The part where someone had asked him a question about, when they got up and someone else sat down at the slot machine they were just one and that other person hit the jackpot and that she'd not have won the jackpot if she'd have stayed at the machine, begs to question in the timing factor, that could possibly be the key to winning a jackpot. Next time I go and play the slot machines at the casino, I think I'll pause just a bit before I hit the button, instead of being so quick to hit the button.
I would have to disagree with your wording. Your statement should say there is no way to win in the long run because, obviously, you can win in the short run. Otherwise, everyone would always lose and never play again. So when you play the machines you will occasionally get lucky and win. However, the longer you play them, the more likely you will come out as a loser.
I learnt how to win stay away for a few months and save up money you will see how much you have saved I tryed going and staying away believe me staying aways better Pokies are very unreliable for winning money its much easier to lose then it is to win I have had winnings before and loses but overall staying away is best way to win if you care about money
Uk fruit machines that are not connected to a network and are just the big bulky machine going into a plug socket have to actually pay out. If you keep putting money in and DO NOT collect, the payout percentage keeps increasing and the machine is forced to pay out jackpot. its called 'forcing' but be careful, this only works on £5 and £70 jackpots and definitely not £500 or bookmakers machines
Not necessarily. A VLT is a video lottery terminal. It is regulated/operated by a state lottery commission and you will find them in bars and/or casinos. In New York, for example, all casinos at pari-mutuels use VLTs for their slots and video poker games. Some states use VLTs that operate like regular slot machines, but NY doesn't. Their machines are similar to a scratch-off ticket with a pre-determined number of winner and losers. Research before playing! Some games are worse than others.
Once I was playing a video poker machine which was part of about 8 poker machines together, with a progressive jackpot which had grown to about $8200. I played 1 x $1 credit, was dealt 3 cards to a royal, held them, and it dealt me the other 2 cards required and got a royal flush - $250, instead of the $8200. I have spoken to different slot attendants since, some said it wouldn't have given me the royal if I'd played max credits and some say it would have. Would it have given it anyway?
You would have gotten the same result only if you had hit the draw button at the exact same instant. The machine doesn't care how much money you bet, the only thing that matters is when you stop the RNG to determine the combination it draws. So, if you had hit the draw button at the exact same instant, then yes you would have the same result. Otherwise, you would have gotten a different result because the RNG is constantly cycling through various cominations until you hit the draw button.
I do all right playing slots. I have my favorite machines and can usually play all night on 60 bucks before I'm broke. Need a system to get my big butt outa there while ahead: )
The bonus round is not pre-determined. If you need to select from symbols to choose your bonus, the amount you will win is not pre-determined and it matters whihc symbols you choose. Also, if there bouns rounds where the reels spin, it is pure random luck as to what you will win and it is all determined by a random number generator. However, some machines, such as Wheeel of Fortune, may use a different random number generator to choose the winning symbols in the bonus rounds.
I just watched another video from a professional gambler who said that the slots are pe-programmed by region and that luck will not defeat the computer...... Pretty much a set schedule for winnings...... I think this video is promoting a more positive perspective on slots...
I believe I know the video to which you are referring. If so, there are factual errors in that video and the machine he shows is not a real slot machine that you would find in a casino. When watching someone's videos I would look at their background to see if they are truly knowledgeable in their supposed area of expertise. If there are no credentials to support their claim as being an "expert" in a particualr field then I would be leery of what they are saying.
This video got me thinking ALOT! Like, if it's just luck! Why not try it out! Thank you for a great video! But, I really gotta say, DO NOT waste all your money on slots guys.
Most casinos will have ATM's where you can withdraw money from your banking account. However, you should check to see how much the fee is to use the ATM. You don't want to pay too much to access your money. Some casinos also have programs where you can get a cash advance on your credit card. That, however, would be a very bad idea because you would have to pay a fee to get the money, plus a cash advance fee from your credit card issuer, plus interest on the money.
The guy below seemed that I told him how to win. The problem is that playing a lsot machine is purely a game of luck. So you can only win by getting lucky. However, I did make another video that tell you when you should bet maximum coins when play a slot machine. You might find that to be more useful for you. Watch it here - youtube.com/watch?v=s3jIVLyWdVs
i own 4 slots. This is all true except for the near-miss feature. I get a a JACKPOT winning combo both above and below the payline at least 1\100 plays. But never ON the pay line yet. Its an IGT 5 times pay. don't get me wrong. It pays plenty! just no jackpot. & THEY ALWAYS PAY MORE WHEN YOU BET MAX ! just throwin' that out there.....
@MobileTelegraph I agree with you MT except he is careful to define a near-miss as two deliberate winning symbols ON THE PAYLINE followed by a deliberate and predetermined losing symbol.
So slots are really a game of timing .. I always thought the RNG "stored" subsequent combinations rather than endlessly running through them. - Cool video
Regarding the "near miss feature": Some machines do have what can arguably be considered as a near miss feature. For example: Games with bonus wheels that have mini, small, medium, and large progressive jackpots. Rock Around The Clock, for example, has a bonus wheel with 12 wedges. Usually about half are the mini jackpot, while the remaining 6 wedges are the larger payout jackpots. The game acts like it's making a random spin, but 95%+ of the time it 'happens' to stop on the mini jackpot.
@revpitty001 while rubbing the machine make sure your smoking a cig, and remember not to swear at the machine. This will hurt the machines feelings therefore seriously diminishing your payouts. You should not only rub/touch the screen, but remember to slowly caress the side of the machine as well. This is the one and only way to guarantee a WIN, and maybe even a jackpot!
@revpitty001 No it will not increase your chances of winning... My roommate does that all the time at the casino and I just laugh at him. Although, you might catch germs that could lead to you catching a cold or virus, because people do sneeze on those slot machine screens. The other day, I found my roommate playing the slots on his computer and I started to laugh again when he started rubbing the computer screen. I guess some people still believe in supersition.
Very interesting. I was in Vegas recently, and always wondered if "selecting a box" bonuses was truly up to you, or if the outcome was predetermined. So you're saying that upon receiving such a bonus round, it's entirely possible to win the highest bonus payout every time you receive the bonus, if you're lucky enough to pick the correct choices every time? Wow. I was convinced that it was one of those instances where the outcome of the bonus was predetermined, and the game woulddisplay whatever.
It's up to you to pick the winning boxes and it's not predetermined. However, the amount for each winning choice, as well as the number of losing box choices is controlled. Therefore, the manufacturer knows what the odds are of you winning money. Sometimes, you will get lucky and win more, sometimes you will be unlucky and win less. But it's entirely up to you as to what you pick.
Class II slot machines are actually bingo games and you are playing against other slot players in the casino. Slot machines operated by state lotteries are also different depending on the regulations for each state. In NY the slots do not operate like regular slot machines. Instead, they are similar to scratch-off-type lottery tickets with a pre-determined number of winners and losers. My information does not apply to either of those types of machines.
We post slot machine payback information here - americancasinoguide(dot)com/slot-machine-payback-statistics.html#Nevada
In Nevada, the information is only listed by area: Strip, downtown, N. Las Vegas, Boulder Highway, etc. There is no information for any particular casino, nor any particular machine.
How does it work that the slot machines put out a %% of my money? Doesn't it works on my skills? Which could be:
- fast eyes to process the symbols fast enough
- knowledge when I have to push the button
- ability to push the button fast enough
and so on?
I think it is naive to think that it works on skills. But how does the slot machine controll their outcome? If it works on skills Las Vegas will die soon.
Slot machines do not work based on skill. Once you push the button, or pull the handle, a combination is chosen by the random number generator. That combination is then mapped to the reels and the result is shown to you.
@NetzKaiser On slot machines only "when to push the button" will make a difference. Pushing the button fast or processing the symbols will do no good for the player. My question to you is: Is there a way to know when to push the button? Certainly not.
There is no way to know when to push the button because the RNG is generating numbers hundreds (or thousands) of times each second. That is why the random number generator is constantly working. If the RNG were to stop when the machine was not being played, it might be possible for someone to calculate the next series of numbers and wait to play the machine until a winning combination was next in line.
Yes, there was a system to beat the slots. Beginning in 1998, IGT began making the Vision Series slot machines. These machines gave a player an advantage if he waited until he deemed it was playable. I know. I made a lot of money off of these machines. Of course, they are all removed now from the casinos because the casinos discovered that people were taking advantage of them.
There were some banking slot machines that were beatable and I did not get into them in the video. The most famous was Piggy Bankin' by WMS Games. IGT also had some such as Cherry Pie and Diamond Mine. If you only played those games when the bonus was at, or above, a certain level you could make money. The problem was that knowledgeable players would lurk around those machines and chase away other players when the bonus was high. That annoyed the players and casino so the machines were removed.
