Name: 吃角子老虎--怎麼運作,如何贏它(Slot Machines - How to Win and How They Work)
Uploaded: 2013-04-06T10:42:25.000Z
Duration: 10 min

Steve: Hi, and welcome to our instructional video on how to win on slot machines. My name

史蒂夫：你好，歡迎來到我們的教學視頻，如何在老虎機上贏錢。我的名字是

is Steve Bourie, and I am the author of the "American Casino Guide," which is the number

我是Steve Bourie，我是《美國賭場指南》的作者。

one best-selling book in the U.S. on the subject of casino gambling and travel. I write a lot

一本在美國最暢銷的書，關於賭場賭博和旅遊的主題。我寫了很多

about slot machines, and in this video I am going to explain how slot machines work, how

關於老虎機，在這個視頻中，我將解釋老虎機是如何工作的，怎麼

you can win on them, and I'm also going to answer some common questions that slot players

你可以贏在他們身上，我'我也要回答一些常見的問題，老虎機玩家的

have, like do casinos really put the best-paying machines near the entrance?

有，比如賭場真的把最好的賠率的機器放在入口附近嗎？

Now, before we begin, let me give you some background information o5n me and why I know

現在，在我們開始之前，讓我給你一些我的背景資料，以及為什麼我知道...

so much about slot machines. I've been to Las Vegas to visit the facility where the

這麼多關於老虎機。我一直在拉斯維加斯參觀的設施，其中

Nevada Gaming Control Board tests its slot machines, and I interviewed the manager of

內華達州博彩控制委員會對其老虎機進行測試，我採訪了該公司的經理。

that department. I've also been to Atlantic City where I visited the facility that tests

該部門。我也去過大西洋城，在那裡我參觀了測試的設施。

slot machines for the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, and I interviewed the Director

新澤西州賭場控制委員會的老虎機，我採訪了主任。

Actually, I wrote a story about my visit to those two places, and you can read it on my

事實上，我寫了一個關於我去這兩個地方的故事，你可以在我的

website at AmericanCasinoGuide.com, or just go to Google and type in the phrase, "Are

網站上的AmericanCasinoGuide.com，或者只需在谷歌上輸入短語，"Are。

slot machines honest?" and I'm sure you'll see it pop up as number one or two in the

老虎機誠信嗎"，我'相信你'會看到它作為第一或第二在彈出。

I've also visited the headquarters of Gaming Labs International, which is the world's largest

我'還參觀了國際遊戲實驗室的總部，這是世界上最大的'。

independent laboratory for testing electronic gaming machines, and I interviewed its Director

測試電子遊戲機的獨立實驗室，我採訪了它的主任。

of Operations about the company's procedures.

I've also gone to Reno, Nevada, where I took a private tour of the headquarters of International

我還去了內華達州的裡諾，在那裡我私下裡參觀了一下國際組織的總部。

Gaming Technology, which is the world's largest manufacturer of slot machines. Plus, while

遊戲技術，是世界上最大的老虎機制造商。另外，雖然

I was there, I interviewed the company's Chief Software Engineer.

我在那裡，我面試了公司的首席軟件工程師'。

Finally, I've interviewed slot managers at major casinos in Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic

最後，我'採訪了拉斯維加斯、裡諾、大西洋等各大賭場的老虎機經理。

City, and elsewhere in the U.S. about how they decide about which machines to put on

市，以及美國其他地方，關於他們如何決定在哪些機器上投放。

their floor and what kind of payout percentages those machines should have.

他們的樓層，以及這些機器應該有什麼樣的支付比例。

那麼，你們都準備好開始了嗎？

Good, let's begin. The first thing we need to talk about is how slot machines work. Every

好，我們'開始吧。首先我們要談的是老虎機的工作原理。每

machine has a computer chip inside it called a random number generator, or RNG, and that

機器裡面有一個計算機芯片，叫做隨機數發生器，或者叫RNG，而這個

chip is making mathematical calculations very quickly, about 1,000 times a second, to determine

芯片正在非常快速地進行數學計算，大約每秒1000次，以確定。

which combination of symbols should appear in the reels.

