Science
Unpredictability is a key part of casino games, and something that cranks up the excitement.
It is straightforward how randomness plays a part in classic table games.
Card based games are random, but constrained by the number of cards left in the deck.
Before they become predictable, the dealer will reshuffle the decks to reset the decks.
But in digital casino games, some users may feel the results are fixed, or follow a pattern.
After all, you cannot see the deck being shuffled in a game of video poker.
Well, the licensure says so.
Licensed online casinos and developers can only provide games that have been fully tested.
Even in craps,science plays a partin which dice face will finish upside on the table.
But in the digital versions of these casino games, algorithms and software are needed to emulate this randomness.
They generate patterns and sequences of numbers with no pattern at all.
They guarantee that the results are not fixed.
Though technically speaking, the process is not completely random.
Psuedo random number generators must use a formula to derive their random numbers, and the process isdeterministic.
By that, we mean that at some point, the cycle will end and the numbers will repeat.
before you kick off thinking that you might hack the system, we will say this.
The formulas used are extremely intricate, forming long sequences in extremely rapid time.
Even using theMonte Carlo methodto simulate millions of results will not hack the system.
Plus, RNGs work continuously.
Even while you aren’t playing, the numbers continuously generate in the background.
This is virtually impossible for outsiders, nevermind how sophisticated their trackers or methods are.
RNGs are not technically fully random, but are deterministic.
Yet if they were completely random, the house would not be able to definitivelymake a profit.
Over the course of countless games and rounds, the casino will make its money back.
The third party auditors must test the RNG programming of each game the casino wants to launch.
These games are sent to independent auditors, who run countless simulations on the games.
They then release their findings, in the form of a percentage, calledRTP.
The Return to player, or RTP, is a percentage that is always under 100%.
This is because the casino always has a slight edge.
But that doesn’t mean you will always lose playing casino games.
Specifically card games, as in digital card games the decks are continuously reshuffled.
This is a no go for any card counters.
The same goes for any poker player who is counting cards.
It doesn’t really affect any other casino game strategies.
Neither are legal though, and can result in you getting banned from the casino.
The RNGs do not change based on how much money you are playing with.
The outcome doesn’t take stake into account.
The results are continuously, and always, randomised based on the programming formula.
Another misconception is the randomness in gamble features or bonus games.
The results arenot predetermined, as this is illegal.
The casino is not offering you a dead hand before you make your decision.
Another myth is the one that a player can figure out a pattern or strategy to beat the house.
These results follow a gigantic cycle, longer than any one player can see to the end alone.
Plus, the results are not fixed when you press the play button.
Daniel has been writing about casinos and sports betting since 2021.
