certain color is X. You are at a disadvantage the entire time. Suppose you play 1 million spins and hit the 1 jackpot. It would cost you 1 million and 1 thousand dollars to do it, putting you at a loss. Or say you hit the jackpot first spin, then take that million and put it into the machine. By the end of the million, you are GUARANTEED to walk home with 0. Unless you walk away right there. (That would be luck or chance not probability). Your comment even debunks your theory within itself. If you have 1 and a million chance to hit a jackpot and it hasn't hit in 2 million spins. Then your probability factor isnt very credible. Long bets or long play probability don't work when your payout is only guaranteed to be 90%. The slot will just chip away at you until it's all gone, unless you walk after hitting lucky. With that, Are you willing to be the one who tests it? You are the exact person the casino loves to have come play. Moral of the story is, when it comes to slots, the more your play the more you will eventually loose. You explained a gambling addiction to the T

@@futt-bucker I disagree, when it hasn't gone off, the probability is considerably higher that it will sooner than later. I see it happen every day. If a machine jackpot hasn't gone off on a machine that goes off every month, you can almost guess it to the day when it will go off. Oh and yes I do do well chasing jackpots.

@@brad9529 That would be if there is a predetermined amount of jackpots in a machine. There isn't. My dad wrote the software for slot machine all over the USA for over 10 years. And I know your full of shit anyways because unless you work there, there is no way for you to know when a machine hasn't hit for X amount of time. Machines are guaranteed to pay 90% or whatever it is. They however are not guaranteed to throw a set number of jackpots, or any jackpots for that matter.

@@futt-bucker mate think what you like, just because your dad made something doesn't make you an expert. Tell that to thousands of professional gamblers who make huge salaries. Some have bad periods and lose but most make good money.

@@brad9529 LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL whatever you say my man! 👌👌👌 Professional gamblers play table games, not slots. And I never said I was an expert, just know the facts and know how the machines are programmed.I am not against gambling. I have gone and lost all my gambling money as well as won. In fact all my times playing, I'm up about 3 grand. All I'm saying is slots are made to come out ahead and that's a known fact. With that said, at the end of the day, night, week, month, year, decade, you are theoretically set to walk with 90% of what you started with. I am not saying you cant come out ahead. Of course you can be ahead of that as well as below. That would be the luck of the draw and not probability. All I'm saying. If you have the luck to stay ahead then great for you. And keep taking money from them. I am on your side in that instance. Just understand the risk and know when to walk away. Good luck at the casino, and that is sincere, not a jab. I am all for the people beating the casino. I just know not everybody does and if they did, nobody would work and would just make a paycheck at the casino.

And you know this because...? You are saying casinos and slot manufacturers are lying cheats. The gaming industry is heavily regulated, and machines have to pass rigorous tests and standards. Basically you are promoting a general conspiracy theory, that is easily debunked by the numbers - of all the thousands of people working for casinos and game manufacturers, not one has emerged to report the "truth". Oh right, they keep quiet because they are afraid of getting "wacked". Sorry, it's much simpler that the machines are fair, but just difficult to beat.

I win alllllllll the time on slots you have to go to the casinos enough to know which machine hit and have the higher percent payback

My dad used to write the software of slots for over 10 years, and you'd be wrong...

Futt Bucker no I’m not

Futt Bucker I do not care what you say, those machine have artificial intelligence, they utilize the players card info, and set up a program for that player,,, you and your casino industry geniuses will not change my mind, casinos cheat, and they get away with it, casinos are owned by Ashkenazi Jews, so they’ll steal every red cent they can

@@johnbailey2024 they do not cheat lololololol. They are set to have a house advantage, which is clearly known and posted for all to see. If they didn't, the casinos wouldn't make money and stay open. Everyone knows before they even enter, they are set to loose money. I never said I was a casino or slot genius. Simply, how they are programmed and function. That's not to say you can't walk out ahead, just know the risk you are taking by gambling. Does a grocery store buy a product for 1$ and sell it for .90$? Of course not. That's not how capitalism works. Now are you being cheated for buying that 1$ item for 1.10$? If you think so, then produce the item yourself for cheaper or free. Chances are you'll be heading back to the store shortly to get "cheated". Casinos are in the business to make money just like any other business in America. Any business model set on taking a profit loss don't last very long, OBVIOUSLY.

Keep feeding those slots, then! You're probably due for a big win!

I do win . Plenty$$

Well played. Sounds like you've created some winning strategies.

Come back and post when you've lost your house to gambling.

There actually is plenty of strategy to playing progressive slot machines that have to pay out at certain amount. I've won lots of money on them

They aren't lying about that. I think the analogy is a bit messed up cause it sounds like there's only one win and every other spin is a loss. Take into account that you can win smaller amounts as well, it doesn't have to be the biggest win in the machine. On average, machines return around the range they specified, which means they still make a profit.

YOU WIN 6 PERCENT OF THE TIME

if you have $100, and you spin 50 times...during that time you will win small amounts and some big amounts, but it will always be 945 of your money you put in, once the machine has reached the payback of 94% of that hundred it is destined to make you lose

IS THAT P A V IOV I A N

Yup. It always knows when you are down to your last dollar and always get a win just to keep you playing.

It seems comforting to believe the conspiracy, but what is your evidence they are "rigged"? Anyone that has won money from a slot machine will disagree.