Are the results of a slot machine predetermined?
Question by tigres_13: Are the results of a slot machine predetermined?
I have always wondered if it mattered if you stopped the turning of the wheels early or not on a slot machine. Do they spin the amount they do merely for the user’s amusement? Say you hit the ‘spin’ button and you let it do it’s thing and it lands on star-seven-star-star. If I had pressed the ‘spin’ button again during mid-spin and made the reels stop early, would they have still landed on star-seven-star-star? Or would the results have been different?
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Answer by martman
nope, not predetermined. you do actually control what it lands on.
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The random number is generated when you hit the spin. The number can be changed on video slots when you hit stop.
All modern slot machines are controlled by a computer chip. You cannot influence the results in any legal manner whatsoever. The spinning wheels or flashing images are just there for entertainment and to entice you to continue playing.
Many of them use what is called a “near miss” result, when it appears you almost just made a big jackpot because the wheels were nearly lined up, just off a line, “nearly missing” the jackpot. This is to make you think you are close to winning, so you will put in another coin. You are not, it is all controlled by that stingy computer chip, lol.
Good luck, only play the slots with what you can afford, and just do it for fun, in the long run they will take all your money!