Casinos have more slot machines than all of the other games combined. But unlike many casino games, the slots still have some secrets.
Looking to play slots online? Check out one of the sites above!
Here’s a list of 15 slot machine secrets the casinos don’t want you to know about.
Bobby pin hair mandrel slot bobby Prior art date 1946-05-10 Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.) Expired - Lifetime Application number US668961A Inventor Interrante Frank Original Assignee. Collectible Pinball Machines. Classic pinball machines have evolved from a fun pastime for teenagers to a collectible relic of decades past. They have a nostalgic appeal that invokes a past era with characteristic art and design. The Bobby Orr Power Play coin-operated Pinball by Bally Manufacturing Co. (circa 1978), and it's history and background, photos, repair help, manuals, for sale and wanted lists, and census survey is brought to you by The International Arcade Museum at the Museum of the Game.
1. Slot placement isn’t random
Although casinos would like you to think that everything on the floor is placed in a completely random way for ease of access and aesthetics, this certainly isn’t the case.
Every square foot of the casino is analyzed, measured, and reported on by the casino gaming department. Traffic patterns are monitored and value is placed on certain areas of the casino to determine which slots or games to place in that area.
Usually, the highest yield slots are placed in the most popular locations in the casino. On top of this, the most popular slots are also placed in these areas to attract players into the casino to play.
So now you know that those slots that are most prominent and visible are the ones that make the most money for the casino, which means they’re also the most disadvantageous for the player. Head towards the back of the casino next time you want to play slot machines to find a better value.
2. Some slots pay out more than others
Not all slot machines are created equal, and this means they all don’t pay out at the same rate.
Generally speaking, video slots pay out less than classic reel slots. This is because reel slots are cheaper to run and maintain, and aren’t as appealing to the player as the video slot.
Video slots are now extravagant and have pop-culture themes, which attracts more players. Because of this, the casinos can dial down the payout rate.
Alternatively, the classic slots aren’t as popular or appealing anymore so the casinos will dial up the payout rate to attract more players, and subsequently keep you at the slot longer. I suggest you do a bit of searching on the internet about slot payout rates as this information is widely available, particularly for popular gaming locations.
3. The slots club doesn’t exist to reward you
This is one of the biggest cons in the gambling industry. You know how the casinos promote themselves as giving back to the player and rewarding you for your play? This is all a lie.
Now, I’m not saying you won’t get some free play credits, access to promotions, and other comps for being a part of the slot or player’s club, but this isn’t why it exists. It exists to provide the casino marketing department with player data so that they can attract and retain you as a customer.
Yes, that’s right, all the free money and comps you get out of the casino are from the marketing department. They will analyze your play, movement, likes, dislikes, and betting patterns to determine how best to market themselves to you so that you return.
The slots club is a powerful marketing tool, and while it’s always a good idea to join and use your card whenever you play, don’t fool yourself into thinking that this is all done to reward you.
4. You can’t win at slots in the long run
People do win at slots all the time. They have big wins and small wins; the problem is that on a long enough timeline it’s impossible to win.
Slots are manufactured and programmed in a way to ensure that they only pay back a certain percentage of the money that’s placed into them by players. Usually, this is in the range of 70-90% but it can be far worse or better depending on where you’re playing.
No one would ever play if you didn’t win from time to time, so this is also built into the machines. Some casinos don’t want you to know this and in some US states, they don’t even have to tell you what the payout rate is. Fortunately, there are many states that do provide it to players, and I highly recommend taking advantage of that information.
Although it’s pretty common these days for players to know that you can’t win in the long run, some still don’t know, and those that are oblivious to this fact are loved by casinos.
5. Max betting is the best option
This one may seem counter-intuitive but it’s true. On most slots, max betting activates all the bonuses and jackpots and increases your odds of getting lucky and winning, which makes it the best option for players.
Although it doesn’t make too much of a difference, it still creates more favorable conditions for the player. The casinos don’t want you to know this because they want you to bet small and more often at a worse payout rate, which makes them more money in the long run.
One thing you certainly don’t want to do though is max-bet above your bankroll and burn through more money than you intended to. Playing more than you can afford to lose is playing right into the casino’s hands. If you can’t afford the max bet on a slot then drop down in denominations or move to a machine where the max bet is smaller and works within your bankroll.
