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Machines and Technology
Though many casino games tend to change very little from their original rule sets and origins,
slots do not fall in the category. The basis of the game has remained similar throughout the 100 plus year history, but because it is a game that heavily relies on machinery, technological advances have changed the way the game is played in a dramatic way. Especially in the last 25 years, huge leaps and bounds have been made in the industry that are obvious in the ease and availability of traditional slots.
A simple example of this evolution can be found in fallacies. One example is the belief that the odds of winning on a machine in some way correlate to the number of symbols of a specific kind on each wheel of a machine. Whereas this may have been true in the past, today’s machines are programmed by computer to be random in every way- including the odds. Truth be told, modern machines have the spinning wheels, the lever on the side of the machine, and the ability to accept coins for posterity only. You can see the proof in the abundance and popularity of the online versions of slots games: it is no longer necessary to sit in front of a physical machine in a casino. Players can enjoy the game from the comfort of their own home, with the same if not better odds of winning. Computer programming is the provider of RNG’s or Random Number Generators for each slot game and machine.
The RNG is in constant use, generating arbitrary numbers at an alarming speed; hundreds, perhaps thousands per second. This actions continues between plays. The last random number generated when the lever is pulled, or the play button presses determines the outcome of the gamble. This is true with electronic slots both in-house, and online. The result depends on when exactly you press your button, make your move. Any variance in timing and the result will be different.
Though rare, it should be noted that some professional gamblers have reported on the use of PRNG’s or Pseudo-Random Number Generators. There is no reason for such a thing to ever be programmed into a machine, for the simple reason that it is easy to create a number generator that would never duplicate combinations in a human lifetime. There are, despite this, some games that have been shown to repeat sequences. It is dangerous for companies to make available games such as these as was proved by Ronald D Harris, who discovered programming codes for machines utilizing PRNG’s and was able to use the information to accurately predict combinations for games such as Keno, and others.
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