@americancasinoguide From 1998-2004, I roamed the U.S. and Canada playing these advantageous slots. I have been to more than 240 casinos where they had these machines. On one particular occasion, I came across a $5 Slot Bingo machine that had 62 squares filled. After a player reaches 60, they would get $500 if they got a Bingo.. I put in a twenty and filled it in 3 spins. I also loved playing X-Factor machines. I would guess that during my extensive travels, I have made at least $180,000.
Casinos don't spend their time constantly adjusting the payout percentages on their machines. Each casino has a business philosophy of what they want to make on each denomination of machine and each machine is set to about the same payback percentage for that denomination. The casinos may actually lose money on some machines during a given day. However, they know that in the long run the machine will keep what it is supposed to keep and they will make money.
@americancasinoguide Then for example how come sometimes on any given day the $5 dollar machines are hittin, say mostly red hot ruby's. Or maybe the $1 money bag machines are hittin the next day. Now i have favorite machines i like to play that seem to "hit" the most. But on occasion a casino (at least the one's in Oklahoma) will rearrange the slots so you cant find your favorite. I just find it odd i can hit 7,7, blank, a hundred times a day but cant get that other 7 to land.
It is pure random luck as to what will happen on any given day. The first two reels of a slot machine will have more winning reel stops than the last reel. If you look at the reels there are 22 stops. However, the physical reels have no relation to the actual number of stops on a reel. Slot machines use "virtual reels" whereby a computer simulates the a physical reel and a machine may have 100 or more reel stops.
@americancasinoguide I think the slots in Oklahoma are different. Because some of these slots will turn red after hittin a certain pattern and give you a free spin or 2. I've even seen them stay red for a least 6 spins. I dont know if these slots are familar to you. Like Money Bags, Red Rubys. Gems and Jewels. Have you heard of these? If so do they work the same way as the slots in Vegas? We do have Vegas style slots but they dont "hit as often as the vgt machines that turn "red"
Some slot machines at the Indian casinos in Oklahoma do not act like regular slot machines. They are Class II slot machines which are actually bingo games. The way to tell if a machine is Class II is to look at the screen and see if there is a bingo card in the window. If the machine is Class II then none of the information in my video applies to those machines. The machines in my video are all Class III and are found in regulated in jurisdictions such as Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois, etc.
@americancasinoguide Ahhh i see. Yes they do have that bingo card. When it hits a certain pattern then you get paid. I've played so much i can usually predict what i will hit before the reels stop spinning because certain patterns are highlighted in orange. Well thanks for all your advice, i figured the indian slots were different than Vegas.
@americancasinoguide The info in the video is good. What is the difference between Class II and class III machines, and why is the video not applicable?
Class II slot machines are actually bingo games and you are playing against other slot players in the casino. Slot machines operated by state lotteries are also different depending on the regulations for each state. In NY the slots do not operate like regular slot machines. Instead, they are similar to scratch-off-type lottery tickets with a pre-determined number of winners and losers. My information does not apply to either of those types of machines.
@americancasinoguide Thanks! Do you know what kind of games, other than Bingo, that Oklahoma uses? My sister in law was asked to go to another section and the area she was playing was roped off so they could remove the $ and "reset" the machines. She was told that the machines have to pay out a certain % each day.
Oklahoma has both Class II and Class II games in the Indian casinos. You can tell if it's a Class II game because there will be a bingo card in the display of the slot machine. You will also be able to push a button and change the bingo card to a different set of numbers. I have no idea what your sister saw. I have not heard of that situation before.
If you could afford to play $100 slot machines you would probably lose the least amount of money when you consider it as a percentage of the money you put through the machine. So, if you played $200 a spin, you might lose on average 3% a spin, which would be $6. If you played 25-cent machines you would lose at a higher percentage of money put through the machine, but the dollar amount would be smaller. So, if you played 75 cents a spin you might lose at an average of 8% a spin, which is 6 cents.
I cannot make sense of the part that you said had she kept playing she would not have won the JP because it was virtually impossible to hit the button at the same exact micro-second. My question is, If Iam playing on a machine and I wait a couple of seconds to hit the button rather than hitting the button non-stop, would the outcome be different? I doubt it. Please explain. Thank you
The RNG is constantly creating combinations hundreds of times a second. Whenever you push the button, or pull the handle, you stop the RNG. The combination it stops at is used to determine whether or not you are a winner. If you stop the RNG at a a different time, you will have a different result.
Only someone intimately familiar with the technology that goes into a slot machine would be able to tell you if its a cheat or not. Your average joe would never be able to tell you if the slot machine was rigged because they're not familiar with the chips and technology that go into the machine... You have to have faith that they wouldn't manufacture them in such a way as to be able to cheat. There's really no way to regulate it unless you're some kind of genius.
Well, if you play in regulated jurisdictions, such as New Jersey or Nevada, the chips are always tested to make sure that they have been approved for use in the machines. I don't think a major gamng company would ever purposely program a mchine to cheat a customer. However, in a smaller non-regulated casino, I think the possibility exists for that to happen. Casinos wouldn't really need to cheat because they have a mathematical edge anyway, but I guess it could happen in a non-regulated casino.
Well, as the video explains, you can win, if you get lucky. The problem is that you can't be a consistent winner and in the long run there is no way to beat a slot machine.
In regulated jurisdictions the casinos have to report how much each machine earned because that amount is taxed. However, the information on each individual machine is not made available to the public. The only information that is released to the public is how much all of the machines paid back to the public. Sometimes, however, it may be broken down by denomination (penny, quarter, dollar etc.), but never by each individual machine.
WINNER WINNER - I WON $5,000 dollars on a red white Blue progressive, but, before I won that amount the machine kept paying or hitting on smaller amounts like 200.00 sometimes 400.00 and even 800.00 and 1 hit 1800.00 then I hit the smaller jackpot, the larger jackpot was like $73,000, unfortunately I didn't hit the bigger jackpot.
It wasn't until 4:18 that I switched the thumbs down to thumbs up; you should probably have put that in at the header, as any math nerds coming through here will get upset until they hear that =P
I am a bench technician for a casino on the Pacific Coast and actually perform component level repairs on the printed circuit boards inside the machines. I set up and change the percentages on machines (under strict supervision from our regulatory agency) and have played many of the machines we have on the floor. I have been doing this for about 5 years now, and have experience as an electronics technician in other fields. the information provided in the video is accurate.
$25 per spin is quite high if the win % is 93 over millions of spins. i wonder what the average is over the course of a day. that would be a real valuable figure, not over millions of pulls which literally can take years. once again, an excellent professionally produced video. thank you for educating us
No one can predict what the payback percentage will be over the course of one day. If a machine is programmed to pay back 93% it should pay back around that percentage. However, if someone is lucky and has a lot of winning spins the casino could actually lose money. The casinos know they might lose money on some machines but most machines will make money and they will be profitable for the day. As a player you might get lucky and win, but the longer you play the harder it will be to end up ahead
Some of the slot machines in the U.S. are made by Aristocrat which is a large Australia-based manufacturer. However, I do not know how slot machines are regulated in Australia. Therefore, I can't say for sure that the information in this video also applies to slot machines in Australia.
A stated in the video, slot machines are simply computers that are designed to randomly pay out less money than they take in. I think anyone playing a slot machine knows that they are expected to lose moeny in the long run. Unfortunately, some people get carried away and bet more than they should. However, the vast majority of people play what they can afford and realize that gambling is simply another form of entertainment.
wtf kinda of normal person would play $25 slot machines? its suppose to be fun as well...can't have fun pumping in $75 or more at a time for false hope
@PimpMasterT One time I sat down at a 25 dollar machine and was hitting max bet not realizing I only had 5 bucks in it. I read the 25 on the front as .25... An attendant came by and informed me that it was a 25 dollar machine and I just about shit myself.
What do you mean by "real slots"? Originally, all slot machines were mechanical, but today they are all electronic and run by computers that use "virtual reel" technology.
@americancasinoguide slot machines are not random, they are set payouts, the machines that you are talking about are video slot machines, they are computers and they use rng but physical slotmachines are not
Sorry, but you are wrong. Slots have a set payback percentage, but they do not have a predetermined method to achieve those percentages. It's all done randomly. Additionally, it doesn't matter if the slot machine has physical reels. Those reels are just there as entertainment because the machine uses a virtual reel, meaning that the machine is not limited by the physical number of stops on the reel. You may see 22 stops on the reel, but in reality there could be 100 stops on it. You won't know.
Good information. I lived in Las Vegas for five years and moved to New York state in 2006. While in L.V., I hit three jackpots. All were $1 denomination video poker machine (10/7 pay table) and all were hit at The Palms Casino. When I play slots in NY state at the Indian reservation casinos, I noticed that their machines are VERY tight. Personally, I would only travel to Nevada, New Jersey, & Connecticut to play slots. Those states are sternly regulated by state gaming boards.
so... Where would the "loose" machines be located? i still am not sure i understand the concept of a "loose" machine, does it mean one is more likely of winning?
