Modern slot machines often come with multiple ways to initiate your spin. There’s the spin button on the right, sometimes one on the left, sometimes a handle to pull on the machine, and then there’s the line bet buttons and/or the bet panel. That’s a lot of ways to operate a single machine, so does it have any difference?
Does it matter which spin button you use on the slot machine ? For instance, do you have a better chance of getting a winning spin if you use the right hand button, the left hand button, the repeat button or the spin button on the screen?
Rhonda
The good news is that you can use any button that they give you as all of them will work identically. Presuming you hit any of them at the exact same time, the same process, and outcome, would be initiated.
So no, one button won’t help you win more often than another, nor will using the spin button vs. the handle, etc. It just comes down to the timing of your spin and the outcome that timing yields with the random number generator.
The big reason for all these ways to play nowadays comes down to player comfort – making it easier for players to play the way they play.
Spin buttons in the front or left hand side of the machine help those who are left handed or perhaps have a physical disability that makes it easier to reach one side over another. Increasingly, two players will sit together at a slot, and so having multiple ways to spin can also allow each to pick their own button and switch off.
As slot machines get bigger, there’s more room for these features, although sometimes they’ll compete for other player comforts like phone chargers or bigger bet panels, but the trend is moving towards multiple spin buttons. This is also helpful when one stops working reliably – we found during a recent casino visit appreciating those with two buttons when we kept finding machines with one button that was temperamental.
So no, nothing to worry about in terms of which button to use – your pick is the right pick!
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