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jackpots:
About Progressive Slots:
Progressive slots are still a
mystery for many new online casino players. They
have some doubts about the gameplay feel uneasy to
play without knowing how it all works. As in most
cases, not only with slots but all the games, it
doesn’t hurt if you go and read the rules. It will
guarantee that you’ll be saving you time and money.
You’ll be able to play wisely and successfully. As
the name suggests the jackpot in the progressive
slots gets bigger each time someone plays the
machine, it progresses.
The bigger the jackpot is, the more
people will try their luck to get it and faster
will its amount increase. In most cases there is a
group of progressive slots, so that many people can
have their chances to find the a slot with the
grand prize Even if it is won the jackpot does not
go down to zero, there is a set minimum that was
the initial sum in the machine. So if you’re the
one who cares to grab the big, juicy jackpot than
go! There are also some smaller winnings, they are
usually bigger than in ordinary slots but you’ll
get them less often. Another thing to keep in mind
is that most progressive slots require you to
gamble the maximum amount of coins if you want to
be able to win the main jackpot.
Slot machine tips:
Slot machines contain a "random number generator" (RNG)
micro-computer that constantly (even while the machine is not being
used) spits out numbers. These random numbers correspond to
positions on each of the reels in the machine. When you pull the
handle or push the "Spin" button you aren't really initiating
anything except the spinning of the reels which is merely for show.
You are simply telling the machine to display the reel positions
that correspond to the last set of random numbers that were
generated.
The above is important because it de-bunks some long-held
assumptions about slot machines. Like the roulette wheel, where
every play is completely random and independent, one pull of a slot
handle is completely random and completely independent of the
previous or next pull.
It all comes down to the precise moment that
you pull that handle or push that "Spin" button (i.e. which set of
random numbers you select). Pulling the handle or pushing the button
a 100th of a second later would yield a totally different result.
The result of the above is this:
If someone gets a big payout at a machine that you just left, don't
feel bad because you "missed" a payout. You would not have gotten
that payout if you continued to play because you wouldn't have
pulled the slot machine at the exact fraction of a second that the
winner did. Again, this is due to the rapid generation of random
numbers.
A machine is never "due to hit". The payback percentage and hit
frequency are calculated over the long term.
A machine can go for days on end without a decent payout but there
is no reason it can't have two large payouts in a short period of
time.
Playing faster will not increase your chances of winning. The RNG
will generate thousands of numbers between the spins of even the
fastest player. While a faster player may seem to win more, it's
simply because they've spinned more for a given amount of time.
The number of coins you play has nothing to do with the numbers that
are generated.
It makes absolutely no difference to the machine, or the results, if
you pull the handle or press the "Spin" button.
Lets take a simplified example of a three-reel machine. If a machine
has 10 symbols on each reel, and there are two "blank" positions
between each symbol, that's 30 positions on each reel. A three-reel
machine gives 27,000 (30 X 30 X 30) possible results that you could
get when you pull the handle or press the "Spin" button. A fair
number of these possible results will give smaller, partial payouts,
but there's only a 1 in 27,000 chance that the combination of
numbers that represents the machine's jackpot will be generated.
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