The higher the denomination, the looser the machine. Penny machines return around 88% and $25 machines return around 96%. Usually casinos don't have "loose" machines wihtin a particualr denomination. So all of the penny machines wills return around 88%. It's not like some return 80% and some return 96% in order to average around 88%. Instead they are all set to about the same payback of 88%. It will vary slightly based on the manufacturer, but probably less than 1%.
@americancasinoguide I know of several casinos in Oklahoma where there are different percentages set for same denomination games in the same bank! usually the lower percentages are set to the outside of the bank and the higher percentages are in the center of the bank. 88% outside 90% inside. But this is not always the case in all casinos, or on all banks. Also, there are casinos that have multidenom games all set to the same percentage, which is usually higher than single denoms. 92 vs. 89
I have heard in the past of slot teams that would take over a bank of slot machines when the jackpot reached a certain level. Supposedly, they knew, based on past experience, the usual amount the jackpot was at when it would hit. Once at that level they would take every seat and keep playing until one member of the team won the jackpot. I don't know if this is still done with slots. However, it does work with video poker because they know when it is mathematically high enough to make a profit..
Well, it would be wrong not to mention server-based gaming because it is an exception to the rule. However, even today, less than 5% of the casinos in the U.S. offer server-based gaming and no casino has an entire floor that is server-based. So I am comfortable that the statement is basically correct.
Who said slot machines are fair? A slot machine is basically a computer that pays out less money that it takes in. You can't beat a slot machine in the long run and I very rarely play them. In regulated jurisdictions, such as Nevada and New Jersey, you can be sure that the machines act randomly. Sorry if you don't believe it, but it's the truth.
GREAT VIDEO BUT i DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY DONT PURPOSELY SHOW YOU WHAT YOU ALMOST COULD HAVE WON BY SHOWING THE THREE WINNING SYMBOLS ALMOST BEING IN THE SAME ROW. I BELIEVE IT'S DONE TO KEEP YOU PLAYING.
Sorry you don't believe that part, but it's true. The results are random and not predetermined. It's just a matter of math and they don't have to determine it ahead of time.
@americancasinoguide I guess you have done the reserach so you may know more than me but I still feel that the slots play on our emotions which predetermin that we get to see what we almost could have won so that we can keep playing.
@americancasinoguide Also i believe that the games which use doors to select a prize have already been determined so that it doesn't really matter if you pick number 6 or door 9 or any number. they have already been created and they simply switch doors to match the prize that they have already selected to win in that game.
I have asked slot industry people that question several times and they have always said the same thing: It's not pre-determined. If you look at my other youtube video about new slot machines from WMS Gaming, I speak with Phil Gelber, Vice President of Game Development at WMS and I ask him the same question. He also gives me the same answer: It's not pre-determined. They really don't have to pre-determine the outcome. They simply have to know the odds for each choice and the math works out.
It would depend on the laws in each state. We have some here in in Florida. However, keep in mind that they are not regulated like the gaming machines you will find in casinos.
Maybe. Unfortunately, I don't know how slots are regulated in the U.K. so I can't say they act the same way. The info on my video is for almost all U.S. states. There are some states, like New York, where the machines are not random. In NY they use Video Lottery Terminals (VLT's) and there is a pre-determined number of winners. Each time you play it is like a scratch-off lottery ticket. Other states have VLT's that work randomly, so each state is different. see more at americancasinoguidedotcom
Branded slots usually have a higher operating cost because of licensing fees, so they are usually slightly tighter than non-branded slots. The tightest slots you will find are the wide-area progressives such as the $1 Megabucks slots that can be found throughout Nevada. A regular $1 slot in Nevada returns around 95% while a Megabucks machine returns around 89%.
The machine does not take into account how much you bet when randomly determining the outcome of the spin. The result would be the same whether you are betting one coin or max coins.
Hi Steve! You really opened my eyes! It's really all common sense but when it comes to gambling your common sense goes out the window! It is kind of comforting to know that even though it's a losing proposition I does seem fair to everyone! Thanks for the information! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"
The beginning part about my background was put into the video to provide credibility as to my knowledge. Unfortunately, there are people on the Internet who promote themselves as an "expert" on a particular subject, but they provide no basis for their expertise. I would be leery of taking advice from anyone who did not provide this information.
on your website it doesent reveal the new las vegas slot payback percentages, they are only due until june 2009...my guess why is that the new percentages are just too low to publish on a site that is supposed to get people into the casino...or why not post the 2010 paybacks???how low are they now?
The statistics are updated each year and published in my book: American Casino Guide. The 2011 edition of that book shows the current statistics. Since people are paying for that book we believe that they should get the information first. We will add the updated information to to the web site by mid-February. Actually, the statistics don't really vary much from year to year. They do trend downward, but usually by only a few tenths of a percent.
Think of 10 balls in a bowl. Nine say winner and one says loser. You stick your hand in the bowl and R-A-N-D-O-M-L-Y chose one ball. The odds of choosing a winning ball are 90%. The laws of probability dictate that 90% of the time you will get a winner and 10% of the time you will get a loser. Slots are programmed the same way, just a lot more numbers, and the laws of probability ensure that, in the long run, the machine will pay back what it is programmed to do.
Actually, I would say that is an incorrect statement. If people always lost on a slot machine no one would ever play them. So, I would have to say "yes" you can win on a slot machine. However, I would also have to say that in the long run, you can't win playing a slot machine. If you play them long enough it is a mathematical certainty that you will have to lose. Just make sure you realize you are playing them for fun and the money you lose is the price for your entertainment.
@americancasinoguide I still disagree. I've won over 2000 and several 1500 dollars.And all it does is wet your whistle for another drink. In my opinion it is the rarest of cases one ever wins anything because eventually they go back and lose what they won plus much more. Have I really won anything at all if I know I have went back and lost more than my winnings? No. There could be a rare case where someone wins and never goes back but you have a better chance of winning a lottery imo.
Since you won then you are living proof that you can win on a slot machine! The problem is that if you continue to play long enough you will lose it all back. A slot machine is basically just a computer that is designed to give back less money than it takes in. Play what you can afford and look at your loss as the price you pay for your entertainment.
@americancasinoguide I'm living proof that I did NOT win. As I speak to you I have lost more than I won.
As far as entertainment goes,its not entertainment either. Nobody walks away having lost saying "I had a great time." And nearly ALL walk away having lost and feeling the loss. Its not like they saw a trapeze act or something :) To see 20 dollars immediately turn to 40 has a powerful effect on people and the casino is counting on that. Thats more of creating an addiction than entertaining..
But you did win, you just lost it back. You said nobody could win and it's just not true. People win all the time. They just stop playing and keep the money.
@americancasinoguide People stop playing when they wake up and realize the bells and whistles are there to lure them into a false sense of winning.
Its all smoke and mirrors. The casino is the only winner.
Your logic is flawed. There is nothing harmful with taking an occasional hit from a crack pipe either. But as we know there is no such thing as taking one hit. Same is true for slot machines YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE.
Well, I think most people know how a casino works and they realize that they are playing a game that is designed to take their money. However, they don't bet more than they can afford and they don't become addicted to gambling. Just as there are some people who should never take a drink, there are some people who should never gamble. And, again, I must say that people do win in casinos. If nobody ever won, why would they want to go back? The problem is they can't win consistently on slots.
In most instances the fact that you bet the maximum coins does not increase your chances of winning. Usually, you don't want bet the maximum coins, you just want to bet enough to be eligible for any bonuses that the machines offers you. On a wide-area progressive machine like Megabucks or Wheel of Fortune you would definitely want to bet the maximum amount There are also machines called "buy a pay" where you would want to bet the maximum amount or you won't be eligible for certain payouts.
apparently he hasnt ever played in oklahoma. lol ya might win once in a while but not usually. the fun in gambling in oklahoma is watching the big betters gamble at the big machines a couple of thousand or more then leave mad. you get free ice cream and pop while you watch. go ahead and serve yourself i payed for most of it. lol good luck.
It all comes down to luck. I play slots at Mohegan Sun Idian Casino in CT. I always play the 0.25 and higher machines. Always max credit, etc. I NEVER win. Meanwhile, I have a friend who only plays penny machines, and she ALWAYS wins. She's a VIP, because she ALWAYS wins. I mean, last weekend, she won 1,200.00 the week before, 350.00 the week before that, 500.00. You get the picture. I just don't get it.
You can't play penny slots and always be a winner because it's not mathematically possible. According to state statistics, the penny games your friend is playing at Mohegan Sun had a payback of 88.73% in the last fiscal year. That means your friend is losing $11.27 for every $100 she puts through the machine. Yes, she can win once in a while on those machines, but in the long run she will lose. If she tells you she always wins she is lying to you.
