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Slot Machine Pay Off31 July 2003
Dear Larry, Thanks for the info. These are called "Silver Strike" machines and they're made by Anchor Gaming. I wasn't sure they were still in casinos after IGT purchased Anchor.
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Dear Janice, Video keno machines use an RNG to choose the numbers drawn. Because the numbers are chosen at random, any set of numbers you select has the same chance of winning as any other set of numbers. I think the key phrase in your statement is that the machines "seem" to pay off at the same time. I think if you paid close attention and watched long enough, you'd find that the machines pay off just as much at the other times of the day.
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Dear Lawrence, I don't think I've ever seen a machine speed up and slow down while I've been playing it. The length of time between starting the game and the reels stopping does vary from spin to spin, and that's normal. And some machines, particularly video slots, slow the reels as they approach their stopping points. Again, that is also normal. I don't know what the gaming commission did when you say they took chips out of certain machines, so I don't have any explanations for what you experienced afterwards.
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Dear Joanne, There's no way to know when a slot machine is going to hit. The computer inside the slot machine chooses the results of each spin without regard for what has happened in the past. You should stay on a machine as long as you enjoy playing it. If you're getting frustrated because a machine is not paying off, move to another machine. This is an emotional decision. There's no way to know whether the machine is going to continue being stingy or hit the jackpot.
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