Rumors around slots

Slot machines are one of the best sources for gambling myths. The game is surrounded by rumors and myths that can provide entertainment for the common-sense gambler. However, problems arise when people do buy into these myths. Rumors surrounding the game should generally be taken with a grain of salt, but so many people tend to take these myths seriously – whether it is for good luck or out of superstition — that the myths must be dispelled from time to time.

Popular Rumors

It is hard to imagine that a game with such a simple concept – inserting a quarter or other coin into a slot, pulling a lever, and hoping for a jackpot — could become a host to so many myths. But slots is home to numerous myths and tales.
One particularly humorous myth concerned the slot machine and a certain amount of holy water. The myth said gamblers were pouring holy water into the coin slots to receive good luck. The water, in turn, was causing the insides of the machine to rust and the computer chip to be ruined. In truth, no gamblers are pouring holy water – or any other liquid — intentionally into the slot machines.
This rumor stems from older times when accidentally spilled drinks could clog the inner parts of less reliably manufactured machines. Even if someone did spill water or other liquids into the machine today, the liquid would not damage the aluminum inner parts of the slot machine.

Is Someone Watching?

Another popular myth surrounding the slot machines concerns the outcome of the game. Some people have spread the rumor that above the slot machines in a given casino, a person watches the game from a room. This person, then, will decide who will win or lose his game of slots.
But fortunately for the unlucky souls who wouldn’t have been chosen, slot machines run completely independently from the casino. The number line up is determined by a random generator, which has nothing to do with anyone else. Slots can certainly be a fun game to play, but people should not buy into the game’s myths for more than
what they are and will continue to be: rumors.

More Popular Rumors

These rumors are some of the myths that would seem more likely to be true concerning the game of slots, in comparison to the previous myths of gamblers pouring holy water into the slots of the machine or a strange man in a room above the games determining who wins and who loses. Rather, these myths seem much more believable and unfortunately are believed by many people involved in a game of slots for one reason or another.
One of the biggest myths is that players should not play on a machine that has recently doled out a jackpot winning to a previous player. The truth is that slot machines hit the jackpot and payout on a completely random basis. The machines have random number generators inside of them, so gamblers playing on a machine that has just recently hit the jackpot have the very same amount of winning as the previous player on that machine did.

Three Sevens

Some players also believe that while hitting three sevens used to provide the biggest payout, the three numbers now pay out in smaller amounts, so the casino can make more of a profit. Once again, the truth lies in common sense: the casino has simply changed the icons for the jackpot as most casinos will do to keep interest in the game.
A final rumor surrounding many slot machines is that players should not just insert one token into the machine and then walk off, as this will disrupt the rhythm of the machine. But slot machines work on a totally random basis and have no rhythm to mess up.

Certainly, these rumors would seem more likely to be true, but they remain myths just like the more humorous stories.