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Originally Posted by highrollergal
How do you pick a machine in a casino? Is it based on looks? What about payout? The minimum coin amount? Just instinct?
For me, I guess it is just how I am feeling. I have an instinct and a feeling about which machine to play. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
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I think we can all agree that slot machines are designed to do one thing.
TAKE YOUR MONEY!
and they do this well!
I too know this but I also love playing them. So......what can we do to help increase our odds?
Each and every slot machine is unique in the sense......it has it's own chips in it. You walk up to a bank of Triple Diamond Machines.......they all look identical........but are they?
NO!
They each have their own reel chip in them and that is what determines how well the machine is going to pay back over the life of the machine.
I am going to puke out some math here and try and keep it simple.
IGT Triple Diamond 3 coin game with a 92.584% reel chip
Top award
TD TD TD (4000 coins) 1 in 93,312 chances of hitting each pull
Second Best Awards
TD TD 7 (2700 coins) 1 in 46,656 chances of hitting each pull
TD 7 TD (2700 coins) 1 in 186,624 chances of hitting each pull
7 TD TD (2700 coins) 1 in 93,312 chances of hitting each pull
Same game with a 97.417 % chip in it.
The odds of hitting a top award in machine with a 92.584% chip are identical to the odds of hitting a top award in machine with a 97.417% chip in it. The lower awards tend to hit a little more often in the higher % chip. Although....not enough that the average person playing on a day out at the casino would ever notice.
These numbers are what is expected......over the life of the machine which is figured at
10 million pulls.
Summary: Which machine to play? Now I know, unless this is your first trip to particular casino, you have noticed things. Look for these things. A machine that always has a person at it.......is good sign.
Casinos tend to put a few machines with higher paying chips in high traffic areas.
These areas tend to be down major aisles and by the pay windows.
That way.....more people see the wins.....and this encourages them to play more!
No one knows for sure which machine to play. Anyone that tells you they do are full of it!
I showed you above that no matter whether you play a 92% or 97% game.....the chances of hitting the top awards are the same. Astonomical!
My theory....
1. Take no more money than your are willing to loose!
2. Look for the "Old Faithfuls" and play them.
3. Hope that you are Lucky.
It all boils down this. If you play the machine at the precise milli-second the machine's random number generator in on a winning combo......you win.......if not.....you lose!
Hope this helps!