6. Class 2 slots aren’t really slots at all
Sometimes you’ll come across slot machines that are classified as class 2 slots. These are usually found on native Indian reservations or racinos in the United States.
These aren’t traditional slots like what you would find in Las Vegas. Vegas slots are Class 3 slots and are proper slot machine games.
Class 2 slots are actually pre-programmed bingo games which present a slot face for entertainment purposes. Class 3 slots are usually illegal in the jurisdictions that have these slots bingo games, so game manufacturers and casinos combined their forces to come up with this alternative.
Sometimes you’ll see a small bingo card on the bottom corner of the screen which will straight away tell you that this is a class 2 slot machine. So, be warned, these machines are not slots at all and you’ll be effectively playing computer bingo when you start spinning on these.
7. Video slots pay out less than classic slots
Big fancy video slots will almost always pay out less than classic reel slots. This is because of the fact they’re more entertaining, draw more players and action, and cost the casinos a lot more to run and maintain.
These big machines often take up two to three times the amount of space compared to classic slots and tend to cost the casinos a lot more to keep them running. In order to maximize profits, the casinos will then dial down the payout rate on these machines so they still make enough money on them.
Immersive video slots are a huge moneymaker for the casino, so don’t go in thinking you have the same chance of winning on these compared to traditional old school slots. If you’re looking for better chances to win on slot machines, then stick to the classic slots.
8. Slots are completely random
Casinos don’t want you to know this, but slot machines are completely random in nature. Although they are weighted to pay out at a certain rate, this is still in line with the randomness of results that a slot will produce.
Each spin is completely independent of the previous spin. As an example, if you were to win the jackpot on one spin, then the likelihood of winning the jackpot on the next spin is exactly the same. No previous events impact future events. This isn’t how they work.
Casinos don’t want you to know this because they want you to think slots are “hot” or “cold”, because that will cloud your judgment in respect to how much you play and gamble. This works out better for them in the long run so they are happy for these myths to grow and spread.
9. All of your play is tracked
From the moment you sit down at a slot and enter your player card and cash, every movement you make is tracked automatically by the casino. Slot machines are now networked and have sophisticated hardware and software to track everything you do.
This information is collected, analyzed, and insight reports are developed and delivered to the casino marketing department so they can work out the best possible way to market their casino and slots to you so that you keep coming back and play more. If you don’t want your play tracked then simply don’t use your player’s card, but then you won’t get any casino comps.
In the near future, if it’s not being used already, casino marketing departments will start using security infrastructure to monitor and track your play irrespective of whether you use your card or not. Facial recognition programs will detect you, associate you with a player’s card or create a new player account and track everything you do on a video feed.
This is a bit scary and it shows the lengths casinos will go to. If you play online, everything is tracked under your player account, so it’s easier for online casinos to monitor what you do in this respect.
10. Payout tickets are more likely to be put back into a machine
Over the past 20 years, casinos have slowly phased out cash payouts at slots. These days you’ll likely receive a ticket when you cash out, which you then must take to a cash-out machine or the cage to exchange for cash.
While the casinos will claim this is for your convenience, one of the main reasons they’ve made this change is to disassociate you from the fact you’re holding money. This is similar to what they do with chips on table games.
Psychological studies have proven that people are far more likely to gamble more with a ticket or chips, as opposed to cash. So don’t be fooled into placing your ticket into another slot on the way to cashing out, they’ve done this on purpose. I’d recommend that you always cash the tickets out for cash every time, instead of keeping it for play later.
11. Slot arms don’t exist as much anymore because they slow down play
Back in the day, pretty much every slot machine had an arm, or lever, that you pull to activate the spin. These days it’s much harder to find machines that have these.
While there are a few reasons for this, the main reason and the one the casinos don’t want you to know is because using a lever is much slower when compared to pressing a button. Casinos want you to be playing as quickly as possible when it comes to slots because the more you spin the more the odds move in their favor.
So by having buttons instead of levers the game moves a lot faster. Some may even say they’ve removed the lever so people don’t refer to slot machines as one-armed bandits anymore, but that may just be here-say.
