I read recently about using standard deviation to help with winning at slots. In other words, if one were to 'track' machines to note when the most recent win was for each, then, in theory (but I know you guys are going to slam this 'theory,' probably using the argument that slots have no 'memory - but wait a minute: aren't the slots programmed to have to 'pay' at a certain percentage or number of spins, so maybe they do have a 'memory') doesn't that provide some data in terms of how 'due' (there's that word again!) the machine is.
If the above is flawed (i.e., the slots have no 'memory'), then what the heck is the benefit of standard deviation (which takes into account short-term vs. long-term by incorporating # of spins into the standard deviation equation)!!!! I mean, if a machine is supposed to pay out every 54 spins but has gone 332 spins without 'paying,' then doesn't the standard deviation math tell us that the likelihood of that happening is X and that therefore each successive spin carries with it a higher likelihood of 'paying?'