符號的組合應該出現在卷軸上。

Then, when you push the spin button or pull the handle, that causes the chip to stop at

然後，當你按下旋轉按鈕或拉動手柄時，會使芯片停止在

that exact instant and choose a combination to display on the reels. This means when you

並選擇一個組合顯示在卷軸上。這意味著當你

see the reels spinning, the actual result of what will appear on those pay lines has

看到轉盤旋轉，實際的結果將出現在這些支付線有

So, in reality, a slot machine wouldn't even need the spinning reels to show you whether

所以，在現實中，老虎機甚至不需要旋轉的卷軸來告訴你是否是

you won or lost, but it's certainly a lot more exciting to see those spinning reels.

你贏了或輸了，但看到那些旋轉的卷軸，肯定會更興奮。

When a casino orders a slot machine, the manufacturer will have a choice of computer chips to put

當賭場訂購一臺老虎機時，製造商會有選擇地將電腦芯片放在

into the machine which control the percentage of how much that machine is set to pay back

to the public. The range of the payouts on these chips will vary depending on the machine

向公眾開放。這些籌碼的賠付範圍會因機器的不同而不同。

and the manufacturer. But it's usually pretty standard in the industry to offer chips paying

和製造商。但它'通常是相當標準的在行業提供芯片支付

out from a low of about 85% to a high of about 98%.

從最低的85%左右到最高的98%左右。

So, how do the casinos decide which machines should pay back around 85% and which ones

那麼，賭場是如何決定哪些機器的回報率應該在85%左右，哪些是

should pay back around 98%? The answer is that it is done by denomination. The higher

應該還款98%左右？答案是按面額來做。越高

the denomination of the machine, the more it's set to pay back. If you play a penny

的面額的機器，更多的它'的設置來償還。如果你玩一分錢

machine, you can be pretty sure that it's set on the low end of the scale to pay back

機，你可以很肯定，它'的設置在低端的規模，以支付回

around 87% to 90%. And if you play a $25 machine, the payback on that machine is going to be

87%到90%左右。如果你玩一臺25美元的機器，該機的回報率將是。

If you want proof of this, all you need to do is look at the public record of each state's

如果你想證明這一點，你只需要看看每個州的公共記錄'。

gaming statistics. We check with gaming regulators in every state each year to find out what

博彩業統計。我們每年都會向各州的博彩業監管機構查詢，以瞭解各州的博彩業數據。

the machines actually paid back to the public, and we post all of that information on our

我們將所有的資訊發佈在我們的網站上。

website. Just go to AmericanCasinoGuide.com and click on the link that says "Slot Payback

網站。只需進入AmericanCasinoGuide.com，並點擊寫著"老虎機回報的鏈接。

Info." That will bring up a list of states, and you can just click on the state that you

Info." 這樣就會出現一個州的列表，你只要點擊你的州就可以了。

are interested in to see what the machines pay.

For Nevada, you can also get information on a particular city, and if you look at Las

對於內華達州，你也可以得到某個城市的資訊，如果你看拉斯

Vegas, you can see that the penny slots returned around 88% while the $25 slots returned around

拉斯維加斯，你可以看到，一分錢老虎機的回報率約為88%，而25美元老虎機的回報率約為。

Okay. So now you know how a slot machine works and you know how casinos decide what they

好了，現在你知道老虎機是怎麼工作的了吧？

should pay back to the public. But the big question is, "How do you win on a slot machine?"

應該回報給公眾。但最大的問題是，"老虎機怎麼贏錢"

Well, the answer to that is very simple. You get lucky.

Keep in mind that the slot machine is basically just a computer that is programmed to randomly

請記住，老虎機基本上只是一臺電腦，它被編程為隨機的。

pay out less money than it takes in. And unlike video poker where there is a skill involved

付出的錢比它吸收的錢少。而不像視頻撲克，其中有一個技巧參與

in how you play your cards, there's no skill involved with a slot machine. It's all luck.

在你如何玩你的卡，有'沒有技巧參與與老虎機。它'的所有運氣。

Therefore, when you play a slot machine, you are hoping that you can get lucky and stop

是以，當你玩老虎機的時候，你是希望自己能夠得到幸運，停止。

that random number generator on a winning combination.

