At first glance, slots might seem like an easy target to attack. But that's not the case at all. Slot machines are coming as a major source of income, and the developers will not allow them to be deceived. Can this be done in principle? Yes, but that's just a theory.
Theoretically, this is possible. As well as theoretically many other crazy things are possible. Where are such conclusions from? Simply because the random number generator that determines the results of games is not 100% random. In fact, they are called pseudo-random. That is, they generate random numbers within some limits using certain algorithms. Read more about the difference between random and pseudo-random RNGs here.
I once read that when jackpots hit, land-based casinos always send for an expert from the slot developer. His task is to confirm that the player could not cheat the slot machine and the winnings can be considered legal. The same, I think, happens in online casinos. Perhaps that is why the news about the hit mega jackpot appears much earlier than the official confirmation of the developer.
Since there is a check of large winnings in slot machines, it means that slots can be deceived. Otherwise, why would checks be needed? But who can do it and how, this is a completely different question. With this, everything is much more complicated.
If you are wondering how you can cheat slot machines for a simple player, just leave this idea. You will not find practical advice. Everywhere there will be either reports that this is possible, but without details, or suggestions of "secret ways". When something secret is offered, you don’t even want to go to such resources. Obviously, they want to either sell naive people a "get rich quick" option. Or attract in the hope that the user will catch the virus.
Even if some mega hacker has found a way to cheat slot machines, he will not talk about it. Not in his interest. It's like cheating in real casinos. The scammers came up with the idea of catching a coin with a wire - the developers found a solution. They came up with the idea of blinding the countdown device on the issuance of winnings so that the slot machine pours out as many coins as the player needs - the developers closed this loophole as well.
Therefore, it is in the interests of the "inventors" not to distribute their scheme, otherwise it will be noticed and the opportunity eliminated.
Before you continue looking for ways to cheat a slot machine, think about the consequences. This is illegal and you will be considered a thief. I don’t know about online casinos, but more than one scammer who traded in land-based establishments has gone to jail for this.
National Geographic has a documentary called Cheating Vegas Gambling - Casino Wars (I did not find a Russian version). In this video, a real person talked about how he cheated slot machines. Everything worked out for him, but only he has already managed to sit in jail for this. Read more about what forms of cheating Vegas casinos face here.
The protagonist of one high-profile story, Alex, talked about how he sometimes wants to share his method with everyone, how he learned to cheat Aristocrat and Novomatic slot machines. But so far he hasn't. We talked about how the scheme worked in the article “Is it possible to cheat a casino?”, The story goes with the subtitle Gang from St. Petersburg. But you can read about Alex himself and his story here.
Alex from Russia really managed to determine the algorithm by which the RNG of a particular slot machine works. To do this, he had to buy the apparatus itself and study it. After that, he was able to determine when to place a bet.
His agents went to the casino, sat down at a certain slot machine and spun the reels, filming everything on a hidden camera. Then they left to send the video, and after a while they returned and sat ready to press the start button. They were given a signal and in half a second they had to press the start.
As we know, the result is generated instantly when you press start and then the animation just plays. Not like you press a button, then the reels spin and the result is determined. The generation is continuous, so the calculation of the time when exactly you need to press the button sounds logical.
This case is surprising in that no hacking was done. In fact, Alex and his team did not even try to cheat the slot machine. Therefore, they were sometimes detained and released, since there are no laws forbidding guessing when there will be a win. The same situation is also notable for the fact that Novomatic said that it is possible to calculate the algorithm of the RNG if you watch the game for a long time.
However, keep in mind that such cases are suitable only for those who are obsessed with this idea. For those who want to break easy money, this task is too tough.
Slot machines themselves are "deceived" sometimes. For example, they give out winnings that do not correspond to the payout table. But this happens very rarely. Moreover, winnings due to slot machine error will be cancelled. This is usually stated right in the paytable.
This is not the first time that information has been received that the online casino turned to the developer to confirm that the player did not try to deceive the slot machine and played honestly. If the winnings came from a dishonest method or there was some kind of failure, the developers will be able to determine this.
Conclusion
If you just want easy money, don't even think about cheating slots. This is an extremely difficult task and requires great patience and special abilities. Instead, you can simply choose how the slot machine pays out to you. High variance - payouts are less frequent, but big wins are provided. Low variance - payouts more often, but the maximums are low.
