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Question of the Day - 09 November 2016

Q:
Are there any websites that keep jackpot payout statistics by casino? Particularly jackpots in the million-plus range?
A:

No. Not that we’re aware of anyway. If anyone else does, let us know.

A few websites track just the big progressive jackpot amounts (click here and here), including our own link to IGT’s megajackpot meters.

But if you’re asking the question because you’d go to the "hot" casinos, that’s just another of the myriad myths of slot-machine play. True, a lot of people believe it, which can become a self-fulfilling prophecy as they flock to the casino where the latest lucky slot player hit the big jackpot.

But it's similar to the hordes who buy lottery tickets at the venues with the most winners, as in California’s Lucky Retailers tracking program. Colorado stats, however, prove the rule: Of 93 Colorado lottery millionaires between 2010 and 2015, only one store in the whole state sold more than one big ticket.

It’s also similar to the myth that Megabucks jackpots are more commonly hit at the newest casino to open. Yes, it seems to happen more than randomly, but again, that’s because the myth itself encourages slot players to cram these progressive machines at opening, and the increased play brings the 1-in-250,000,000 shot a little closer.

Ultimately, of course, unless cheating is involved, where jackpots are hit is determined entirely by chance.

If you had a different reason for asking, accept our apology for assuming.

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