Slots Systems and Strategy Myths

Why Slot Betting Systems and "Strategies" Don't Work

This is a continuation of the article found at Slot Myths. This page focuses on why slots betting systems and strategies don't work.

The jackpot symbols were just above or below the payline. It is coming soon. The random number generator (RNG) tells the reels where to stop. It is random, so there is no way to predict when a jackpot will hit, including where the last spin stopped.

These machines pay off more often when I use bills instead of coins. The device that a slot machine uses to stop the reels has no connection to the coin or bill mechanism. It doesn't know which way you put money in the machine, so this can't change the results.

Playing warm coins increases the payback percentage and hit percentage. What? My apologies, but this one is out there. Please see the answer to the question above.

I always make more when I pull the handle instead of push the buttons. This must increase the payback. Once again, the random number generator decides what spins come up and the only thing it has to do with the handle or button is that they tell it when to spit out the next set of stops. It does not know where the order comes from, it just produces the stops.

I always put coins in by hand instead of playing off a credit on the machine. This is fine, but it doesn't change the outcome of the spins in any way for the same reasons that are listed in the previous three answers.

This machine is hot. I need to keep playing it while it is. Though a slot machine may pay out a higher than normal amount for a short time, there is no such thing as a hot machine and there is no way to figure out if it will continue to pay well in the short term.

This machine hasn't paid out anything for an hour. It is due to get hot any minute now. Slot machines are never "due" to do anything except keep a certain percentage of the money put through them for the casino. Never forget that slot machine return percentages are calculated over millions of spins, so any short term play is insignificant.