12. Games are designed to be played as fast as possible
As we touched on in the previous secret, casinos want you to play whatever game you’re on as quickly as possible. While one of the main measurements on a slot is the time spent playing, they also want you to play as quickly as possible.
This increases the yield on the machine for the casino, meaning they make more money. Consider this, if you have a bank of widely popular slots which many people want to play, and it takes 20 seconds per spin, that’s quite a lot of time.
If a spin takes five seconds then you’re getting four times the amount of play on that machine which results in much more money passing through. So, all the time the casinos are trying to think of ways to make games happen much faster. They don’t want you playing slowly, so make sure you take your time next time you sit down at a slot. After all, the more time you play the more entertainment value you get.
13. Slot sounds and graphics are designed to make you feel happy
One thing that casinos certainly don’t want you to know about is the fact that slot machine manufacturers have teams of psychologists and researchers that provide advice on what sounds, colors, movements and graphics to use in games in order to make the player feel as happy as possible.
This is both good and bad. Firstly, it’s good if you’re playing for entertainment’s sake and know your limits when it comes to how much money you’re willing to play with. If this is the case then why not play a game that’s designed to make you feel happy.
Secondly, it’s bad when it comes to problem gamblers who don’t know when to stop and are chasing that happy feeling that the games give them. So this is a two-way street; that’s for sure. Casinos probably don’t want you to know this because it isn’t a great look.
14. Sometimes a win isn’t a win
One recent trend on slots is to play a jingle and show an animation showing that a player has had a win; this used to be a good thing and it meant you were making a profit, but not so much these days.
Much to the ire of lawmakers and the regulators, slot machines now play this jingle and imply a win, even when the spin results in less money won than you actually wagered on that spin in the first place. So this is essentially a loss and it’s trying to trick the player into thinking that they won.
Regulators are trying to have this outlawed but it will take some time. So, next time you’re playing don’t be fooled by the animation and sounds and the on-screen advice that says you’ve had a win. Make sure you check how much you ‘won’ when compared to how much you bet, before you celebrate.
15. Major progressive jackpots are played across multiple venues
Have you ever walked past a progressive jackpot slot machine and stared in awe at the huge jackpot which is currently available and is running into the millions of dollars?
If so, then you may not be aware that these slots are actually linked nationwide and the jackpot is played across thousands and thousands of machines and the casinos actually have no part in this prize.
Casinos don’t want you to know this of course; they want you to think that it’s just that machine so that you sit down and play and spin away thinking that you’re the only person who could possibly win that prize at that time.
These major progressive jackpot machines actually take a small cut from each bet you make and divert it to the major jackpot. So you should never play on one of these unless your ultimate goal is to win the life-changing money, and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that.
Conclusion
Casinos are designed to make money just like any business. The slot machines are a big piece of the profit puzzle so the casinos do everything they can to make them more profitable.
Now that you know these 15 slot machine secrets the casinos don’t want you to know you can gamble as an informed player. If you love slots there’s no reason to stop playing, but you should know these secrets before you play again.
Bobby pin holder and hair curler Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US2492641A US2492641AUS668961AUS66896146AUS2492641AUS 2492641 AUS2492641 AUS 2492641AUS 668961 AUS668961 AUS 668961AUS 66896146 AUS66896146 AUS 66896146AUS 2492641 AUS2492641 AUS 2492641A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- hair
- bobby
- Interrante Frank
- Original Assignee
- Application filed by Interrante FrankfiledPriority to US668961ApriorityApplication grantedgrantedPublication of US2492641ApublicationAnticipated expirationlegal-statusExpired - Lifetimelegal-statusCurrent
- title230000000717retainedEffects0.000238000003780insertionMethods0.000238000010276constructionMethods0.000230000000694effectsEffects0.000238000001125extrusionMethods0.000239000000463materialsSubstances0.000239000002184metalsSubstances0.000230000004048modificationEffects0.000238000006011modification reactionsMethods0.000230000000284restingEffects0.000
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45D6/00—Details of, or accessories for, hair-curling or hair-waving devices
- A45D6/045—Devices for winding the hair on flat-curlers with a removable hair-pin or clip
- 1946-05-10USUS668961Apatent/US2492641A/ennot_activeExpired - Lifetime
Links
Description
F. INTERRANTE 2,492,641
BOBBY PIN HOLDER AND HAIR CURLER Filed May 10, 1946 Jig. 5. INVENTOR fimwx lu'rsanmgz Patented Dec. 27, 1949 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFHQE 1 Claim. 1
. This invention relates to a combination bobby -pin holder and hair curler wherein the curler, which is used for receiving and retaining a hair curl, also retains and guides a bobby pin in such a manner that it may readily be inserted over the collected hair curl. 5 It is one object of the present invention to provide a hair curler which is fashioned so that it may be utilized and helpful in the insertion of the bobby pin over the collected curl of hair.
