Over time, Brian Christopher’s shared, as we also have here, that stopping the reels doesn’t change the outcome of a spin. But a player had a question after watching this video:
During a bonus, Brian was fast stopping spins to “change the outcome,” so he naturally was wondering:
You always say stopping the reels early does not change the outcome. In this video, during the bonus, you said stopping the reels early changes the outcome. So what is the actual truth to that statement? Does it or does it not affect the outcome?
Kevin H.
The truth is… technically both, but for different reasons.
Once you start a spin, stopping the reels early doesn’t change the outcome of the spin that’s been initiated. The outcome is determined at the time the wager is placed, which is when the reels begin spinning.
However, it will change the timing of the next spin, meaning the outcome you would get for that one will be different. And so in that way you are changing the timing of what comes later.
The thing to keep in mind is this: You won’t have any idea whether the original timing or the new timing will be better, worse or the same. And given that, it ultimately doesn’t matter. In the long run, it’ll all even out.
So it’s one of those things you can do if you wish or don’t if you wish, and it ultimately won’t impact your long term gambling performance. The return to player (RTP) that the machine is set up to provide, over time, is what has the most impact on your wins and losses. A machine’s volatility will have some impact in the short term, but in the long run it evens out.
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