Lots of individuals across the world play at online casinos, and that is fine if it's your only source of gambling. On the flip side, online casinos are nowhere near as close to the real thing in terms of simulation. Take Craps for example. The casino determines what number rolls by using a random number generator. Conversely, just how random is random? If you have been in a casino, you realize that almost every person at a table has a unique rolling pattern. Some stack the dice and casually vault them in to the air. Others shake them up and rocket them to the back wall, while other frequently launch the dice off the table or fall short of the back wall. There are even players who change their rolling pattern every roll or point.
An online casino doesn't have the ability to simulate this. Sure, they may manipulate the random number generator, but there's still no way to accurately simulate table action. Having programmed, I realize that a random number generator isn't all that random. Worse, if the computer simply "picks a number", it really is not even a suitable setup to being with. Let's keep looking at Craps. Does the casino have a random number generator that simply picks a number between one and twelve? If because of this, all of the numbers have an even shot at coming out, which is against true probability. Perhaps they list out all probable combinations and after that the computer selects one. This could be a little more accurate, probability wise, but it still lacks the real randomness of live action--and weird events tend to be more likely to ensue.
What I'm going to tell you is true and happens more frequently that one would imagine. A tester recently played at an online casino (Craps) to observe number frequency in the field. Within the span of just 150 rolls, the computer rolled 11 non-field numbers in a row and then followed it up a handful of rolls later by rolling 12 non-field numbers in a row. What is the big deal you ask? Well, foremost, the field has a 44.5% chance of winning on every roll and reference second; the probability of throwing 11 non-field rolls in a row is.0015%. The probability of throwing 12 non-field numbers in a row is.0008%. These events should happen once every 667 rolls and once every 1176 rolls respectively, yet both where seen within a handful of rolls from each other in the 150 rolls monitored.
But wait, there is more. Within these same, now historic, 150 rolls, a six was not thrown for 13-16 rolls 5 times. The probability of not throwing a six 13 times is 14.5% (9% for 16 rolls)--this happened 5 times in 150 rolls. The same happened to the eight--in fact--there were two instances where an eight was not thrown for 18-20 times. The probability of this happening is 5-7% and it happened two times.
When you add all of these things together, you get a far more accurate picture of just how unrealistic random number generators are for simulating real casino action. I am not trying to scare you away from playing. In fact, money can be made and fun can be had at online casinos. On the flip side, you'll need to understand that you are playing in another environment with different rules. You cannot go chasing bets thinking they can be overdue, mathematically, to come in, because this is a different world with an alternative way of producing outcomes. Playing strategies that you would use in a real live casino might not be applicable in an online casino.
An online casino doesn't have the ability to simulate this. Sure, they may manipulate the random number generator, but there's still no way to accurately simulate table action. Having programmed, I realize that a random number generator isn't all that random. Worse, if the computer simply "picks a number", it really is not even a suitable setup to being with. Let's keep looking at Craps. Does the casino have a random number generator that simply picks a number between one and twelve? If because of this, all of the numbers have an even shot at coming out, which is against true probability. Perhaps they list out all probable combinations and after that the computer selects one. This could be a little more accurate, probability wise, but it still lacks the real randomness of live action--and weird events tend to be more likely to ensue.
What I'm going to tell you is true and happens more frequently that one would imagine. A tester recently played at an online casino (Craps) to observe number frequency in the field. Within the span of just 150 rolls, the computer rolled 11 non-field numbers in a row and then followed it up a handful of rolls later by rolling 12 non-field numbers in a row. What is the big deal you ask? Well, foremost, the field has a 44.5% chance of winning on every roll and reference second; the probability of throwing 11 non-field rolls in a row is.0015%. The probability of throwing 12 non-field numbers in a row is.0008%. These events should happen once every 667 rolls and once every 1176 rolls respectively, yet both where seen within a handful of rolls from each other in the 150 rolls monitored.
But wait, there is more. Within these same, now historic, 150 rolls, a six was not thrown for 13-16 rolls 5 times. The probability of not throwing a six 13 times is 14.5% (9% for 16 rolls)--this happened 5 times in 150 rolls. The same happened to the eight--in fact--there were two instances where an eight was not thrown for 18-20 times. The probability of this happening is 5-7% and it happened two times.
When you add all of these things together, you get a far more accurate picture of just how unrealistic random number generators are for simulating real casino action. I am not trying to scare you away from playing. In fact, money can be made and fun can be had at online casinos. On the flip side, you'll need to understand that you are playing in another environment with different rules. You cannot go chasing bets thinking they can be overdue, mathematically, to come in, because this is a different world with an alternative way of producing outcomes. Playing strategies that you would use in a real live casino might not be applicable in an online casino.