Understanding the Online Slot Machines

When we talk about slots on the web and also gladly when we review slots we are dealing with concepts like RNG, RTP, hit frequency and many other concepts that can seem very confusing if you do not know what it means. Often when we use these terms in our reviews, we try to come up with some clarifying words at the same time. But it is not always easy to explain such a concept in a sentence. That's why we thought we should take a little look at these different things and try to bring some more clarity to the concepts.

Random number generator often called RNG

You've probably heard that a modern slot machine is built on something called a random number generator, or a random number generator. This will often be shortened to RNG in the industry. But what exactly is a random number generator and how does it work in a slot machine? A random number generator is nothing more than a microchip that is constantly generating numbers. The generated number gives a symbol a position on one of the reels on the slot machine, ergo each reel has its random number generator. A new number is generated approximately every millisecond, and the somewhat festive thing is that it also generates numbers even if no one plays on the machine. In the past, in the childhood of the slot machines, the player started a spin. The player could also influence the outcome to some extent as the amount of force he or she put into it when the lever was pulled. Now, on the other hand, the slot machine stands and makes spin outcomes all the time and what happens when you press the button is that you get to "see" the spin that was generated the moment you pressed the button. The spin has happened even if no one pressed the button. Fascinating to think about right?

A Slot Machine Hit

Rate The hit rate is a number that tells us how often a winning combination strikes. This is not a number you will often find entered in the information of the machine, naturally enough. The higher this number is, the more often a winning combination will be created. Or to put it another way: each wheel on the machine has a certain number of symbols and these can be combined with the symbols on the other wheels on the machine. Some of these combinations make a profit, others do not. The number of winning combinations divided by the number of possible combinations gives us the automatic hit rate.

This does not automatically mean that a machine with a high hit rate is the best to play on, because an automaton can have a high hit rate and low payouts, for example. Starburst is an example of a slot machine with a fairly high hit rate. A progressive slot machine has a hit rate of around 27000 to 1. It sounds a little disappearing, but when you consider that a new number becomes (RNG) every millisecond, it doesn't get too bad anyway.

Reimbursement Percentage

The reimbursement percentage is probably something you've seen more than once here at Supercardstore.com's slot machine reviews. This is a number given as a percentage indicating how much of what is played on the machine goes back to the players over time. This is calculated by taking the winnings table (most often under "i" in the slot machine) and then weighing how much each winnable combination is worth and dividing that number by the total number of combinations, times the number of coins played. Yes, we know, it's not easy to hang out here.

Most of the most popular machines are somewhere between 96 and 98%. However, it is also worth noting here that a high payback percentage, including return to player (RTP) does not necessarily mean that the slot machine is better than one with a low payback percentage. A slot game with a low payback percentage can hit less often, but with higher rewards. And a progressive slot machine may have a high payback percentage, but if it includes the jackpot the percentage will be high, even though the slot machine rarely turns on.

It is also important to note that the repayment rate is always over time. You cannot therefore expect that if you play for 100 kroner in a given gaming session, that you will have 98 kroner back when you have finished. A little more about it further down.

House advantage

At the other end of the RTP we have the house advantage. If a slot has RTP of 98.5% as the house edge of (100 to 98.5) 1.5%.

What is so slot volatility

A play automats error is a result of the automatic apparatus hit frequency and its payback and can only be controlled by change either RTP or hit rate or both. Volatility says something about the slot's built-in risk and is a number that indicates how many times a slot machine is spun before it falls within the payback percentage. That is, how many times you have to spin an automaton before you can count on taking home 98 of the previously mentioned 100 kroner you played. The higher the numbers, the higher the volatility and the more spin required before RTP is reached.

All this is good to know and is something every player should have in mind not to lose ground contact. But what is perhaps most important and one that should never be lost sight of is that playing at the casino should be fun. It is a form of entertainment. It should never be about winning money and not least about winning back money you have lost. It is more likely that you will lose more if you continue to play in such a situation.