Slot machines today are quite different from the old
mechanical slots that were before. Old mechanical
slots springs used in order to determine where the
reels stop. New electronic machines use much more
sophisticated method to determine the outcome of the
spin. The heart of the gaming machine is a random
number generator (RNG). It starts to operate as soon
as the machine and generates a random number,
usually in the range from zero to several million
numbers in the 300-500 second. Generator supports a
permanent job and can not be influenced by external
factors, so the numbers are always completely
random.
Modern slot machines in land-based casinos and
online casinos operate in a similar manner. When you
place your bet and press the «Spin», slot machine
takes multiple values ??from the RNG and processes
them through a complex program to determine when the
reels stop. Even taking into account that the
computation requires a short time, machines are
programmed to pay in due time. This means that each
spin has the same chance to win and nothing to take
the jackpot.
Take for example a standard slot machine with 5
lines. When you press the «Spin», slot machine takes
5 random numbers from the RNG and stores them in
memory. Slot machine uses a first number, to
determine the position of the first reel, the second
number - for the second reel and so forth. To
calculate the position, the computer divides the
random number to the specified value. As a rule,
these default values ??in multiples of two computer:
16, 32, 64. So better work, because computers
operate on binary system. As an example of how this
occurs, consider a random number 3,486,421 and
divide it by 128.
After dividing the random number by 128, we obtain a
residue 81. Automatic matter for stopping the drum
in the range from 0 to 127, so as the time within
this range values ??will be provided after the
division of the random number by 128. This time the
drum stops. Typically, for determining the position
on each reel there are more than one number. This
means that each machine can be changed by adjusting
the properties that are responsible for each
position on the drum. This is the only method by
which operators may interfere with the operation of
the gaming machine.