When you get ahead and then lose what you’ve won, does anything change to compensate for that? Such is the crux of today’s question:
If you gamble a win on a slot machine and lose, does the slot machine offer a higher win soon after to compensate? For example on Squealin’ Riches you can gamble your free spins to win more. If I gamble, increase my spins and lose, it seems to spin in a decent line hit or bonus soon after.
Juliet
Like other aspects of a slot machine, what happens in the past does not impact future spins, so no, the game isn’t designed to compensate if you give back your wins.
Games have a payback percentage they will achieve over time, and included in that complex math are scenarios like the ability to gamble a win. So it’s likely just your mind spotting some good wins after bonuses that is giving you that inclination, but that’s not a guarantee and not how the game is designed.
In the case of the online game you’ve identified, Squealin’ Riches, it is designed with a 96% return to player, meaning over time the game is designed to pay back about 96% of all wagers as wins. That’s a good number, and probably has a lot more to do with what you’re experiencing accordingly – with that high a payback, wins are likely going to be generous when they come around.
It’s also a higher volatility game, though, which means that bigger wins are in the DNA of the game, and while generally can be harder to win, if you get one right after a bonus it may be more noticeable to you, and perhaps why you’re paying attention to it.
So no, the game wouldn’t be designed to return some of your losses in that way, but you may be catching a good run having that big win right after a bonus, regardless of whether you gambled away those wins or not!
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