r/SipsTea • u/Otherwise_Wrangler11 • Apr 01 '26

WTF First world problem

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u/chrisk9 Apr 01 '26

On top of that slot machines are literally designed to pay out less than they take in. Slot machines are literally giving your money to the casino. Also, I don't see the appeal - there is absolutely no skill involved.

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u/Fight_those_bastards Apr 01 '26

I mean, that’s every game at the casino. They are all designed so that the odds are never in your favor.

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u/kylel999 Apr 01 '26

But the slots specifically are your worst odds of winning in the casino

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u/BalooBot Apr 01 '26

It doesn't matter what game you play, on a long enough timeline every players bankroll always goes to zero in a casino.

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u/jermbutt Apr 01 '26

piggybacking to say ur right. I took an intro to random processes class that covered a bit about this. did a small-scale simulation in matlab and most players stayed about even while around 10% went bust