Davita
Davita
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November 20th, 2014 at 2:50:09 AM permalink
Hi all

I've been doing some research on slot machines and read a bit of information about it. I understand that there are lots of blank stops on virtual reels on any slot machine to balance payout percentage, but what I don't understand is, how virtual blank stop is displayed on physical reel? I've never seen a blank slot coming from a physical reel, does this mean that the software is doing some trick to display a non-winning symbol in case of a blank stop?

Thanks
DJTeddyBear
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November 20th, 2014 at 6:03:54 AM permalink
No. The blank spot is actually the border between two symbols. If the symbols were printed smaller, it will be a more obvious blank.
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DRich
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November 20th, 2014 at 8:22:17 AM permalink
Quote: Davita

Hi all

I've been doing some research on slot machines and read a bit of information about it. I understand that there are lots of blank stops on virtual reels on any slot machine to balance payout percentage, but what I don't understand is, how virtual blank stop is displayed on physical reel? I've never seen a blank slot coming from a physical reel, does this mean that the software is doing some trick to display a non-winning symbol in case of a blank stop?

Thanks



On a physical reel game there are typically 22 physical stops possible with 11 of them being symbols and 11 of them being blanks (the area between the visible symbols).
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