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Is There Any Truth to The Machine Placement Myth? (1 of 2)

Slot machine players are a superstitious bunch altogether. If you get together any number of slot game enthusiasts, regardless of age or any other factors, you will learn that they share any number of peculiar beliefs about the gambling industry and their pet devices, the slots. Many of these beliefs have to do with luck. Ask a veteran slot player, and they will share many different beliefs about how to best win the slots. It could be a certain time of day that they swear is essential to success, or they may believe that cold coins are the only way to have a shot at winning. Another commonly-held superstition has to do with the physical placement of slot machines in a casino.

It’s an old superstition among slot fans that the “loosest” devices are those located near the front door of the casino. “Loose” slot games, of course, are those that are rigged to offer the biggest payouts. Some of the most veteran slots players out there believe this myth.

It’s false, no two ways about it. First of all, the belief that some slot games are “warmer” than others is ludicrous. All the slot devices in a casino have to be set to the exact same payout percentage. Unless a machine is malfunctioning (unlikely), any “trends” you may perceive are simply random. Casinos get in big trouble with the gambling authorities of their city, state, and/or nation if they tamper with the devices, so it simply is not worth it for them to do so.

Continue to part 2 here.

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