Do Casinos Tighten Slot Machines

' Do you believe Casinos can 'flip the switch'? Last trip on the way to McCarran airport, the Uber drier told me that the casinos always tighten their slots before the weekend. I answered him: 'Well, you should have told me when I came in three days ago!' I certainly believe the Uber driver more than the Nevada Gaming Board. 'Tightening up' the slot machines at a casino is a matter of changing a computer chip. There is no secret button that instantly changes the 'hold'. This procedure is expensive. What casinos usually do is move the machines. You also have to understand that machines go through hot and cold times. If you've ever contemplated spinning the reels of a slot or have, in fact, spun one (or a few!), you've probably asked yourself a few questions every serious player in the iGaming industry has - can slot machines be rigged to trick the player, what are the odds of winning slots, are slot machines honest, and do casinos manipulate slot machines at the player’s expense. Iowa casinos had the highest slot machine hold percentage in 2014, at 9.37 percent, a tightening of almost 33 percent in the past 10 years.