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Facts About Random Number Generators

This is how the casino slots work:

The Random Number Generator is the brains of casino slots. While many players recognize that a computer chip is used to select the numbers, they do not completely understand how it functions and this paved the way to the myths and misconceptions about slots.

Within the slot machine is a microprocessor much like the ones found in your personal computer. Rather than Microsoft Word or Excel, it operates special software known as RNG. This chooses the number to match the symbols on the slot machine's reels and determines the results of the game.

You might believe that the RNG continues to spin. For as long as the machine generates power it continues to choose numbers randomly every millisecond. The RNG creates an approximate number value between 0 to 4 billion which is converted into a particular group of numbers to match the symbols on the reels. The result of each spin depends on the number chosen by the RNG. This number is selected with the initial push of the first spin button or initial deposit of a coin.

The RNG utilizes a formula called algorithm which is a group of instructions for choosing numbers. The extent of this is beyond mathematical understanding but can be tested and verified for accuracy. This is implemented by the Casino Control Board and other testing agencies to ensure that the program functions as it should so the players will not be a victim of fraud.

While most of this may seem justifiable it still does not provide the normal individual any simple knowledge about how number generation functions. Reel types of slots consists of a certain number of spaces and stops on every reel that has either a symbol or blank. These are known as the physical stops. Majority of the antique mechanical slots contained reels that could handle 20 symbols while the current slots contain reels with 22 physical stops. The technology known as "micro processing" contains a huge number of "Virtual stops".

The Random Number Generator selects the combinations of numbers thousands of times per second. Now visualize a group of blinking lights wherein a single bulb can be opened simultaneously. The electrical current traverses one bulb to another until it reaches the string. In this instance the blinking light symbolizes the three digit numbers just selected by the RNG. If you had second thoughts prior to pressing the button the outcome will not be the same. This is similar to you rising from a machine and realizing someone else hitting the jackpot. The possibilities are very slim that the spin button would be pressed identically similar and to the millisecond.