The myths about playing slot machines are endless. Most are
harmless and won’t help or hurt your playing. Here are a few of them:
MYTH: There are certain days of the week or times of the day
that are better to play than any other. REALITY: Today’s slot machine
is a computer in slot’s clothing. And the computer doesn't know or care whether it
is a weekday, weekend, or the time of day or night. So there is no “best” time
to play slots.
MYTH: A player sits at the slot you just left. And
with the very first spin, they get a big hit. They stole your jackpot! REALITY:
The slot’s computer program generates hundreds of winning and losing symbol combinations every
second, 24 hours a day. Even if you had stayed at that slot and made
that next spin, the odds of your hitting the winning symbol combination the exact
same second the lucky player did are astronomical! So no one stole your
jackpot. It was just a matter of luck and computer timing!
MYTH: If the coins in the tray feel warm, it means that
they’ve been in the slot for a long time and it’s ready to pay off. REALITY:
Warm coins simply mean that they’ve been in the slot a long time and exposed to internal light
bulbs and other heat sources. Conversely, if the coins feel cold, they were
recently taken from a cool, air conditioned coin-counting room and put into the slot.
MYTH: If you get two jackpots in a row, stop playing.
The theory of probability says that the slot’s now going to turn cold. REALITY:
The theory of probability is a mathematical prediction of what may be expected to happen,
not what must inevitably happen. A slot that hit twice in a row is
just as likely to hit three times in a row. A slot doesn’t have any memory of what happened in
the past any more than dice do.
This article was excerpted from the book “Secrets of Modern Slot
Playing.” To order a copy, send $9.95 to L&M Publications, PO Box 743, Paradise, CA 95967
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