It is another object of the invention to reduce the amount of equipment necessary for eifecting a hair curling or set up operation upon a persons head and wherein for this operation only one hair curler is necessary to form the curl and the other hair curlers which have been used may be replaced with simple and less expensive bobby pins.
It is still another object of the invention to provide a combination bobby pin and hair curler so that when the bobby pin is located over the curls, it is pushed from the rear of the curler toward the lock of hair rather than from the point at the front of the curler where little space is permitted for the insertion of the bobby pin.
According to the invention, the device comprises a curler including a mandrel and a clamp pivoted to one another and adapted to be opened by squeezing together their rear ends. In the top of the mandrel is a T-slot, extending the full length of the mandrel so as to receive and maintain a specially formed bobby pin throughout its passage along the slot and in such a manner as to leave one of its ends free to encompass a collected lock of hair which may have been wound upon the mandrel. Upon receiving the lock of hair, continued forward movement of the bobby pin through the slot will push the bobby pin from the mandrel and release the bobby pin so that it will be effective for thereafter retaining the curl thus replacing and making unnecessary the use of a more expensive hair curler itself for retaining the hair.
The slot is T-shaped with a vertically-extending narrow section adapted to receive only the narrow end turn of the bobby pin but allowing one of the sides of the pin to pass through the wide transverse section of the T for confining the bobby pin within the slot when being slid axially therethrough to encompass the hair curl.
For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.
In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bobby pin holder embodying the features of the present in vention,
Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view with a bobby pin inserted for extrusion thereover, taken transversely through the device along the line Z2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken through the device at the location of the slot thereover with the clamp pivoted outwardly from the mandrel to adapt the device for the reception of the hair curl.
Fig. 4 is a similar longitudinal cross-sectional view with the clamp returned to the mandrel over a portion of the hair that has been received, illustrating with dot and dash lines how the bobby pin is inserted. I
Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of the device showing the bobby pin connected with the hair after it has been slid along the mandrel from its initial position shown in Fig. 4. 1
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the bobby pin which is especially adapted for use with'the present device.
Referring now to the figures, Ill indicates the device in its entirety which comprises a mandrel l l and a clamping plate I2 pivoted to the mandrel l I near to the rear end thereof as at It! in much the same fashion as the parts of the present hair curlers are connected. The mandrel has its rear portion 14 extending rearwardly of the Pivot point l3 and the clamp has its handle portion I5 also extending rearwardly of the pivot point. By applying a squeezing pressure against the rear ends Of the mandrel and clamp, the mandrel and clamp will be separated from one another as shown in Fig. 3 for the reception of a lock of hair l6. A return spring 20- is provided between the parts and within the rear ends thereof to effect the closure of the parts upon release of pressure from the rearward ends. Such a spring however need not be necessary if the object is to immediately apply the bobby pin to the lock of hair.
In the top of the mandrel II and extending throughout its entire length is an inverted T- shaped slot l1 adapted to receive a specially formed bobby pin l8 in the manner indicated in Fig. 4 at l9, said bobby pin being shaped as 3. shown in Fig. 6. Bobby pin I8 is narrow at the turn as indicated at 2| and is wide along the forward ends or sides as shown at 22.
After the lock has been received and several turns of the same have been made about the mandrel, the bobby pin l8 can be slid along from the position I 9 at the rear of the slot to a position 23 (Fig. where it passes over and encompasses the collected lock of hair. At that moment the clamp can be released from the mandrel and the mandrel withdrawn rearwardly from the hair curl leaving the hair curl thereafter retained by the bobby pin,
Bobby pins are cheaper to construct than hair curlers, thus keeping the outlay for hair equipment to perform this operation to a minimum.