那個隨機數字發生器上的中獎組合。

So, if you ever see an ad for someone selling a system to beat slot machines, don't believe

所以，如果你看到有人賣系統打老虎機的廣告，不要相信。

it. There is no system for winning on slot machines, and if there was a winning system,

它。老虎機上沒有中獎系統，如果有中獎系統。

don't you think someone would keep that information to themself rather than sell it to you for

難道你不認為有人會保留這些資訊給自己，而不是賣給你為了

Now let's address some common questions that people have about slot machines.

現在讓我們來解決人們對老虎機的一些常見問題。

Question: Are slot machines set to pay out at set intervals or once they've collected

問題。老虎機是在固定的時間間隔內支付還是一旦他們已經收集了

Steve: No. The outcome of each play on the machine is completely random. There is no

史蒂夫：不，機器上每一次遊戲的結果都是完全隨機的。沒有...

predetermined point at which a machine is set to pay out.

Question: If a $1 slot has a chip inside that is set to pay back at a rate of 93%, does

問題。如果一元錢的老虎機裡面有一個籌碼 設定為93%的回報率

this mean that if I put $100 through that machine, I'll have $93 left when I'm done?

這意味著，如果我把100美元通過該機，我'將有93美元離開時，我'完成？

Steve: No. The 93% is a long-term number and actually represents the results after several

史蒂夫：不，93%是一個長期的數字，實際上代表了幾個月後的結果。

million pulls on that machine. Some days the casino will lose money on that machine. But

萬元拉在那臺機器上。有些時候，賭場會在那臺機器上輸錢。但是

on most days, it will make money, and the longer the machine is played, the more likely

在大多數日子裡，它都會賺錢，而且這臺機器玩的時間越長，就越有可能

the result will be that the machine will have an average payout of 93%.

其結果是，該機的平均賠付率將達到93%。

Question: If I play a slot machine and it's not paying out, does that mean it's due to

問題：如果我玩老虎機，但它沒有支付，是否意味著它'的原因。如果我玩老虎機，但它不支付，這是否意味著它是由於。

Steve: No. Every play on a slot machine is an independent event, which means that its

老虎機上的每一次遊戲都是一個獨立的事件，這意味著它的。

past performance can't be used to determine its future performance.

過去的表現不能用來判斷其未來的表現。

Question: If I play a slot machine and win a jackpot, will that machine stop paying out

問題：如果我玩老虎機並中了大獎，該機會不會停止支付？如果我玩老虎機中了大獎，那老虎機會不會停止支付？

Steve: No. Every time you play a slot machine, the odds remain constant as to whether or

史蒂夫：不，每次你玩老虎機的時候，賠率都是不變的，不管你是在玩老虎機，還是在玩老虎機。

not you'll win. If the odds were 20,000:1 for you to win a jackpot and you were lucky

不是你'會贏。如果你中大獎的概率是20000:1，而你又很幸運的話

enough to win it, the odds will still be 20,000:1 for you to win another jackpot on the very

足夠的機會贏得它，賠率將仍然是20000:1，為您贏得另一個大獎，在非常。

Question: Do casinos change the payback percentages on a slot machine at the flip of a switch,

問題賭場會不會一打開開關就改變老虎機的回報率。

or can they loosen machines during the week and then tighten them up on the weekend?

或者他們可以在一週內鬆開機器，然後在週末收緊它們？

Steve: No. Once the payback percentage chips are set by the casino, they are rarely changed.

史蒂夫：不，一旦賭場設定了回報率籌碼，就很少更改。

In order to change the payback percentage, a casino technician would have to physically

為了改變回報率，賭場技術員將不得不物理地

go into each machine and replace the chip. This is an expensive and time-consuming process,

進入每臺機器，更換芯片。這是一個昂貴且耗時的過程。

Now, I need to mention that there is a new technology called server-based gaming where

現在，我需要提到的是，有一種新的技術叫做基於服務器的遊戲，其中

the payback percentage could be changed by the flip of a switch on a central computer,

只要在中央電腦上打開一個開關，就可以改變投資回報率。

but it's very new, it's very expensive, and only a handful of casinos have it and only

但它'的很新，它'的很昂貴，只有少數賭場有它，只有

on some of their machines. Also, the gaming regulations for these machines would not allow

在他們的一些機器上。此外，這些機器的博彩法規也不允許。

any changes to be made while someone was actively playing a game.

當有人在積極地玩遊戲時，要做任何改變。