There is no one answer to this question because it really depends on the individual player and how they play the slots. Some people try to develop strategies that will help them win more often than others. While these systems might not be 100% accurate, they can still help players increase their chances of winning.
There are a lot of myths and misconceptions out there about slot machines and how they work. Many players believe that there is some sort of secret to knowing when a machine will hit. Some of these myths even involve using special tricks and tips to know when a machine is due to pay out. However, this is completely untrue.
The first thing to remember is that a slot machine is a random number generator. The RNG in a slot machine takes in millions of mathematical values every second, and then translates them into reel results. The RNG does not take into account the previous spins or what has happened previously at the machine. It simply picks a new set of numbers every millisecond that the button is pushed. This is why it is impossible to predict when a machine will hit, and also why all the different systems you might have heard of online do not work.
Some of these systems include watching the symbols on a machine to see what patterns might appear, or trying to find a pattern in the way that the symbols appear on the reels. Some even tell you to watch for a wiggle in the reels, as this means that the machine is about to hit. This is completely untrue, and in fact the wiggle is actually just the result of a physical mechanism in the machine.
A few people also believe that a slot attendant or other floor person can tell them which machines are “hot” and will pay out soon. While this may be true to an extent, the only useful information that an employee can provide is historical. This can be helpful if the machine has been paying out for a long time, but it doesn’t mean that it is necessarily due to hit again any sooner than another machine.
Some people also believe that they can tell when a slot machine is due to pay out by looking at the history of its past spins. This is a mistake because the results of a spin are independent of the results of any previous spins. The machine might have cleaned out two other players before you, but that doesn’t make it any more likely to clean you out on the next spin. This is why it is important to read the paytables of a machine before you play. They will show the average payout frequency for a machine, but it is also possible that the percentage listed is only applicable to a certain group of machines, or only during specific promotions. This is why it is important to check the fine print on any machine advertising a high payout percentage.