That was my thought exactly, but I have actually sat down next to her while she played and watched her win. She's has so many points at the casino that she's an "Elite VIP" Meaning, tickets to every show, hotel rooms, etc. We go to 3 or 4 shows a month there. Since the tickets are in her name, she has to be there. So, everytime we go to the show, we meet her there and she plays. I sit next to her and just watch her win. I can't explain it. Maybe she's just that lucky?
You can be lucky some of the time, but you can't be lucky all of the time. Trust me, if she plays alot. then she is losing. She just tells you about the wins and never about the losses. In order to be a VIP and earn the comps she is getting you have to put a lot of money through those machines. If you play that large an amount of money in penny machines it is virtually impossible to be a winner over a long period of time.
I have no idea, but I will say this. When she sits down at a machine, she puts 300 - 400 in it. So she does play for long perios of time. Maybe that has something to do with it? I'm not sure. All I know is, I will sit at a machine, play 10 to 15 spins. If I don't win anything at all, and lose every spin, I get up and go to the next one. I must do this 10 15 or sometimes 20 times, and never win anything. I always play the 0.25 & 0.50 slots. Maybe I should switch?
Winning on a slot machine is pure luck and your method of playing slots is no better and no worse than most other methods. Actually, since you are playing quarter slots the average payback % on your denomination is higher than the penny slots your friend is playing. In the last fiscal year ending 6/30/10 the average return on a quarter slot at Mohegan Sun was 91.04%, while it was only 88.73% on penny slots. The extra return is a little better than 2%.
You should switch from slots to video poker. For quarter games you should be able to find machines that have a payback percentage of at least 97 or 98%. Watch my video on youtube about video poker and you will learn how to find the highest-paying machines in any casino. In the long run your money will last much longer for two reasons: 1 - You are paying a game with a higher payback percentage and 2 - You will play more slowly because you stop to figure out how to play your hands properly.
I will be there tonight for a show and give it another try. I have played video poker there before. Most times that I didn't have a loser for a hand, it was just a pair of Jack or better, meaning I still didn't win anything - I just didn't lose the hand. I think it's just the casino being a little tight latley, too.
If the casino "tightens" up those machines you will be able to know it right away. You can do that by simply looking at the paytatble posted on the machine. This is explained in in my youtube video on video poker. With a jacks or better game, the strategy is fairly intuitive, meaning you can usually guess correctly, but it's good to have a strategy card. You can get one for free at my web site americancasinoguide com Stay away from double bonus and deuces wild, unless you have a strategy card.
Just wanted to let you know, I tried playing video poker at the casino, but all of the machines were set to 1.00. I finally found one for 0.25. However, when I bet max credit, it cost me 12.50? The slot attendant said that maybe the machines weren't switched over to reflect 0.25 (all machines are electronic at the Indian Casino) Not sure what is going on at that casino.
Were you playing a 10-play machine where you can play 10 hands at one time? That would explain that situation. By the way, you need to make sure that when you play in an Indian casino you are playing a Class III machine. Some Indian casinos have Class II machines which are based on bingo. If you play that machine skill is not a factor because that game is based on bingo. You can easily tell the difference because you will see a bingo card and bingo balls displayed somewhere on the screen.
No, it was single hand. I still don't know what the problem was. Most of their poker machines are "multi Game" so, you can play poker, slots, blackjack, etc. They are the "game maker" versions. They do have some regular poker machines (matter of fact, when I was walking by them, someone actually hit the royal flush) I am heading back Saturday night and will try again. I will also try to take some videos of the various machines that they have and upload them.
Go to WMS.com Then, go to Networked Gaming. Then, click on the second tab called Remote Configutation and Download
Read about the RCD and it explains how Casino Operators control how their slot machines will function. When I say slots are not random, what I mean is the casinos have the ability (if not governed by laws, such as Indian reservations) to set the level of how their machines will pay. Remote Configuration is when they set machines to pay the least or the most. Not very random, is it?
Any casino can change the payback percentages on their slot machines whenever they want. All they have to do is change the chip and it doesn't matter if the casino has networked gaming or not. This is explained in the video. Also, just because a machine has a pre-detemined payback percntage, it does not mean that the results are not random. Look below for my answer to the question from p3tr0114. I explain how this can happen.
knowing long term payback percentages will not help you at the casino they only help in deciding which casino to visit more frequently. short term paybacks are what i was refering to in my first comment and thats where the word "game" comes in. after playing more then 3 years on a daily basis and playing at most midwestern casinos i observe theres more then rng behind winning clearly theres programing also. i have not seen anybody that plays like me in this period of time.
The part where someone had asked him a question about, when they got up and someone else sat down at the slot machine they were just one and that other person hit the jackpot and that she'd not have won the jackpot if she'd have stayed at the machine, begs to question in the timing factor, that could possibly be the key to winning a jackpot. Next time I go and play the slot machines at the casino, I think I'll pause just a bit before I hit the button, instead of being so quick to hit the button.
aorphia 2 weeks ago
@coreye0225 i won 350 bucks in like 30 minutes on slots so yes you can win at slots
kodyman20 2 weeks ago
Make your luck! Eg. Where are you more likely to find some money on the floor of a bank or on the floor of a night club parking lot 6 in the morning?
jimfromearth 3 weeks ago
I would have to disagree with your wording. Your statement should say there is no way to win in the long run because, obviously, you can win in the short run. Otherwise, everyone would always lose and never play again. So when you play the machines you will occasionally get lucky and win. However, the longer you play them, the more likely you will come out as a loser.
americancasinoguide 3 weeks ago
how did i get here from a harry potter interview ...
offexion 1 month ago
It must have been caused by some of that Hogwarts wizardry!
americancasinoguide 1 month ago 2
@americancasinoguide It must be a sign. The only way to guarentee winning at slot machines is hogwarts magic!
offexion 1 month ago
I learnt how to win stay away for a few months and save up money you will see how much you have saved I tryed going and staying away believe me staying aways better Pokies are very unreliable for winning money its much easier to lose then it is to win I have had winnings before and loses but overall staying away is best way to win if you care about money
Christizm 1 month ago
"U-SPIN" is notorious for ALMOST givin you the USPIN bonus. WHY?
BlackFalkin 1 month ago
Uk fruit machines that are not connected to a network and are just the big bulky machine going into a plug socket have to actually pay out. If you keep putting money in and DO NOT collect, the payout percentage keeps increasing and the machine is forced to pay out jackpot. its called 'forcing' but be careful, this only works on £5 and £70 jackpots and definitely not £500 or bookmakers machines
simo244 1 month ago
Is it true that VLT slots are the worse when it comes to payback?
ilovemesomechicken 1 month ago
Not necessarily. A VLT is a video lottery terminal. It is regulated/operated by a state lottery commission and you will find them in bars and/or casinos. In New York, for example, all casinos at pari-mutuels use VLTs for their slots and video poker games. Some states use VLTs that operate like regular slot machines, but NY doesn't. Their machines are similar to a scratch-off ticket with a pre-determined number of winner and losers. Research before playing! Some games are worse than others.
americancasinoguide 1 month ago
20,000 to one lol thats crazy!!!
afropick8 1 month ago
Once I was playing a video poker machine which was part of about 8 poker machines together, with a progressive jackpot which had grown to about $8200. I played 1 x $1 credit, was dealt 3 cards to a royal, held them, and it dealt me the other 2 cards required and got a royal flush - $250, instead of the $8200. I have spoken to different slot attendants since, some said it wouldn't have given me the royal if I'd played max credits and some say it would have. Would it have given it anyway?
lawifuhic 2 months ago
You would have gotten the same result only if you had hit the draw button at the exact same instant. The machine doesn't care how much money you bet, the only thing that matters is when you stop the RNG to determine the combination it draws. So, if you had hit the draw button at the exact same instant, then yes you would have the same result. Otherwise, you would have gotten a different result because the RNG is constantly cycling through various cominations until you hit the draw button.
americancasinoguide 2 months ago
I do all right playing slots. I have my favorite machines and can usually play all night on 60 bucks before I'm broke. Need a system to get my big butt outa there while ahead: )
texassharkfisherman 2 months ago
On bonus spins is the amount you win predetermined for the whole bonus spin round?
SlugHatchet 2 months ago
The bonus round is not pre-determined. If you need to select from symbols to choose your bonus, the amount you will win is not pre-determined and it matters whihc symbols you choose. Also, if there bouns rounds where the reels spin, it is pure random luck as to what you will win and it is all determined by a random number generator. However, some machines, such as Wheeel of Fortune, may use a different random number generator to choose the winning symbols in the bonus rounds.
americancasinoguide 2 months ago
Yeah but it seems to be a two sided issu....Who to believe?
Thebatjoeny 2 months ago
I just watched another video from a professional gambler who said that the slots are pe-programmed by region and that luck will not defeat the computer...... Pretty much a set schedule for winnings...... I think this video is promoting a more positive perspective on slots...
