I was wondering if they do, because I was watching my husband play for about 2 hours on a single slot, and whenever he could be seen really frustated he would win just a little bit. Then he started loosing and it would happen again. I found this interesting so I started counting seconds of how much time this took before he would win a little again...I started noticing there was a pattern of 250 -300 seonds before he would win a little again. I have read so much about computer face reading that his senario has really made me wonder if casinos have invested in this technology. I found it really strange that it always seemed to happen with in 250-300 seconds of a frustrated facial expression? I can see how this could become a casinos advantage to contantly keep you paying more.
2007-02-21 06:31:36 · 10 answers · asked by Destiny 5 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
No they don't, but maybe they should!
The simple fact is that slot machines are completely random. In every casino, every single slot machine is connected to the others via computer networking. Casinos are legislated based on state or province as to how much of their take they must pay back out in winnings. Here in Ontario, the Provincial legislation states a minimum of 85% must be paid out, either in small winnings (a few credits/coins) or in jackpots. The casinos are permitted to hold back up to 15% in profits.
Now as to which machine pays out these winnings... that is where the randomness kicks in. Because the machines are all linked together, any machine can pay out at any time. Just because X amount of credits were put into any given machine doesn't mean that this machine will be the one where the payout occurs. The required payouts don't necessarily have to come on the machine where the money was taken in. It can pay on any machine on the network.
This is why playing at the same machine UNTIL it pays out doesn't make any sense. There is no guarantee that any percentage of the money that went in to that particular machine will come back out at that machine.
FYI, at the casino I worked at, 75% of our revenue (and we're talking over a million a day) came from the slots, whereas only 25% came from table games. Playing slots is the best way to guarantee you're going to lose your money. For better odds, try a blackjack table. It has the highest odds of winning, but even then, it's only about 17% odds of winning.
2007-02-21 06:52:10 · answer #1 · answered by vodka7tall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The casinos don't need cameras at the slot machines to find the suckers. They already know that the people sitting in front of the slot machines are suckers.
2007-02-21 09:11:59 · answer #2 · answered by Steven314159 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No the casinos are all about making money not friends and they don't need camera's to see who the suckers are because there is one sitting in front of every machine and they already know that
2007-02-21 13:52:15 · answer #3 · answered by flossypants 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be a horrible technique for the casinos. Tell you husband to keep acting frustrated and see if he keeps winning. If people discover thats the so-called "technique", then everyone would act frustrated and casino would go broke. Casinos are way smarter then that.....
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2007-02-21 06:57:52 · answer #4 · answered by Herbal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The odds are fixed against you as it is, they don't need to do that. I doubt it would be worth it to the casino to hire people to do it, and the gaming commission (if this is Vegas) would have a fit if they cought them on it.
2007-02-21 06:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by Sanjay M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all statistics - you can win once & 2 spins later win again.
Legally they have to pay out a certain percentage but it does not have to even be daily. They want to keep you at your machine so it is likely to be a certain number of spins. They can always see you but not legally make the machine pay to certain individual.
2007-02-21 06:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the cameras are there to catch people cheating. That includes the employees as well as the customers.
2007-02-21 06:39:17 · answer #7 · answered by Irish 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I doubt it, I think it's like crane games, it's rigged...it can be set for how many plays it takes to win some money, starting from the last time someone one something, and how many times it takes to win jackpot...
2007-02-21 06:38:58 · answer #8 · answered by alexneoguy121212 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was bugging me too
2016-07-28 08:53:27 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is an interesting question
2016-08-23 18:50:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