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How Slot Machines Work

  • Myth – Someone just sat down where I left and hit a big jackpot. If I would have just stayed a bit longer, it would have been mine.
  • Fact – It is possible, but you would have had to push the spin button or pull the handle at exactly the same millisecond that the other player did. Any change in timing yields a different result.
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