Thebatjoeny 2 months ago
I believe I know the video to which you are referring. If so, there are factual errors in that video and the machine he shows is not a real slot machine that you would find in a casino. When watching someone's videos I would look at their background to see if they are truly knowledgeable in their supposed area of expertise. If there are no credentials to support their claim as being an "expert" in a particualr field then I would be leery of what they are saying.
americancasinoguide 2 months ago
lol NO..NO...NO its was all No's lol to the answer of the questions
family4life987 3 months ago
Actually, there was one "yes" in there! I guess you missed it?
americancasinoguide 3 months ago
This video got me thinking ALOT! Like, if it's just luck! Why not try it out! Thank you for a great video! But, I really gotta say, DO NOT waste all your money on slots guys.
Dimian7 3 months ago
Now when i win on a total bet of one per line would i have hit the same numbers had i been betting max bet?
aolson72178 3 months ago
The amount you bet has no affect on the RNG. If you bet one coin, or max coins, the result would be the same.
americancasinoguide 3 months ago
What about when its free spins or if u hit the stop button mid spin or touch the screen to try to stop it.
aolson72178 3 months ago
The result would be the same. The RNG picks the combination when you hit the spin button or pull the handle.
americancasinoguide 3 months ago
This guy is the best
SlugHatchet 3 months ago
do you need to bring your own money to gamble? or is there a credit card machine? please respond
lostlol78 3 months ago
Most casinos will have ATM's where you can withdraw money from your banking account. However, you should check to see how much the fee is to use the ATM. You don't want to pay too much to access your money. Some casinos also have programs where you can get a cash advance on your credit card. That, however, would be a very bad idea because you would have to pay a fee to get the money, plus a cash advance fee from your credit card issuer, plus interest on the money.
americancasinoguide 3 months ago
still did not tell us how to win
sats90210 3 months ago
The guy below seemed that I told him how to win. The problem is that playing a lsot machine is purely a game of luck. So you can only win by getting lucky. However, I did make another video that tell you when you should bet maximum coins when play a slot machine. You might find that to be more useful for you. Watch it here - youtube.com/watch?v=s3jIVLyWdVs
americancasinoguide 3 months ago
HOW DO YOU WIN ON SLOT MACHINES....and the magic answer this geek gave was: YOU GET LUCKY. HELL YEAH! why didnt i think of that
cicvara1985 3 months ago
i own 4 slots. This is all true except for the near-miss feature. I get a a JACKPOT winning combo both above and below the payline at least 1\100 plays. But never ON the pay line yet. Its an IGT 5 times pay. don't get me wrong. It pays plenty! just no jackpot. & THEY ALWAYS PAY MORE WHEN YOU BET MAX ! just throwin' that out there.....
MobileTelegraph 4 months ago
@MobileTelegraph I agree with you MT except he is careful to define a near-miss as two deliberate winning symbols ON THE PAYLINE followed by a deliberate and predetermined losing symbol.
MrJmschmid 4 months ago
@MobileTelegraph coincidence every time up to this point :O
PimpMasterT 2 months ago
Great info thanks......look out Vegas im coming for you. Are there any other guides available?
PokieReview 4 months ago
SO THE ANSWER WAS NO TO EVERYTHING
southsd1606 5 months ago
The trick is not to play!
badoui911 5 months ago
Ill tell u how to win...insert cash, then press the cashout button!
fntsydrgn 5 months ago 14
So slots are really a game of timing .. I always thought the RNG "stored" subsequent combinations rather than endlessly running through them. - Cool video
avq5 5 months ago
Regarding the "near miss feature": Some machines do have what can arguably be considered as a near miss feature. For example: Games with bonus wheels that have mini, small, medium, and large progressive jackpots. Rock Around The Clock, for example, has a bonus wheel with 12 wedges. Usually about half are the mini jackpot, while the remaining 6 wedges are the larger payout jackpots. The game acts like it's making a random spin, but 95%+ of the time it 'happens' to stop on the mini jackpot.
travcm 5 months ago
If you rub/touch the screen and say com'on baby will this increase my chances of winning??
revpitty001 5 months ago 29
Rubbing the screen won't hurt and it won't help. It has no effect.
americancasinoguide 5 months ago
@revpitty001 while rubbing the machine make sure your smoking a cig, and remember not to swear at the machine. This will hurt the machines feelings therefore seriously diminishing your payouts. You should not only rub/touch the screen, but remember to slowly caress the side of the machine as well. This is the one and only way to guarantee a WIN, and maybe even a jackpot!
javyaguas 5 months ago 3
@revpitty001 LOL
PimpMasterT 2 months ago
@revpitty001 No it will not increase your chances of winning... My roommate does that all the time at the casino and I just laugh at him. Although, you might catch germs that could lead to you catching a cold or virus, because people do sneeze on those slot machine screens. The other day, I found my roommate playing the slots on his computer and I started to laugh again when he started rubbing the computer screen. I guess some people still believe in supersition.
aorphia 2 weeks ago
Very interesting. I was in Vegas recently, and always wondered if "selecting a box" bonuses was truly up to you, or if the outcome was predetermined. So you're saying that upon receiving such a bonus round, it's entirely possible to win the highest bonus payout every time you receive the bonus, if you're lucky enough to pick the correct choices every time? Wow. I was convinced that it was one of those instances where the outcome of the bonus was predetermined, and the game woulddisplay whatever.
NYRavage 5 months ago
It's up to you to pick the winning boxes and it's not predetermined. However, the amount for each winning choice, as well as the number of losing box choices is controlled. Therefore, the manufacturer knows what the odds are of you winning money. Sometimes, you will get lucky and win more, sometimes you will be unlucky and win less. But it's entirely up to you as to what you pick.
americancasinoguide 5 months ago
The info in the video is good. What is the difference between Class II and class III machines, and why is the video not applicable?
rvjayoung 5 months ago
Class II slot machines are actually bingo games and you are playing against other slot players in the casino. Slot machines operated by state lotteries are also different depending on the regulations for each state. In NY the slots do not operate like regular slot machines. Instead, they are similar to scratch-off-type lottery tickets with a pre-determined number of winners and losers. My information does not apply to either of those types of machines.
americancasinoguide 5 months ago
Is it possible to find out the payback percentage at any particular slot machine in Las Vegas casinos?
ANeonTiger 5 months ago
We post slot machine payback information here - americancasinoguide(dot)com/slot-machine-payback-statistics.html#Nevada
In Nevada, the information is only listed by area: Strip, downtown, N. Las Vegas, Boulder Highway, etc. There is no information for any particular casino, nor any particular machine.
americancasinoguide 5 months ago
How does it work that the slot machines put out a %% of my money? Doesn't it works on my skills? Which could be:
- fast eyes to process the symbols fast enough
- knowledge when I have to push the button
- ability to push the button fast enough
and so on?
I think it is naive to think that it works on skills. But how does the slot machine controll their outcome? If it works on skills Las Vegas will die soon.
NetzKaiser 6 months ago
Slot machines do not work based on skill. Once you push the button, or pull the handle, a combination is chosen by the random number generator. That combination is then mapped to the reels and the result is shown to you.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
@NetzKaiser On slot machines only "when to push the button" will make a difference. Pushing the button fast or processing the symbols will do no good for the player. My question to you is: Is there a way to know when to push the button? Certainly not.
ramindavani 5 months ago
There is no way to know when to push the button because the RNG is generating numbers hundreds (or thousands) of times each second. That is why the random number generator is constantly working. If the RNG were to stop when the machine was not being played, it might be possible for someone to calculate the next series of numbers and wait to play the machine until a winning combination was next in line.
americancasinoguide 5 months ago
Yes, there was a system to beat the slots. Beginning in 1998, IGT began making the Vision Series slot machines. These machines gave a player an advantage if he waited until he deemed it was playable. I know. I made a lot of money off of these machines. Of course, they are all removed now from the casinos because the casinos discovered that people were taking advantage of them.
cobalt100 6 months ago
There were some banking slot machines that were beatable and I did not get into them in the video. The most famous was Piggy Bankin' by WMS Games. IGT also had some such as Cherry Pie and Diamond Mine. If you only played those games when the bonus was at, or above, a certain level you could make money. The problem was that knowledgeable players would lurk around those machines and chase away other players when the bonus was high. That annoyed the players and casino so the machines were removed.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
@americancasinoguide From 1998-2004, I roamed the U.S. and Canada playing these advantageous slots. I have been to more than 240 casinos where they had these machines. On one particular occasion, I came across a $5 Slot Bingo machine that had 62 squares filled. After a player reaches 60, they would get $500 if they got a Bingo.. I put in a twenty and filled it in 3 spins. I also loved playing X-Factor machines. I would guess that during my extensive travels, I have made at least $180,000.
