Lots of people enjoy a little flutter from time to time, but there are some pretty strange myths out there about casinos, both of the online and offline variety…so how do you separate truth from fiction?
One of the oldest myths in the book is that there are ‘good and bad’ times to play – this simply isn’t true for either ‘real’ casinos or online slots. With physical slot machines, it’s not that simple to change the program to pay out during ‘quiet times’, and with internet slots, there are really no off peak periods. You can feel safe to play Columbus gameswhenever you feel like it, assured that you are no less likely to win.
It’s also untrue that machines are set to pay out a percentage of whatever bets they take, meaning that once someone hits the jackpot it’s destined to only pay out small wins for the rest of the day – the majority of machines are set odds, meaning that regardless of how much you (or the guy before you!) bet, your chances of winning are exactly the same.
A highly dubious myth about physical slots is that casinos set machines by doors and walkways to pay out frequently – again, not true. As for the percentage payout myth, the machines are set to fixed odds, so where you sit makes absolutely no difference – pick your favourite machine, sit down and play…you can have fun safe in the knowledge that you’re just as likely to win!
Another myth is that if you play slot machines, there is a cycle of payoffs that the machine goes through – again, this simply isn’t true. Just as with the notion that the programming is somehow changed during off peak hours, it’s a fact that all of the spins on any slot machine is completely randomized.