Referring now particularly to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the T-slot I1 comprises a restricted or vertical section 24 through which only the narrow turn H can beextended. With the fiat portions 22 resting at opposite ends of the restricted section 24 and prevented from entering the same, the bobby pin will be positively confined'and guided in its passage through the slot. The bobby pin cannot possibly release itself from the slot until its narrow portion has reached either one end or the other of the slot. Preferably the prong ends of the bobby pin should be turned up as indicated at 25 to facilitate their connection with the hair curl. I While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the 'precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as delined in the appended claim.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:
A combined hair curler and bobby pin holder adapted to hold a bobby pin formed of abent over strip of metal, said bobby pin being rela-- tively wide at its upper and 'lower portions, but relatively narrow at the turned over portion, said combined hair curler and bobby pin holder comprising an elongated round mandrel formed with a longitudinal slot of T-shaped cross-section extending from one end of said mandrel to the therebetween, said mandrel being adapted to 'receive said bobby pin and maintain it in position'on said mandrel in such position that said bobby pin may be moved axially through said longitudinal slot in such manner as to encompass a collected lock of hair, but to prevent transverse movement of said bobby pin from said longitudinal slot while said bobby pin is retained therein, said T-shaped slot being formed with a relatively narrow vertically-extending section adapted to receive only the narrow end'portion of said bobby pin as it is moved through said slot, and said .slot being adapted in its widened section to receive a wide portion of said bobby pin in such a manner as to permit another wide free portion of said bobby pin to extend externally from said slot in order that a lock of hair may be received and retained between said free wide end and said mandrel as said bobby pin is moved through said longitudinal slot.
FRANK IN'IERRANTE REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record .in the file of this patent: V
UNITED STATES PATENTS- Number Name Date 5 1,799,510 7 Goldberg et-a1. ADI. 7,1931 2,199,453 I WOOdfOI'd May 7, 1940 2,225,123 Madore Dec. 17, 1940 2,261,460 Fairchild NOV. 4, 1941 2,276,760 CalbOIlBl Mar. 17, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number 7 Country 'Date Great Britain Sept. 27, 194';
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US668961AUS2492641A (en) | 1946-05-10 | 1946-05-10 | Bobby pin holder and hair curler |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| US668961AExpired - LifetimeUS2492641A (en) | 1946-05-10 | 1946-05-10 | Bobby pin holder and hair curler |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2619971A (en) * | 1950-10-14 | 1952-12-02 | Francis L Giordano | Hair curler |
Free Slot Machine
Citations (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2199453A (en) * | 1939-10-05 | 1940-05-07 | Arthur W Woodford | Curl forming device |
| US2261460A (en) * | 1940-01-17 | 1941-11-04 | Wayne K Fairchild | Hair-curling device |
| GB564437A (en) * | 1943-04-27 | 1944-09-27 | George Edmund Hill | Improvements relating to hair curling devices |
Bobby Pin Slot Machines
Patent Citations (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2225123A (en) * | 1939-03-08 | 1940-12-17 | Arthur H Madore | Hair curling implement |
| US2261460A (en) * | 1940-01-17 | 1941-11-04 | Wayne K Fairchild | Hair-curling device |
| GB564437A (en) * | 1943-04-27 | 1944-09-27 | George Edmund Hill | Improvements relating to hair curling devices |
Bobby Pin Slot Machine Brian Christopher
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE19752331C1 (en) | Magazine for a surgical clip applier | |||
| US2060724A (en) | Surgical implement | |||
| US2790341A (en) | Split shot pliers and dispenser | |||
| DE602004000809T2 (en) | Heating lockenwickler | |||
| US2876778A (en) | Surgical instruments with drop lock | |||
| US3419924A (en) | Hook holder and line cutter | |||
| US2881022A (en) | Article-handling device | |||
| US2301622A (en) | Hemostat | |||
| US3082773A (en) | Hair clip | |||
| US2060366A (en) | Animal catcher | |||
| US4426567A (en) | Electric hair curling iron | |||
| US3396998A (en) | Fishhook holder | |||
| GB946255A (en) | Surgical clips and applicator means |