cobalt100 6 months ago
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livendapast 6 months ago
Casinos don't spend their time constantly adjusting the payout percentages on their machines. Each casino has a business philosophy of what they want to make on each denomination of machine and each machine is set to about the same payback percentage for that denomination. The casinos may actually lose money on some machines during a given day. However, they know that in the long run the machine will keep what it is supposed to keep and they will make money.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
@americancasinoguide Then for example how come sometimes on any given day the $5 dollar machines are hittin, say mostly red hot ruby's. Or maybe the $1 money bag machines are hittin the next day. Now i have favorite machines i like to play that seem to "hit" the most. But on occasion a casino (at least the one's in Oklahoma) will rearrange the slots so you cant find your favorite. I just find it odd i can hit 7,7, blank, a hundred times a day but cant get that other 7 to land.
livendapast 6 months ago
It is pure random luck as to what will happen on any given day. The first two reels of a slot machine will have more winning reel stops than the last reel. If you look at the reels there are 22 stops. However, the physical reels have no relation to the actual number of stops on a reel. Slot machines use "virtual reels" whereby a computer simulates the a physical reel and a machine may have 100 or more reel stops.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
@americancasinoguide I think the slots in Oklahoma are different. Because some of these slots will turn red after hittin a certain pattern and give you a free spin or 2. I've even seen them stay red for a least 6 spins. I dont know if these slots are familar to you. Like Money Bags, Red Rubys. Gems and Jewels. Have you heard of these? If so do they work the same way as the slots in Vegas? We do have Vegas style slots but they dont "hit as often as the vgt machines that turn "red"
livendapast 6 months ago
Some slot machines at the Indian casinos in Oklahoma do not act like regular slot machines. They are Class II slot machines which are actually bingo games. The way to tell if a machine is Class II is to look at the screen and see if there is a bingo card in the window. If the machine is Class II then none of the information in my video applies to those machines. The machines in my video are all Class III and are found in regulated in jurisdictions such as Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois, etc.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
@americancasinoguide Ahhh i see. Yes they do have that bingo card. When it hits a certain pattern then you get paid. I've played so much i can usually predict what i will hit before the reels stop spinning because certain patterns are highlighted in orange. Well thanks for all your advice, i figured the indian slots were different than Vegas.
livendapast 6 months ago
@americancasinoguide The info in the video is good. What is the difference between Class II and class III machines, and why is the video not applicable?
rvjayoung 5 months ago
Class II slot machines are actually bingo games and you are playing against other slot players in the casino. Slot machines operated by state lotteries are also different depending on the regulations for each state. In NY the slots do not operate like regular slot machines. Instead, they are similar to scratch-off-type lottery tickets with a pre-determined number of winners and losers. My information does not apply to either of those types of machines.
americancasinoguide 5 months ago
@americancasinoguide Thanks! Do you know what kind of games, other than Bingo, that Oklahoma uses? My sister in law was asked to go to another section and the area she was playing was roped off so they could remove the $ and "reset" the machines. She was told that the machines have to pay out a certain % each day.
rvjayoung 5 months ago
Oklahoma has both Class II and Class II games in the Indian casinos. You can tell if it's a Class II game because there will be a bingo card in the display of the slot machine. You will also be able to push a button and change the bingo card to a different set of numbers. I have no idea what your sister saw. I have not heard of that situation before.
americancasinoguide 5 months ago
i learned alot...soooo i should go play the $100 slots? lol
thankennedy 6 months ago
If you could afford to play $100 slot machines you would probably lose the least amount of money when you consider it as a percentage of the money you put through the machine. So, if you played $200 a spin, you might lose on average 3% a spin, which would be $6. If you played 25-cent machines you would lose at a higher percentage of money put through the machine, but the dollar amount would be smaller. So, if you played 75 cents a spin you might lose at an average of 8% a spin, which is 6 cents.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
I cannot make sense of the part that you said had she kept playing she would not have won the JP because it was virtually impossible to hit the button at the same exact micro-second. My question is, If Iam playing on a machine and I wait a couple of seconds to hit the button rather than hitting the button non-stop, would the outcome be different? I doubt it. Please explain. Thank you
ramindavani 6 months ago
The RNG is constantly creating combinations hundreds of times a second. Whenever you push the button, or pull the handle, you stop the RNG. The combination it stops at is used to determine whether or not you are a winner. If you stop the RNG at a a different time, you will have a different result.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
Only someone intimately familiar with the technology that goes into a slot machine would be able to tell you if its a cheat or not. Your average joe would never be able to tell you if the slot machine was rigged because they're not familiar with the chips and technology that go into the machine... You have to have faith that they wouldn't manufacture them in such a way as to be able to cheat. There's really no way to regulate it unless you're some kind of genius.
shitthrowingmonkey1 6 months ago
Well, if you play in regulated jurisdictions, such as New Jersey or Nevada, the chips are always tested to make sure that they have been approved for use in the machines. I don't think a major gamng company would ever purposely program a mchine to cheat a customer. However, in a smaller non-regulated casino, I think the possibility exists for that to happen. Casinos wouldn't really need to cheat because they have a mathematical edge anyway, but I guess it could happen in a non-regulated casino.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
lol, it depends on your luck of that day. Don't think u can win by seeing this video.
GameOn247Girl 6 months ago
@cotchify oh Yes Lucky You
d3monangel95 6 months ago
press 1:47 to actually start the video
MrFugePop 6 months ago
What was the point of this video if you can't win??
Devinds101 6 months ago
Well, as the video explains, you can win, if you get lucky. The problem is that you can't be a consistent winner and in the long run there is no way to beat a slot machine.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
So in other words... It's like powerball.. Good luck winning...
DEM1L0VAT0 6 months ago
excellent feedback. thank you.
Rico8458 6 months ago
so they only tell the State Gov which machines are what?
Rico8458 6 months ago
In regulated jurisdictions the casinos have to report how much each machine earned because that amount is taxed. However, the information on each individual machine is not made available to the public. The only information that is released to the public is how much all of the machines paid back to the public. Sometimes, however, it may be broken down by denomination (penny, quarter, dollar etc.), but never by each individual machine.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
WINNER WINNER - I WON $5,000 dollars on a red white Blue progressive, but, before I won that amount the machine kept paying or hitting on smaller amounts like 200.00 sometimes 400.00 and even 800.00 and 1 hit 1800.00 then I hit the smaller jackpot, the larger jackpot was like $73,000, unfortunately I didn't hit the bigger jackpot.
JetRanger0007 6 months ago
slot machines are not a good idea - end of story.
Skittletart1 7 months ago
casino has to legally tell you which machines have the highest payouts?
Rico8458 7 months ago
No. Casinos do not have to legally tell you which machines have the highest payouts.
americancasinoguide 6 months ago
It wasn't until 4:18 that I switched the thumbs down to thumbs up; you should probably have put that in at the header, as any math nerds coming through here will get upset until they hear that =P
Truthiness231 8 months ago
I am a bench technician for a casino on the Pacific Coast and actually perform component level repairs on the printed circuit boards inside the machines. I set up and change the percentages on machines (under strict supervision from our regulatory agency) and have played many of the machines we have on the floor. I have been doing this for about 5 years now, and have experience as an electronics technician in other fields. the information provided in the video is accurate.
jdeglers 8 months ago
$25 per spin is quite high if the win % is 93 over millions of spins. i wonder what the average is over the course of a day. that would be a real valuable figure, not over millions of pulls which literally can take years. once again, an excellent professionally produced video. thank you for educating us
AlirazaTRAVEL 8 months ago
No one can predict what the payback percentage will be over the course of one day. If a machine is programmed to pay back 93% it should pay back around that percentage. However, if someone is lucky and has a lot of winning spins the casino could actually lose money. The casinos know they might lose money on some machines but most machines will make money and they will be profitable for the day. As a player you might get lucky and win, but the longer you play the harder it will be to end up ahead
americancasinoguide 8 months ago
Some of the slot machines in the U.S. are made by Aristocrat which is a large Australia-based manufacturer. However, I do not know how slot machines are regulated in Australia. Therefore, I can't say for sure that the information in this video also applies to slot machines in Australia.
americancasinoguide 8 months ago
are these slot machines by the same makers that are supplying australia's slot machines?
happysplinters 8 months ago
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happysplinters 9 months ago
A stated in the video, slot machines are simply computers that are designed to randomly pay out less money than they take in. I think anyone playing a slot machine knows that they are expected to lose moeny in the long run. Unfortunately, some people get carried away and bet more than they should. However, the vast majority of people play what they can afford and realize that gambling is simply another form of entertainment.
americancasinoguide 8 months ago
anyway this was a very interesting video, thank you
PimpMasterT 9 months ago
wtf kinda of normal person would play $25 slot machines? its suppose to be fun as well...can't have fun pumping in $75 or more at a time for false hope
PimpMasterT 9 months ago
@PimpMasterT One time I sat down at a 25 dollar machine and was hitting max bet not realizing I only had 5 bucks in it. I read the 25 on the front as .25... An attendant came by and informed me that it was a 25 dollar machine and I just about shit myself.
