Slots - The Basics
Slot Machines were considered to keep less serious gamblers occupied. But their popularity and big earnings came as a huge surprise to the casino owners. This was also due to the popularity of video games among the young generations. Slot machines came into big time during the mid-1980s. Today, about 70% of the casino revenue in the US is generated from slots.
While table game revenues depend on luck slot machines income is guaranteed. In spite of the fact that casinos have the advantage at the tables the games themselves are unpredictable and the money won or lost can vary widely. So slot machines have become the buffer and table games make up the difference between good and better months. The casinos can count on slot machine revenues because they are computer based and so the profits can be programmed into the machines. This depends on a computer program called Random Number Generator that determines just how much of the money played in that particular machine will be returned as winnings. This same formula also provides the player the opportunity to win.