Let’s finally bust those myths about hot and cold slot machines.
Whether you’re playing straight at a casino or online, players still believe that hot and cold slots exist. That’s pure nonsense today, trust me! The RNG does its job there and it has zero to do with how much money you’ve spent on a specific slot game or machine. It’s all the exact same!
That’s why I decided to explain everything related to this myth in this blog! This blog won’t be overly long, but I’ll try to hit right at the core of this myth that players believe.
The Illusion of Streaks, Why Players Believe in Hot and Cold Machines?
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Let's talk about the (hot hand) fallacy!
The human brain is really weird. It constantly feels the need to look for patterns or unwritten rules and believe in them.
If you’re playing a specific slot game or machine and you start consistently winning over a certain period, your brain will convince you that you’ve caught a winning streak and that it’s going to last for a while. You could easily say, hey, this is a hot slot or a hot slot game.
I admit myself that I used to believe in those thoughts too, especially when it happened to me.
The Gambler's Fallacy in action!
Players, like I said, believe in all sorts of myths, including the one that a slot machine or slot game OWES you! because you lost a certain amount of money before that. But that’s just a regular myth and fallacy.
The slot game has no clue how much money you lost before that! This is a massive delusion that players believe in, and I used to be stuck in that same fallacy too, especially when I was playing live on slot machines.
The machine ate $500, I was convinced it just had to pay out something now, so I dropped in another $500 and of course I lost those other $500 too, with zero payout. Classic delusion!
Dopamine and the pull of chasing wins!
Another myth connected to slot games is the Near Miss! Near misses, along with occasional wins, stimulate our brains to believe the delusion that we’re close to a win.
I’m pointing this out because our subconscious also tells us, hey, this slot machine or slot game is hot now and we definitely don’t want to leave the game, because the win is just a step away.
Selective memory (Confirmation Bias)!
And the worst thing of all is memory.
All of us who love slot games remember those famous wins and talk about them afterward. But no one wants to remember the losses, and honestly, we don’t even try to remember them because they’re something that irritates us and hurts! Losing money is a painful thing, I know it very well.
The worst part is when we justify those losses by immediately bringing up those bigger wins, so the argument is often (yeah, I was in the red for the past 3 months, but that’s why I won $3,000 today!). However, our stupid brain doesn’t think about the fact that before that, over the past 3 months, we lost at least double that $3,000, but we often don’t notice it because we were losing money in smaller amounts.
The Psychology of the Cold Streak, Why Losing Feels Personal?
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A sense of personal injustice!
When a losing streak drags on, we players start to believe that the machine or slot game is personally rigged against us. That the game decided to take all our balance and that the slot machine or slot game is COLD!
That’s where the belief comes from that the game is cold or that the machine is cold and needs to be avoided at that exact moment. Which, of course, is another delusion!
The delusion that a slot game is rigged and never pays out!
I’m sure every single one of you has some slot game you just hate, more precisely, always avoid. I have one too hahahahaha.
Those are the slot games where you went in to try them out and lost a couple hundred dollars, then you heard from a friend for example or saw someone else playing it and hitting a bigger win, so you decide to give it another shot and jump back into that game.
However, the exact same thing happens again! You lose another couple hundred dollars or maybe even more, and that’s when the delusion hits you: this game is garbage and it never pays out, it doesn’t give wins! I’m never playing it again.
And the truth is that the game has no clue how many times you played it before, how much you staked, and how much money you lost! Plain and simple, the RNG is solely responsible and accountable for everything. Nothing else, trust me.
How the Random Number Generator (RNG) actually works?
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No matter how much players think that the RNG is just some slot game system and that it’s not that important, I have to tell you they are massively mistaken.
That exact RNG! decides whether you’re going to hit a win or lose money! It’s responsible for every single winning or losing spin you make. Every slot game is governed by it it’s the standard for online slot games as well as physical slot machines you play live in casinos.
The misconception that a certain game, for instance Le Fisherman, pays out more on the Stake platform than on the Rainbet platform is also a huge delusion! On both platforms, the RNG does its job, and the only difference might be in the RTP percentage that the platform uses for that specific slot game! That difference is often less than 1%, which is negligible and unnoticeable.
The things that actually differ across platforms when it comes to slot games are the extra versions of the game and maybe the minimum and maximum bets! And nothing more than that. I mean strictly if we’re talking about the slot game itself!
What exactly is RNG (Random Number Generator)?
The RNG is literally the main algorithm or, in plain terms, the BRAIN! of every slot game or machine. It constantly generates hundreds and thousands of random numbers every single second, whether anyone is actually playing that slot game or machine or not. Even when nobody is playing, the RNG keeps doing its job without a break.
The moment you hit (Spin)!
The exact second you hit the spin button whether on your phone or a slot machine it takes the last random number generated in that exact millisecond when you pressed spin, and then turns it into the combination of symbols displayed on your screen. This happens in milliseconds, so trust me, a player can’t even notice it. The RNG is responsible for all of that!
The unbreakable independence of spins!
When it comes to spins, you need to realize that every single spin is completely independent of the previous one. Each spin is an individual, mathematically isolated outcome. The slot game or machine has no idea whether you just won the last two, three, or ten rounds in a row.
Every spin is its own separate event, and there are absolutely no rules. Everything is purely random! Theoretically, you could win on 50 spins in a row, or you could go 50 spins straight without making a single cent. Of course, in reality, it’s a mix of both, but the main thing is that you get the point. There simply is no rule!
The exact moment you hit SPIN!, it’s already predetermined whether that spin is going to be a win or a loss.
The myth of (cold) and (hot) machines in the world of code!
Trust me, it’s just a myth! There is no such thing as a cold or hot slot machine or slot game. The RNG doesn’t remember how many deposits or payouts you’ve had, that a machine has “cooled down” and won’t pay out anymore, or that a machine is “hot” and about to pay out like crazy! That simply doesn’t exist in the program code! The RNG is the one doing all the work. Every single spin starts from scratch.
The role of RTP (Return to Player) in the long run!
Like I said, even though every single spin is completely independent of the previous one, unpredictable, and randomly determined, the long term return to players is mathematically programmed. It’s designed to work across millions of tested spins, which ultimately ensures the platform (the house) a profit of a few percentage points.
Since I mentioned RTP (Return to Player), I’ll leave a link below this text to a separate blog post I wrote on the topic, so you can understand in detail how slot machines and slot games actually work.
Helpful tips for Responsible Bankroll Management!
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It’s super important to know how to manage your bankroll! Never chase your previous losses, always play with money you’re ready to lose within 5 seconds, and most importantly, stay relaxed. Play for fun, not for extra profit. Always set an appropriate spin percentage relative to your total balance. I’ve also written a separate blog post on this topic, which you can check out right below this text.
Conclusion and Call to Action!
I hope I’ve cleared up the myth about hot and cold slot machines and games! That I’ve managed to draw attention to the many misconceptions players have. You’ve realized that the RNG decides everything! It’s literally the king in the world of slots and slot machines. Also, always be aware of your bankroll status and stick to some rules to keep your gameplay calmer and more fun.
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Do slot machines really remember when it’s time for a payout?
NO! Every single spin on a slot machine or online slot game is completely independent of any previous or upcoming spin and is randomly determined, thanks to the RNG (Random Number Generator). The game has no memory and doesn’t know whether you’ve won or lost in the last five or ten spins.
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It is modern cryptographic technology that allows players to independently verify and confirm, through mathematical algorithms, that the outcome of every single spin or round was not rigged or altered in advance by the operator.
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