rrg019000 6 months ago
thankyou for the information!
eddieboy1234 9 months ago
these answers do not apply to real slot machines, these are computer slots, they are different
rainxxxx 9 months ago
What do you mean by "real slots"? Originally, all slot machines were mechanical, but today they are all electronic and run by computers that use "virtual reel" technology.
americancasinoguide 9 months ago
@americancasinoguide slot machines are not random, they are set payouts, the machines that you are talking about are video slot machines, they are computers and they use rng but physical slotmachines are not
rainxxxx 9 months ago
Sorry, but you are wrong. Slots have a set payback percentage, but they do not have a predetermined method to achieve those percentages. It's all done randomly. Additionally, it doesn't matter if the slot machine has physical reels. Those reels are just there as entertainment because the machine uses a virtual reel, meaning that the machine is not limited by the physical number of stops on the reel. You may see 22 stops on the reel, but in reality there could be 100 stops on it. You won't know.
americancasinoguide 9 months ago
Good information. I lived in Las Vegas for five years and moved to New York state in 2006. While in L.V., I hit three jackpots. All were $1 denomination video poker machine (10/7 pay table) and all were hit at The Palms Casino. When I play slots in NY state at the Indian reservation casinos, I noticed that their machines are VERY tight. Personally, I would only travel to Nevada, New Jersey, & Connecticut to play slots. Those states are sternly regulated by state gaming boards.
OceanWave78 10 months ago
so... Where would the "loose" machines be located? i still am not sure i understand the concept of a "loose" machine, does it mean one is more likely of winning?
thinknottothink 10 months ago
The higher the denomination, the looser the machine. Penny machines return around 88% and $25 machines return around 96%. Usually casinos don't have "loose" machines wihtin a particualr denomination. So all of the penny machines wills return around 88%. It's not like some return 80% and some return 96% in order to average around 88%. Instead they are all set to about the same payback of 88%. It will vary slightly based on the manufacturer, but probably less than 1%.
americancasinoguide 10 months ago
@americancasinoguide I know of several casinos in Oklahoma where there are different percentages set for same denomination games in the same bank! usually the lower percentages are set to the outside of the bank and the higher percentages are in the center of the bank. 88% outside 90% inside. But this is not always the case in all casinos, or on all banks. Also, there are casinos that have multidenom games all set to the same percentage, which is usually higher than single denoms. 92 vs. 89
ArcaneJillMagic 9 months ago
is it true a slot will become +ev when the jackpot is high enough?
Luistervink 10 months ago
I have heard in the past of slot teams that would take over a bank of slot machines when the jackpot reached a certain level. Supposedly, they knew, based on past experience, the usual amount the jackpot was at when it would hit. Once at that level they would take every seat and keep playing until one member of the team won the jackpot. I don't know if this is still done with slots. However, it does work with video poker because they know when it is mathematically high enough to make a profit..
americancasinoguide 10 months ago
At 6:30... you answer "No" then go on to say .. well.. "Yes" it can be done"
Adrenaline91387 10 months ago
Well, it would be wrong not to mention server-based gaming because it is an exception to the rule. However, even today, less than 5% of the casinos in the U.S. offer server-based gaming and no casino has an entire floor that is server-based. So I am comfortable that the statement is basically correct.
americancasinoguide 10 months ago
Slot machines are fair and random? Suuuurree... Payout percentage numbers would be all over the place!
Adrenaline91387 10 months ago
Who said slot machines are fair? A slot machine is basically a computer that pays out less money that it takes in. You can't beat a slot machine in the long run and I very rarely play them. In regulated jurisdictions, such as Nevada and New Jersey, you can be sure that the machines act randomly. Sorry if you don't believe it, but it's the truth.
americancasinoguide 10 months ago
GREAT VIDEO BUT i DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY DONT PURPOSELY SHOW YOU WHAT YOU ALMOST COULD HAVE WON BY SHOWING THE THREE WINNING SYMBOLS ALMOST BEING IN THE SAME ROW. I BELIEVE IT'S DONE TO KEEP YOU PLAYING.
etrax2000 11 months ago 5
Sorry you don't believe that part, but it's true. The results are random and not predetermined. It's just a matter of math and they don't have to determine it ahead of time.
americancasinoguide 11 months ago
@americancasinoguide I guess you have done the reserach so you may know more than me but I still feel that the slots play on our emotions which predetermin that we get to see what we almost could have won so that we can keep playing.
etrax2000 11 months ago
@americancasinoguide Also i believe that the games which use doors to select a prize have already been determined so that it doesn't really matter if you pick number 6 or door 9 or any number. they have already been created and they simply switch doors to match the prize that they have already selected to win in that game.
etrax2000 11 months ago 3
I have asked slot industry people that question several times and they have always said the same thing: It's not pre-determined. If you look at my other youtube video about new slot machines from WMS Gaming, I speak with Phil Gelber, Vice President of Game Development at WMS and I ask him the same question. He also gives me the same answer: It's not pre-determined. They really don't have to pre-determine the outcome. They simply have to know the odds for each choice and the math works out.
americancasinoguide 11 months ago
are game rooms like those little ones illegal
BadForHearts 11 months ago
It would depend on the laws in each state. We have some here in in Florida. However, keep in mind that they are not regulated like the gaming machines you will find in casinos.
americancasinoguide 11 months ago
Would it be fair for me to assume the same logic on this video can be applied to fruit machines in the United Kingdom?
rovercrew 1 year ago
Maybe. Unfortunately, I don't know how slots are regulated in the U.K. so I can't say they act the same way. The info on my video is for almost all U.S. states. There are some states, like New York, where the machines are not random. In NY they use Video Lottery Terminals (VLT's) and there is a pre-determined number of winners. Each time you play it is like a scratch-off lottery ticket. Other states have VLT's that work randomly, so each state is different. see more at americancasinoguidedotcom
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
Do branded slots (e.g. "Wizard of Oz" or "Wheel of Fortune") tend to have a tighter RNG installed than the typical casino slot?
eyamseryath 1 year ago
Branded slots usually have a higher operating cost because of licensing fees, so they are usually slightly tighter than non-branded slots. The tightest slots you will find are the wide-area progressives such as the $1 Megabucks slots that can be found throughout Nevada. A regular $1 slot in Nevada returns around 95% while a Megabucks machine returns around 89%.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
I play the party machine the one you show. If I play the penny machine at 20 lines, and 1 (one) times payback (20 cents), and hit the party jackpot
, will I win the same playing 20 cents as I would if I played $2.00?
makemydaytoday 1 year ago
The machine does not take into account how much you bet when randomly determining the outcome of the spin. The result would be the same whether you are betting one coin or max coins.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
Hi Steve! You really opened my eyes! It's really all common sense but when it comes to gambling your common sense goes out the window! It is kind of comforting to know that even though it's a losing proposition I does seem fair to everyone! Thanks for the information! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"
cjoey39 1 year ago
2 minutes all about YOU??
msk7046 1 year ago
The beginning part about my background was put into the video to provide credibility as to my knowledge. Unfortunately, there are people on the Internet who promote themselves as an "expert" on a particular subject, but they provide no basis for their expertise. I would be leery of taking advice from anyone who did not provide this information.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago 13
on your website it doesent reveal the new las vegas slot payback percentages, they are only due until june 2009...my guess why is that the new percentages are just too low to publish on a site that is supposed to get people into the casino...or why not post the 2010 paybacks???how low are they now?
gix500 1 year ago
The statistics are updated each year and published in my book: American Casino Guide. The 2011 edition of that book shows the current statistics. Since people are paying for that book we believe that they should get the information first. We will add the updated information to to the web site by mid-February. Actually, the statistics don't really vary much from year to year. They do trend downward, but usually by only a few tenths of a percent.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
My small brain is trying to take in what you said?
Its random numbers, but it programed to pay back ??%. How can it be both? If it's random, any spin can win, so how can it only pay back ??%
I play on line poker, they say that is random too, it that fixed to pay back ??% too? I know a lot of people yell it's fixed, or rigged cards?
makemydaytoday 1 year ago
Think of 10 balls in a bowl. Nine say winner and one says loser. You stick your hand in the bowl and R-A-N-D-O-M-L-Y chose one ball. The odds of choosing a winning ball are 90%. The laws of probability dictate that 90% of the time you will get a winner and 10% of the time you will get a loser. Slots are programmed the same way, just a lot more numbers, and the laws of probability ensure that, in the long run, the machine will pay back what it is programmed to do.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
Informative video!
Eversandero 1 year ago
You can't win on them period!!!
