So you see i really dont believe in the randomness anymore. At the end of the day a casino is just a business and slots are 75% of their biggest income. A slot out of control would be taken out asap or in this case, reprogrammed. I also believe that a slot that's hot today, can be more nerved to put players towards a newer released game to give that more of a excitement.
A slot can't really go out of control. They are random, but they all have limits, either as part of their math model or imposed. So games will have a mathematical maximum that they can pay. If the casino is worried about risk, they can also impose a maximum winning cap (or a max stake cap) on a game to limit their exposure. The majority of the time, if someone hit big, there are plenty of other losing players that have made that slot profitable.
Dead or Alive 2 is the prime example. There are huge wins on that game every single day. Look at the videos and the pictures. Someone even hit the max win cap recently. Has any casino taken that game down? Has it been nerfed? (no, the wins keep on coming in). Why is this teh case? because THOUSANDS of people are chasing those monster wins that people are getting, and most of them are losing. Who cares if you're paying out 1,000,000 in wins as long as you're taking 1,100,000 in stakes?
In the short term, some games will make a loss (I've had casino take down roulette. ROULETTE FFS, because a player won big and they were worried it was broken. It's sad when you have to explain to a casino how gambling works!). Once they realise that by taking the game down, they've forced the player to keep their winnings, they're pretty quick to put it back up so the player can keep going and put it back
So yeah to protect the casino industry, i'm pretty sure that trancemonkey does'nt and will not answer "all" questions. Or at least answers them that is in his own best interest. I'm not really taking much from streamers too who take deals for their streams. There is or was a huge thread on this forums about casino affiliated streamers. Their best interest is to lure in new players too. You really shoud'nt stream for that purpose. There are people send out to oblivion spending their complete month cheque's and losing that, because they believed that what a streamer can do can occur to them as well.
I used to work in the casino industry. I don't anymore. I have nothing to protect. I'll answer anything. And there are lots of people like me, and probably lots of disgruntled employees who would like nothing better than to heap scorn on their ex employers. You think they're all staying quiet to keep some kind of major conspiracy silent because? If Trance wanted to 'protect' the casino industry, he wouldn't be here at all. Unless you truly think casino's feel threatened by a couple of people on a forum shouting 'RIGGED SLOTS' with no proof and are therefore sending in sleeper agents in an attempt to quell them?
There are dodgy streamers. That is 100% true. It's not really even a secret. I only have a small YouTube channel and I've been offered fake funds or 'significant cashback on my losses' to promote casino's. I turn it down, obviously, but there are those who won't. Legitimate streamers are always happy to prove it (by showing transactions etc). I'm always open about the deposit bonuses I'm using (it's all listed in the descriptions of my videos), and the fact that I'm given those bonuses due to being an affiliate.
Because streamers are playing live, it's actually better, because people see them lose.. a lot! There are even ones (Nick Slots) who are limiting their 'big win' video's to truly exceptional ones and doing 'sensible stake weeks' because they genuinely want to promote responsible gambling. Of course they are a business, and they want to make money, but most have enough morals to only do that off people who can afford it.
You will always get the dregs of any industry who will sell their grandmother if they could. Normally communities backlash on them pretty quickly.
For my part, the majority of my video's are full sessions (I could just do highlights) and I try to post all my videos, even when they are losses (most are), and I always do a roundup at the end of each video to show how much I won/lost and where I am overall for the month (which, luckily for me, has been profit for about 4 straight months!)
Also note that, as of now, I make 0 income off my channel (I have no depositing affiliate referrals as it stands, although I do have some signups) and I spend out a reasonable amount (prize giveaway, my time, software licensing, the money I gamble) so overall, apart from the fact that I've been lucky with cashouts, it costs me a fair bit to keep making my videos
I do it cause I'm gambling anyway, so I might as well record it.
As for the "Random within parameters" and the usual "max win being nerfed" i'm pretty sure on this one. I might as well do a session for you guys or anyone who disbelieves my posting here and show you what i'm talking about. I'll be going live for that matter, real deposit, real play, and debunk that randomness some say they are. Pattern. Pattern. Pattern.
Please do a session or something and bring some data to the table that proves your points. But remember, we need statistical significance. 1 session is not enough, 1000 spins is not enough. Anything can happen with numbers that small. If you really do have or manage to produce proof of your claims, take it to the UKGC immediately so it can be investigated.
Honestly though, I very much doubt you will find anything
As I said, I worked in the industry, I've made games and been involved in hundreds more over multiple big name Casino's. Not a single one has ever had any kind of system for rigging slots and in a regulated market, I don't believe any will.