Apparently they can just increase, or decrease the odd of each machine with the touch of a button, don't need to go to it individually.
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Observations Made at the Casino
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http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/slot-machine4.htm
What are the Odds?
In a modern slot machine, the odds of hitting a particular symbol or combination of symbols depends on how the virtual reel is set up. As we saw in the last section, each stop on the actual reel may correspond to more than one stop on the virtual reel. Simply put, the odds of hitting a particular image on the actual reel depend on how many virtual stops correspond to the actual stop.
In a typical weighted slot machine, the top jackpot stop (the one with the highest-paying jackpot image) for each reel corresponds to only one virtual stop. This means that the chance of hitting the jackpot image on one reel is 1 in 64. If all of the reels are set up the same way, the chances of hitting the jackpot image on all three reels is 1 in 643, or 262,144. For machines with a bigger jackpot, the virtual reel may have many more stops. This decreases the odds of winning that jackpot considerably.
The losing blank stops above and below the jackpot image may correspond to more virtual stops than other images. Consequently, a player is most likely to hit the blank stops right next to the winning stop. This creates the impression that they "just missed" the jackpot, which encourages them to keep gambling, even though the proximity of the actual stops is inconsequential.
A machine's program is carefully designed and tested to achieve a certain payback percentage. The payback percentage is the percentage of the money that is put in that is eventually paid out to the player. With a payback percentage of 90, for example, the casino would take about 10 percent of all money put into the slot machine and give away the other 90 percent. With any payback percentage under a 100 (and they're all under 100), the casino wins over time.
In most gambling jurisdictions, the law requires that payback percentages be above a certain level (usually somewhere around 75 percent). The payback percentage in most casino machines is much higher than the minimum -- often in the 90- to 97-percent range. Casinos don't want their machines to be a lot tighter than their competitors' machines or the players will take their business elsewhere.
The odds for a particular slot machine are built into the program on the machine's computer chip. In most cases, the casino cannot change the odds on a machine without replacing this chip. Despite popular opinion, there is no way for the casino to instantly "tighten up" a machine.
Machines don't loosen up on their own either. That is, they aren't more likely to pay the longer you play. Since the computer always pulls up new random numbers, you have exactly the same chance of hitting the jackpot every single time you pull the handle. The idea that a machine can be "ready to pay" is all in the player's head, at least in the standard system.
When you hit the slot machines in a casino, you'll have dozens of gaming options. Machines come with varying numbers of reels, for example, and many have multiple pay lines.
Most machines with multiple pay lines let players choose how many lines to play. For the minimum bet, only the single line running straight across the reels counts. If the player puts more money in, he or she can play the additional horizontal lines above and below the main pay line or the diagonal lines running across the reels.
For machines with multiple bet options, whether they have multiple pay lines or not, players will usually be eligible for the maximum jackpot only when they make the maximum bet. For this reason, gambling experts suggest that players always bet the maximum.
There are several different payout schemes in modern slot machines. A standard flat top or straight slot machine has a set payout amount that never changes. The jackpot payout in a progressive machine, on the other hand, steadily increases as players put more money into it, until somebody wins it all and the jackpot is reset to a starting value. In one common progressive setup, multiple machines are linked together in one computer system. The money put into each machine contributes to the central jackpot. In some giant progressive games, machines are linked up from different casinos all across a city or even a state.
Some slot-machine variations are simply aesthetic. Video slots operate the same way as regular machines, but they have a video image rather than actual rotating reels. When these games first came out, players were very distrustful of them; without the spinning reels, it seemed like the games were rigged. Even though the reels and handles in modern machines are completely irrelevant to the outcome of the game, manufacturers usually include them just to give players the illusion of control.
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It is against human nature to win big and retire for good. More likely, after big win, one wants to win even bigger. Casino knows this. That's why they welcome you with open arms 24/7/365.
u r absolutely right. many return and lost what they had won plus all their savings and all their capital too...semua habis and semua mati!...the tragedy of being too attached to casino.many have died a pauper.many have also committed suicide.habis...tragic.
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Bro , there's no proof that by putting sweet underneath the table will confirm win lah .. If that's the case .. Casino very fast close shop Liao
If sweets can win you money in the casinos, the casinos will buy all sweets in the market or punters will. End result, no more sweets to sell!
don't know how true...sweets feed the small demons who will help you to win....??? i remember one poker player always have a packet of sweets plus coins when he is playing....and he wins most of the time! rather scary leh...
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Uncle , u just see him win .. But when he lose money u never see mah .
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What do they do when they win? What does GD do when he wins?
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Boss, I am there to work to earn money. Not interested in mei-meis while working. No point get distracted and lose money. Wiining is the only objective. Several nights ago, I was super lucky. Puak cee meek ya cee meek. One SYT from PRC, seated next to me, was trying to get my attention but I chose to ignore her. From losing close to 2k, on that table, I managed to recover and won $500. I am not pang tang but I don't like company when gambling.
maybe so sifu...no wonder he needs those sweets and little demons to help him to recover the losses....gambling is full of all types of rituals....very pantang type
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u r quite right bro. those mei mei can see who is winning and they will try their luck. they will try to sit besides you and strike a conversation. best to ignore them. some may be casino "plants" to distract you...and once you start to be friendly or flirt with the meimei, your luck will run out and you will lose....and the meimei will move away...damned sway!!!
u r quite right bro. those mei mei can see who is winning and they will try their luck. they will try to sit besides you and strike a conversation. best to ignore them. some may be casino "plants" to distract you...and once you start to be friendly or flirt with the meimei, your luck will run out and you will lose....and the meimei will move away...damned sway!!!
I have heard that the American casinos will send a chartered plane to pick you up, and fly you to their casinos.
I have also heard that the Canadian casinos in Niagara Falls will send a limousine to pick up "gamblers" in Toronto, allow them to stay at hotel suites, fancy meals (a few men told me "shark's fin soup to rinse their mouth, lobsters to brush their teeth" in Cantonese).
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maybe so sifu...no wonder he needs those sweets and little demons to help him to recover the losses....gambling is full of all types of rituals....very pantang type
No matter how many rituals one perform .. End of the day it's still a 50 - 50 game . By the way most of the high rollers and smart gamblers are not pantang . At lease GD is not pantang .
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That only applies to VIP gamblers . In Singapore also have that kind of service if u are VVIP gamblers .
In the long run, most of these high rollers will end tragically unless they know when to stop and when to run.Many will just fade into oblivion.
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Not planted by casino lah ... Those are freelance pros ..if u win money they will come over and ask u wanted to celebrate your winning with her in the room
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I agree on that .
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I really admire those who can make a living from the casino, earn $200-$300 a day from the tables.
It's an easy life.
Must learn and research the technique to such success.
It's an easy life.
Must learn and research the technique to such success.
They will become a low-roller and low-baller...
hahhaa!!!!
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