Eversandero 1 year ago
Actually, I would say that is an incorrect statement. If people always lost on a slot machine no one would ever play them. So, I would have to say "yes" you can win on a slot machine. However, I would also have to say that in the long run, you can't win playing a slot machine. If you play them long enough it is a mathematical certainty that you will have to lose. Just make sure you realize you are playing them for fun and the money you lose is the price for your entertainment.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
@americancasinoguide I still disagree. I've won over 2000 and several 1500 dollars.And all it does is wet your whistle for another drink. In my opinion it is the rarest of cases one ever wins anything because eventually they go back and lose what they won plus much more. Have I really won anything at all if I know I have went back and lost more than my winnings? No. There could be a rare case where someone wins and never goes back but you have a better chance of winning a lottery imo.
Eversandero 1 year ago
Since you won then you are living proof that you can win on a slot machine! The problem is that if you continue to play long enough you will lose it all back. A slot machine is basically just a computer that is designed to give back less money than it takes in. Play what you can afford and look at your loss as the price you pay for your entertainment.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
@americancasinoguide I'm living proof that I did NOT win. As I speak to you I have lost more than I won.
As far as entertainment goes,its not entertainment either. Nobody walks away having lost saying "I had a great time." And nearly ALL walk away having lost and feeling the loss. Its not like they saw a trapeze act or something :) To see 20 dollars immediately turn to 40 has a powerful effect on people and the casino is counting on that. Thats more of creating an addiction than entertaining..
Eversandero 1 year ago
But you did win, you just lost it back. You said nobody could win and it's just not true. People win all the time. They just stop playing and keep the money.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
@americancasinoguide People stop playing when they wake up and realize the bells and whistles are there to lure them into a false sense of winning.
Its all smoke and mirrors. The casino is the only winner.
Your logic is flawed. There is nothing harmful with taking an occasional hit from a crack pipe either. But as we know there is no such thing as taking one hit. Same is true for slot machines YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE.
Eversandero 1 year ago
Well, I think most people know how a casino works and they realize that they are playing a game that is designed to take their money. However, they don't bet more than they can afford and they don't become addicted to gambling. Just as there are some people who should never take a drink, there are some people who should never gamble. And, again, I must say that people do win in casinos. If nobody ever won, why would they want to go back? The problem is they can't win consistently on slots.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
Thankyou for your video on slot machines. I found it very informative to laern more about these machines.
TheOmacman 1 year ago
So is it true or a myth that the more you bet per spin the more likely you are to win? (I don't mean pay out %)
StopFear 1 year ago
In most instances the fact that you bet the maximum coins does not increase your chances of winning. Usually, you don't want bet the maximum coins, you just want to bet enough to be eligible for any bonuses that the machines offers you. On a wide-area progressive machine like Megabucks or Wheel of Fortune you would definitely want to bet the maximum amount There are also machines called "buy a pay" where you would want to bet the maximum amount or you won't be eligible for certain payouts.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
apparently he hasnt ever played in oklahoma. lol ya might win once in a while but not usually. the fun in gambling in oklahoma is watching the big betters gamble at the big machines a couple of thousand or more then leave mad. you get free ice cream and pop while you watch. go ahead and serve yourself i payed for most of it. lol good luck.
39tommyboy 1 year ago
It all comes down to luck. I play slots at Mohegan Sun Idian Casino in CT. I always play the 0.25 and higher machines. Always max credit, etc. I NEVER win. Meanwhile, I have a friend who only plays penny machines, and she ALWAYS wins. She's a VIP, because she ALWAYS wins. I mean, last weekend, she won 1,200.00 the week before, 350.00 the week before that, 500.00. You get the picture. I just don't get it.
Talent2008 1 year ago
You can't play penny slots and always be a winner because it's not mathematically possible. According to state statistics, the penny games your friend is playing at Mohegan Sun had a payback of 88.73% in the last fiscal year. That means your friend is losing $11.27 for every $100 she puts through the machine. Yes, she can win once in a while on those machines, but in the long run she will lose. If she tells you she always wins she is lying to you.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
@americancasinoguide
That was my thought exactly, but I have actually sat down next to her while she played and watched her win. She's has so many points at the casino that she's an "Elite VIP" Meaning, tickets to every show, hotel rooms, etc. We go to 3 or 4 shows a month there. Since the tickets are in her name, she has to be there. So, everytime we go to the show, we meet her there and she plays. I sit next to her and just watch her win. I can't explain it. Maybe she's just that lucky?
Talent2008 1 year ago
You can be lucky some of the time, but you can't be lucky all of the time. Trust me, if she plays alot. then she is losing. She just tells you about the wins and never about the losses. In order to be a VIP and earn the comps she is getting you have to put a lot of money through those machines. If you play that large an amount of money in penny machines it is virtually impossible to be a winner over a long period of time.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
@americancasinoguide
I have no idea, but I will say this. When she sits down at a machine, she puts 300 - 400 in it. So she does play for long perios of time. Maybe that has something to do with it? I'm not sure. All I know is, I will sit at a machine, play 10 to 15 spins. If I don't win anything at all, and lose every spin, I get up and go to the next one. I must do this 10 15 or sometimes 20 times, and never win anything. I always play the 0.25 & 0.50 slots. Maybe I should switch?
Talent2008 1 year ago
Winning on a slot machine is pure luck and your method of playing slots is no better and no worse than most other methods. Actually, since you are playing quarter slots the average payback % on your denomination is higher than the penny slots your friend is playing. In the last fiscal year ending 6/30/10 the average return on a quarter slot at Mohegan Sun was 91.04%, while it was only 88.73% on penny slots. The extra return is a little better than 2%.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
You should switch from slots to video poker. For quarter games you should be able to find machines that have a payback percentage of at least 97 or 98%. Watch my video on youtube about video poker and you will learn how to find the highest-paying machines in any casino. In the long run your money will last much longer for two reasons: 1 - You are paying a game with a higher payback percentage and 2 - You will play more slowly because you stop to figure out how to play your hands properly.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
@americancasinoguide
I will be there tonight for a show and give it another try. I have played video poker there before. Most times that I didn't have a loser for a hand, it was just a pair of Jack or better, meaning I still didn't win anything - I just didn't lose the hand. I think it's just the casino being a little tight latley, too.
Talent2008 1 year ago
If the casino "tightens" up those machines you will be able to know it right away. You can do that by simply looking at the paytatble posted on the machine. This is explained in in my youtube video on video poker. With a jacks or better game, the strategy is fairly intuitive, meaning you can usually guess correctly, but it's good to have a strategy card. You can get one for free at my web site americancasinoguide com Stay away from double bonus and deuces wild, unless you have a strategy card.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
@americancasinoguide
Just wanted to let you know, I tried playing video poker at the casino, but all of the machines were set to 1.00. I finally found one for 0.25. However, when I bet max credit, it cost me 12.50? The slot attendant said that maybe the machines weren't switched over to reflect 0.25 (all machines are electronic at the Indian Casino) Not sure what is going on at that casino.
Talent2008 1 year ago
Were you playing a 10-play machine where you can play 10 hands at one time? That would explain that situation. By the way, you need to make sure that when you play in an Indian casino you are playing a Class III machine. Some Indian casinos have Class II machines which are based on bingo. If you play that machine skill is not a factor because that game is based on bingo. You can easily tell the difference because you will see a bingo card and bingo balls displayed somewhere on the screen.
americancasinoguide 1 year ago
@americancasinoguide
No, it was single hand. I still don't know what the problem was. Most of their poker machines are "multi Game" so, you can play poker, slots, blackjack, etc. They are the "game maker" versions. They do have some regular poker machines (matter of fact, when I was walking by them, someone actually hit the royal flush) I am heading back Saturday night and will try again. I will also try to take some videos of the various machines that they have and upload them.
Talent2008 1 year ago
Go to WMS.com Then, go to Networked Gaming. Then, click on the second tab called Remote Configutation and Download
Read about the RCD and it explains how Casino Operators control how their slot machines will function. When I say slots are not random, what I mean is the casinos have the ability (if not governed by laws, such as Indian reservations) to set the level of how their machines will pay. Remote Configuration is when they set machines to pay the least or the most. Not very random, is it?
greggyam86 1 year ago
Any casino can change the payback percentages on their slot machines whenever they want. All they have to do is change the chip and it doesn't matter if the casino has networked gaming or not. This is explained in the video. Also, just because a machine has a pre-detemined payback percntage, it does not mean that the results are not random. Look below for my answer to the question from p3tr0114. I explain how this can happen.
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americancasinoguide 1 year ago
knowing long term payback percentages will not help you at the casino they only help in deciding which casino to visit more frequently. short term paybacks are what i was refering to in my first comment and thats where the word "game" comes in. after playing more then 3 years on a daily basis and playing at most midwestern casinos i observe theres more then rng behind winning clearly theres programing also. i have not seen anybody that plays like me in this period of time.
mjooe 1 year ago