I you hate losing money then don't gamble.
I know two friends who have lost their homes to pokies.
I have another friend who was in business and gambled on just about everything when he was young and was able to cover his losses now he is retired on a part pension when he should have worth around $10 million.
Gambling is so lucrative I doubt they would need to go to the trouble of shifting machines around.
How do slot machines decide who wins?
Modern gaming machines use computer technology to operate their functions. Slot machine outcomes are determined unsing a Random Number Generator (RNG) which is a mathematically-based program that selects groups of numbers to determine which symbols are selected to produce a winning or losing outcome.
However, you can be confident gaming machines are not rigged
The NSW Government checks the operating programs for all gaming machines to ensure they meet strict technical standards. It's illegal to tamper with machines or change how a gaming machine operates without prior approval.
The bottom line
You can never predict how a play on a gaming machine will turn out. It makes no difference whether you:
- play a machine straight after someone else has had a big payout
- play a machine that has not had a big payout over a long time
- play at certain times of the day or night
- play on certain days of the week
- press the buttons a certain way.
The odds of winning a typical $5,000 prize on a $1 poker machine are 9,700,000 to 1.
