Slot Machine urban myths are as old as time itself. Let's go through a number of the well known favorites.
Number 1 - If I would have played longer, the jackpot would have gone off.
The random number generator means that the combinations are changing every spin of the reels.
Number 2 - The payout on the Slot Machine is rigged.
For the casino to change the payout ratios, they need to pull apart the slot machine and change the motherboard of the computer. This can only be done with a Gaming Commission member present.
Number 3 - The Slot Machine is about to pay out big
Every spin is random and has nothing to do with previous spins.
Number 4 - The Slot Machine which just paid out a jackpot will not do so for a very long time
Not necessarily true. Probability dictates that this may be the case but it is not set in stone.
Slot Machine Location
Location, location, location. It does mean everything and especially with slot machines. Where are the best and worst places to play with a slot machine?
Best Slot Machine Locations
Elevated position.
When a slot machine pays off big, the casino will want everyone to know about it. So they will put the user-friendly slots in these areas.
Near the Change booths
Same reasoning. Players who are buying change will be happy to see winners going off around them.
Near kiosks
Get out of there and start gambling. Casinos don't want people sitting around; they want them playing.
Worst Slot Machine Locations
Near the gaming tables
The sophisticated gamblers do not like to be distracted by noisy slot machines especially when jackpots go off.
The exits
If a person is on the way out and drops some spare change into a machine and wins big, do you think that person is going to start playing with their new found riches?? No sir. So why put the machines near the exits?
Keep it down please
Anywhere where noise isn't appreciated is not going to feature a big winning slot machine and a jackpot on a slot machine produces quite a racket.
