Do You Have Slot Superstitions?

There have been numerous slot machine superstitions going around for decades and no matter how many times they have been proven false; people still buy into them hook, line and sinker.

Perhaps it is the frustration of never winning in the slots that makes one hold on to these superstitious beliefs. No matter how many hours you've already spent coaxing, cajoling and begging your machine to let you win just once, it just never works.

Sometimes people believe it's in the way you sit in front of the machine; the way you put your coins inside the slots; the way you use the lever; even the color of your shirts matters!

While these are superstitious beliefs that are good conversation topics, they should never be taken seriously. For one thing, you are dealing with a machine - a man-made machine that was intended for fun and not to give birth to silly superstitions.

Secondly, the machine operates on a randomized number system where a millisecond too early or too late that you push the button affects the entire result of your game.

It's not true that the manufacturers, software developers, machine operators and casino owners are ganging up on innocent slot players to get their money and make huge profits only.

It's true that slot machines do give casinos huge profits but that's beside the point. No one can predict when your chosen slot will be due to win; and no gadget or equipment that you attach to it, place next to it or under it will make you hit the jackpot.

It's a game of probability and these probabilities are endless.

When you've been playing long enough and you're still not winning, it's not because someone is out to get you and they have placed a curse on your particular machine. Have you ever just stepped out to take a breather when suddenly someone who took your place in your machine suddenly hit the jackpot? You would naturally feel bad about it and think that if you haven't left your machine the jackpot couldn't have been yours.

This is both true and false. True, you could have hit the jackpot but the possibility of this happening is just the same as you not hitting the jackpot at that exact moment.

If there's one thing that you can perhaps rely on when it comes to playing your slot games, whether an online slot or the huge, regular machines, it's luck. Luck is the only way you can win in the slots.

So the next time you play, don't conjure up all the superstitions you've heard about slot machines. Call on Lady Luck instead to help you win, she just might hear you.