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Originally Posted by james01
...It doesn't make sense that they'd be weighted the way you suggest. It's too easy for a player to just cash out as soon as they hit a win....
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Oh, am I the only one to succumb to RWT(Reverse Withdrawal Temptation). Or figuring that I am playing with "their money"?
I do think that the slots on reputable platforms are "random". But this does not mean that for 4,000,000 possible combinations of the patterns, there are 4,000,000 possible outcomes you will see on your computer, or a land-based slot machine. The RNG will spin BILLIONS, not MILLIONS of possible combinations and then assign a certain percent of losing/winning spins to a set of combinations less than 4,000,000 in total, and a larger than should be propotional number of the displays for losing spins are those that are "almost" wins.
It's as close to random as it is going to come. And there is a whole field of mathematics that deals with "Streak Theory". And as long as you hit streaks in a random fashion then it holds. In fact, it would be an anomaly not to hit streaks.
And despite all my knowlege, I am lured by those little wheels going around. The element of suprise. And winning streaks do happen. They do not generally last as long as losing streaks.
And I know that the casinos profit on every slot spin over the long haul. Why would they have to cheat?
Does not mean that some casinos do cheat, but IMO that is mostly through denying or delaying payouts, rather than the games themselves. The major gaming platforms seem pretty reliable in as far as randomness goes.
And I hardly ever quit right after a big win. Usually up my bet for a bit to see if it is indeed my "lucky day". Most times it is not, but sometime it is, and that is what make us slot players GAMBLERS.
Einstein said that God does not play dice with with universe. Who else would he play against?