Slot Machine odds

Many websites offer player slot machine strategy, but few can deliver it. Most of them give money management systems which in reality don’t work, and many provide advice where to play online slots, like Online fruit machines.

Before we start, you must know that slots are one of the casino games that are rightly considered unbeatable. However, when a gambling expert says a slot is unbeatable, they bear in mind a long term expectation. But any game is sure to be beaten in the short run.

Unbeatable games are games which have always got a negative expectation in the long run, and player’s skills do not matter. The majority of casino games are unbeatable in the long run. Blackjack and video poker may have a positive expectation if you are a very experienced player and know some useful techniques. But games such as slots are unbeatable since the long term expectation for this game is negative all the time.

The expected game return is a mathematical way that expresses probability. If an expected return is more than 100%, such a game is considered to have a positive expectation. If an expected return is 100%, then odds are even. And if an expected return is less than 100% it is a negative expectation.

The expected return is counted by the following way. The winning probability is multiplied by the amount that was won as compared with the amount that was wagered.

Slot machines had a definite number of reels with a definite number of symbols. Every symbol had an equal chance to appear on a spin. So to calculate the expected return is quite easy.

Firstly you count the chances of appearing the same symbol on all 3 reels. Imagine each reel features 10 symbols, so the chances of appearing a definite symbol on all the stops are: 1/10 x 1/10 x 1/10 = 1/1000. Thus if the jackpot for that bet is at 1000:1, you have got an even odds. If you play for long time, you will break even, since every 1000 spins you will win once and lose other 999 times.

But slot jackpots do not pay out at true odds. You are more likely to hit a jackpot of 800:1 thus for every 1000 spins, you will lose 999 times. When you win, you will only get 800 credits while the other 200 credits will go to the casino. That is why slots have a negative expectation.