This isn’t the case for any game.įor the slot machines and video lottery terminals, all prizes and the chances for winning them are programmed to give a specific rate of return. If the marbles drawn weren’t put back in the bag after each turn, a player would end up drawing all the red and blue marbles. Also, the chances of getting a red, a blue or a white marble are the same for every turn or draw. It’s important to point out that after every turn, all the marbles are put back in the bag. These figures are just examples for explanatory purposes.įor every turn (spin), there’s a 1-in-100 chance of getting a red marble, a 29-in-100 chance of getting a blue marble, and a 70-in-100 chance of getting a losing marble. Let’s look at the following example: A bag contains 100 marbles, with 1 red marble that wins a grand prize, 29 blue marbles that win a prize worth a given amount, and 70 white marbles that don’t win anything.
Hello! How is the return on winnings (approximately 92%) programmed? If we use a bag of marbles as an example, are more marbles added to achieve the percentage of winnings? Conversely, can we make customers win less on a particular day?
