Slot machines are also known pejoratively as one-armed bandits because of the large mechanical levers affixed to the sides of early mechanical machines. But are slot machine payouts really random? Are all slot machines rigged when they will pay out to the player?Ī slot machine (American), fruit machine (British), or poker machine (Australia and New Zealand) is a coin-operated gaming machine that generates random combinations of symbols on a dial, certain combinations winning varying amounts of money for the player. Playing slots, pokies, fruit machines, one-arm bandits, poker machines, whatever you like to call them, depending on where you come from, is a popular pastime for many seniors and retired singles and couples.

Synopsis: Are slots really random? Explanation of why slot machines are not quite as random as both land-based and online casinos say they are. Table of Contents: Summary - Main Article Peer-Reviewed: N/A - Publication Type: Informative Author: Jungle Jim - Contact: Contact Details

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