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Originally Posted by Didace
I don't think that's the way modern slots work. It's my understanding that they use a RNG and the result of the spin is determined when you hit the button. The spinning wheels are just for show.
+1 this is true for pretty much any modern slot (you maybe could still find a few out there that are dated but anything flashy or fun nowadays is RNG-based.)
Also OP - as far as your scenario on how the slot machine gets their piece of the action: you're right that the scenario you outlined they really aren't making money. However, the scenario you described (while possible and certainly happens) is far less likely to happen over the huge volume of sessions a machine has.
Slot machines (which I personally enjoy playing from time to time) are great for casinos because they are one of the purest examples of a game that gets gamblers to falter based on the sunk cost fallacy. People put $100, $200, $1000+ into a machine and figure "probabilistically it has to hit at some point" so they keep chasing the money they've already put in and end up very quickly losing more.
I mean think about, slots are the place where real degens dont have to interact with another living soul, usually has some form of a huge exponential reward if you hit the jackpot, and it is completely play at your own pace with no stopping unless you choose to.