“Myths about slot machines”
There are several myths about casinos and slot machines. Traditional and online, people always felt fascination about the slot machines, and there are several stories about how they work, and “sucess formulas” that are really surprising.
For example, there is a false myth proclaiming that slot machines that delivered a jackpot won´t pay again for a while, this myth is wrong because slot machines are programmed to give away a porcentage of the bet money. Most of the times, this percentage is 90% or more, therefore it doesn´t matter when, the slot machine will always pay that percentage. On the other side, the slot machines do not have internal memory that specifies when to give away a jackpot, and when to give away the next one. The truth is that they have a software called Random Numbers Generator (RNG), tested under different type of controls to guarantee the transparency of the casinos.
Another slot machine myth says that casinos program the slot machines to achieve a paying cycle. This isn´t real because the RNG generates a random number serie that correspond to each symbol in the spool positions. Therefore, it´s impossible to know when is the slot machine going to pay. What´s certain is that every slot machine will pay and return at least the pre-determined percentage of the bets.
The speculations and fanatism generated by the slot machines is so big that some people think that there´s a jackpot button in the casinos, pressed by owners or managers to reward a particular gambler.
In fact, nothing can alter the payment characteristics of the slot machines, found in traditional or online casinos, because the payment percentage is fixed under certification, when the slot machine is produced. This porcentage can only be changed by changing the motherboard.
Therefore, this myths about the slot machines aren´t anything but myths, leyends and stories that are false for a person that knows something about the operation of this type of machines at the casinos.