Does a pokie run change?
Millions of pokie enthusiasts claim some machines can get ‘hot’ and provide a guaranteed profitable session. Is this purely fantasy? Or is there some truth in the myth? Let’s attempt to sift through the fiction and discover the hot reality.
The mechanics of a pokie machine are vital in understanding if a “hot” pokie run is possible:
> Every pokie is programmed to deliver 100% random results
> No pokie spin can be predicted or affected by previous spins
> Pokie combos & features all have specific probabilities, so they are all guaranteed to occur at some point
For example, there may be a 5-1 chance of spinning and returning a 1 coin x 3 cherry combo, and a 1,000,000-1 chance of hitting 3 x mega jackpot icons and winning the progressive jackpot worth millions!
Now, while pokie machines deliver average reward levels of something like 92%, no one pokie session is identical and gamers can hit good and bad sessions – or somewhere in between. This fact actually means that online pokies can potentially become hot!
Why? Because due to the natural variation produced by randomised events and probability, eventually the law of averages means a machine will find itself producing numbers that produce a high number of winning spins. However, in contrast, the machines can also become ‘cold’ using the name principle in reverse.
Where are the hot machines?
Finding hot pokie games is really down to luck – and if you return the next hour or day to a game that was hot, it may have cooled off. One way to try and locate winning machines is to place up to 20 spins on a game and then decide if the game is worth continuing with – or switch to a new online pokie.
Of course, there is no definitive method of classifying a game as hot so you’ll need to use your own judgement. Equally, there is no way of knowing how long a high paying pokie will remain that way.
The best bet (excuse the pun) is to experiment with the concept and see if it brings you any hot sessions; use your normal spin level and don’t go made as soon as you think a game is a hottie!