Random Number Generator

Random number generator are computer programs designed to return game results to completely mimic those you'd find in real life. The way random number generator programs work is best described as the same as picking a name out of a hat. One chance per person, every person has an equal chance of winning. I should mention however that the RNG lists the possible results instead of putting them on pieces of paper. Then instead of shaking up the hat, the random number generator scroll through the list of possible results thousands of times a second and throw one out randomly when a result is requested.

Lets suppose however we wanted to add those names in respect to how many chances a person bought instead of just adding their name one time. So if Mr. Smith was to buy 5 chances, then his name would be added 5 times.

So now taking this to an understanding of ... lets say blackjack. The random number generator would then have added into its virtual hat, one piece of paper for every possible result remaining in that hand. So if you'd been dealt an ace and a five, and the dealer was dealt an ace and a five, the possible results remaining that would be on the rotating list of the RNG would be every card in a full deck except two aces and two fives (playing single deck game).

Another example of how a RNG works is to use the slot machine. Lets say we have a slot machine where we want to set the random number generators to pay off one out of one hundred chances, and that nine of those one hundred chances we'll return a free spin. One hundred spots would be placed on the rotating list, ninety would be losers, nine would be free spins, and one spot would be the jackpot. When the player hits the spin button the rotating list stops spinning ... much like a wheel of fortune would do with 100 slots on it when it spins to a stop, the difference being that the RNG stops the second the button is pushed because it is constantly rotating the possible results. These programs are checked for randomness and odds by other casino software that is capable of running through the system at thousands of times faster than a human being ever could. Understanding how a random number generator works should help you to avoid thinking you're due to hit a winner because as mentioned every time you start a new game or spin the slots the odds revert back to their original beginning, meaning if the odds of hitting a jackpot on a slot machine are 4000 to one, then every time you spin the slots you have one spot on an imaginary wheel of fortune with 3,999 spots that will not be a jackpot. page3 / Next page

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