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Does short-circuiting the awarding of credits affect the RNG?13 October 2008
Dear Lin, Thanks for the kind words about my articles. To answer your first question, the player's choice of whether to wait for the credits to add up or short-circuit the counting has no effect on the RNG. The RNG function is not affected by anything that happens on the machine. But, to answer your second question, the result of the next spin will be different depending on the player's choice. The only reason the result is different is because the player started the next game at a different point in time — not because something has affected the RNG. The result won't necessarily be any better or worse; the odds for hitting the winning combinations on the next spin are the same regardless of what the player chooses. Here's an analogous situation. Say you're throwing dice. For each throw, you have your choice of three pairs of fair dice. One pair is red, one is blue and the last white. You may throw a different number depending on which pair you choose, but it really doesn't matter whether you always choose the same color, follow a pattern, or just choose a color at whim. The odds that you will throw any particular number are the same on every throw regardless of dice color, and if you graphed your results, you'd end up with the Pyramid of Craps. Letting the awards add up or short-circuiting the process has just as much of an effect as rubbing the screen. Best of luck in and out of the casinos, Send your slot and video poker questions to John Robison, Slot Expert, at slotexpert@comcast.net. Because of the volume of mail I receive, I regret that I can't reply to every question. This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Recent Articles
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