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Brrr… Is It Cold In Here?

Why do our favorite slot machines suddenly and stubbornly grow cold? It’s a question that has haunted fans of this popular and familiar type of gambling for years. Maybe you’ve heard good things about a particular fruit machine title, or had positive luck with that game in the past. When you hit the button, however, you can almost feel the reels turn to ice beneath your fingertips – the game’s gone cold. In the parlance of slots fans, a “cold” machine is one that is not paying out.

It can be hard to tell whether a chilly device is legitimately less hospitable than some of its neighbors, or whether you are just behind the statistical eight ball and experiencing a bad streak of luck. Because a casino’s total payout percentage is calculated by taking an average of all its slot machines, it is entirely possible that there are some real losers in among warmer slot games. Of course, even the most sizzling slot isn’t going to pop a jackpot on every other turn of the reels, so you just don’t know. The moral of this story is that there really is no way to tell whether your slot machine of choice is truly “colder” than normal.

If you are experiencing a run of bad luck, most gambling experts advise that you cut your losses and move on. Getting frustrated with a particular slot game? Get up and choose another – odds are that there are plenty! Of course, if another player sits down at the game you just abandoned in frustration, you must not curse the heavens if they roll a juicy jackpot on their first spin. That’s just how the cookie crumbles, and that’s just how the slot machine spins!

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