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Reason #1 why the Wizard likes Bodog:
Excellent customer support
The thing that separates Bodog from the rest is its customer support. Many other online gaming companies outsource their support. It can be difficult getting a response from them, and if you do it is often slow and handled by somebody with little understanding of gambling or even of English. But Bodog's support is handled by Bodog, and their support staff is actually knowledgeable and helpful.
I'm so confident that you'll have a good experience with Bodog that if you have a problem getting paid and you can't resolve it with them on your own, I'll talk to them myself. I personally have known the Bodog management for about three years and always found them to be professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. I have also personally visited one of their call centers so I could see first-hand how they handle customer issues. (More on my mediation service.)
If you have a problem with any other casino besides Bodog, I can't help you. I get complaints from players of other online casinos every day who have difficulty getting paid. However that isn't my job nor my problem. If you play at Bodog after clicking through my site I'll stand behind you 100%. Any place else and you're on your own. (Visit Bodog)
Try slots at Bodog.
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Last update: September
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From time to time I get asked specifically how to calculate
the return for a slot machine. To avoid breaking any
copyright laws I won't use any actual machine as an example
but create me own. Lets assume this is a standard three reel
electro-mechanical slot machine with the following payoff
table based on the center line:
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Center Payline
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Pays
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Three bars
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5000
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Three cherries
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1000
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Three plums
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200
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Three watermelons
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100
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Three oranges
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50
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Three lemons
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25
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Any two cherries
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10
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Any one cherry
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2
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There seems to be always 22 actual stops on each reel of
a slot machine. The following table shows the symbol on each
stop as well as the weight.
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Weight Table
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Symbol
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Reel 1
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Reel 2
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Reel 3
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Cherry
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3
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2
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1
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Blank
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2
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3
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3
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Plum
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3
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2
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2
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Blank
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2
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3
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3
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Watermelon
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3
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3
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2
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Blank
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2
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3
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3
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Orange
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4
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3
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3
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Blank
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2
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3
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3
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Lemon
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4
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3
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3
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Blank
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5
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5
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8
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Bar
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4
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3
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1
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Blank
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5
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5
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7
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Cherry
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2
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2
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1
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Blank
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2
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3
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3
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Plum
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3
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2
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1
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Blank
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2
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3
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3
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Watermelon
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3
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2
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2
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Blank
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2
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3
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3
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Orange
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3
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2
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3
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Blank
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2
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3
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3
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Lemon
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4
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3
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3
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Blank
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2
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3
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3
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Total
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64
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64
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64
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There are two interesting things to note at this point.
First notice that the first reel is weight the most
generously and the third is the least. For example the bar
has 4 weights on reel 1 and only 1 weight on reel 3. Second
notice the high number of blanks directly above and below
the bar symbol. This results in a near miss effect.
Most of the symbols occur twice on the reel, and the
blank 11 times. The following table shows the total number
of weights of each kind of symbol.
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Total Weight Table
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Symbol
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Reel 1
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Reel 2
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Reel 3
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Bar
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4
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3
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1
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Cherry
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5
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4
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2
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Plum
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6
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4
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3
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Watermelon
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6
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5
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4
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Orange
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7
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5
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6
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Lemon
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8
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6
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6
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Blank
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28
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37
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42
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Total
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64
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64
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64
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Given the two table of weights and the paytable it only
takes simple math to calculate the expected return.
Following are the specific probabilities of each paying
combination. Note that each virtual reel has a total of 64
stops so the total number of possible combinations is
643 = 262,144.
- 3 Bars: 4*3*1/262,144 = 0.000046
- 3 Cherries: 5*4*2/262,144 = 0.000153
- 3 Plums: 6*4*3/262,144 = 0.000275
- 3 Watermelons: 6*5*4/262,144 = 0.000458
- 3 Oranges: 7*5*6/262,144 = 0.000801
- 3 Lemons: 8*6*6/262,144 = 0.001099
- 2 Cherries: (5*4*62 + 5*60*2 + 59*4*2)/262,144 =
0.008820
- 1 Cherry: (5*60*62 + 59*4*62 + 59*60*2)/262,144 =
0.153778
The average return of the machine is the dot product of
the above probabilities and their respective payoffs:
0.000046*5000 + 0.000153*1000 + 0.000275*200 +
0.000458*100 + 0.000801*50 + 0.001099*25 + 0.008820*10 +
0.153778*2 = 0.94545 .
Thus for every unit played the machine will return back
94.545%.
Go black to slot machines.
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