If you go to Las Vegas, people love to keep an eye on ‘their’ machine. If you see a slot game with a cup on the seat, it means that the machine is reserved whilst the player has just gone to grab a bite to eat and drink or has gone to the bathroom. So why do players like to do this? Well, many slot game players have built a number of false propositions around their play, assuming that the more they play a game and the more money they punt, the more likely the slot game is to pay out. No matter what you say to these players they’ll always want to come back to the machine they’ve been playing on for several hours, and they’ll no doubt feel really cheated if someone else jumps in their seat and then hits a big win.

Will there ever be a situation where slot games operate in this fashion online? It’s certainly possible for a casino to record the status of a slot game when a player exits and then loads the exact same game mode when the player returns. The issue is however, there’s no way the player could tell if the game was in the same state as when they left. The reason for this is because a slot game works on a completely random number generator (RNG), which means no matter how long you’ve been pumping the money into a slot game, you can’t influence the game’s outcome. There could be a greater advantage to playing the online versions of the casino slots, as players can sit in the comfort of their own homes and not be distracted by other players in close proximity.