lovemachine
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What’s the scam?im entitled to my opinion and I think they're a scam that should be banned
What’s the scam?im entitled to my opinion and I think they're a scam that should be banned
its addiction and they scam u by making u lose majority of timeWhat’s the scam?
I remember seeing a talk a while back about skill tester machines. The presenter pointed out that skill tester machines are designed on a ratio factor. If you have an item in there worth $5, then you set the factor at about $20. This means that a person can only win a $5 prize if $20 has been put in the machine. The "skill" part doesn't exist. It just means when it reaches that $20 point then it starts a randomiser. If someone gets lucky and wins the randomiser, then the claw gets full strength and can hold a toy. The rest of the time it cant hold the toy so you can't win.The house ultimately wins. The machines are deliberately designed to suck people in. I've dealt with too many people who have ended up hook line and sinker, it ruins lives. There is no such thing as an addictive personality, you can not easily predict from a group of people who sit in front of a machine for the first time which of them will get addicted and which won't. Good luck to those who don't, but if you've not given pokies a go before, you just don't know.
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They have so many themes to pick from, particularly relating to fortune, prosperity, etc.. G-d damn awful machines!!Not I e how so many are Chinese themed.
"no one who really understandsmathematicsdopamine, plays Pokies"
Where's the Gold and MOOOOOOORRRREEEE CHILLIIIIIIBlow up the Pokies. Except for Where's the Gold.
Just waiting for the day he gets a random link jackpot.. I've seen them go off on machines doing tiny bets!My nephew seems to play them the right way. A single 10c line on a lightning link has exactly the same chance to net you a $100 or $500 coin on a feature as a $2.50 spin on 10c with maximum lines. By giving yourself 25 spins you are more likely to get a feature before running out of money.
Less exciting because you might get a feature that pays $3. Instead of $30, but you won't throw as much in for the chance to win a decent amount.
It makes sense that someone playing a sustainable amount is likely to get a big jackpot. I've thrown $50 in and it's gone in 5 minutes doing $2.50 spins. If I do 10c spins that same $50 gives me 500 chances at a hold and spin.Just waiting for the day he gets a random link jackpot.. I've seen them go off on machines doing tiny bets!
It depends.. like link jackpots can go off on any machines, but some machines you either can't get majors/grands on low bets, or it's extremely low odds compared to anybody betting in the dollars. A lot of the lightning machines for example you won't even see major or grand in the reels.It makes sense that someone playing a sustainable amount is likely to get a big jackpot. I've thrown $50 in and it's gone in 5 minutes doing $2.50 spins. If I do 10c spins that same $50 gives me 500 chances at a hold and spin.
My ex really did hate meStill remember some old bloke telling me if you really hate someone and want to destroy them, don't give them drugs, or alcohol, teach them how to gamble.
To an extent yea. You still need to get the basic skill part right but the final decision on whether you get the prize is done by algorithm. Stacker machines are always popular. All the first lines before top 3 are skill based. The top 3 levels are done by algorithm so even when you time your press perfect it will skip past it and knock you out. Claw machines you have to line it up perfectly yourself but the machine decides whether it will make the claw arms rigid or not. If it’s not time to pay out yet the claw will not lift the prize. They are fully adjustable for the value they pay out at.I remember seeing a talk a while back about skill tester machines. The presenter pointed out that skill tester machines are designed on a ratio factor. If you have an item in there worth $5, then you set the factor at about $20. This means that a person can only win a $5 prize if $20 has been put in the machine. The "skill" part doesn't exist. It just means when it reaches that $20 point then it starts a randomiser. If someone gets lucky and wins the randomiser, then the claw gets full strength and can hold a toy. The rest of the time it cant hold the toy so you can't win.
After the presenter pointed this out and people were shocked, he said, "BTW, gambling machines are much worse than this"