Is One Online Casino Luckier than Another?

November 02, 2010 | Article Category: Online Casinos

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There are many superstitions that are found with gamblers both online and offline. Not only will players believe that they have a lucky shirt, a lucky charm, walk into a casino in a specific way, and insist that many other actions they do (or don't do) will make them luckier.

Although not quite the same as these superstitions, there is a belief by many players that certain slots are lucky slots, or certain casinos are lucky casinos. Perhaps the slot game, or the casino, is in fact lucky for the player, but the questions we want answers to is: Is it really possible that a specific casino, or slot game, is in fact luckier than any other? Is it a false perception, or a true fact that there may just be these lucky casinos, or lucky casino games out there?

Certain online casino games are shared by a number of online casinos. In fact, they may not even be in the same group of online casinos, but simply use the same software provider, such as Microgaming. Online casinos will either use the full games suite that is offered by the online casino software provider, or they will choose just some of the games that are offered.

What is important to remember is that the same game from the same software provider will operate in the same way when it is played at any online casino. This means that whichever online casino you play that game at, you will have exactly the same chance of winning as the next player, and the one that wins, and takes home the jackpot, has done so simply because they were lucky, and the Random Number Generator happened to reach a winning combination. This means that the wins in cases where the same game is offered in different online casinos, is reliant only on the game itself, and not the online casino in which it is played.

Luck does of course play a role when winning online casino games, especially when the game, such as online slots, is not skill-based. The payout percentages are set before players begin to play, which means that a certain percentage of the money that is paid into the slot will be won back from the slot game. Perhaps the player has found a slot game that has a high payout percentage, so they find that they win more often, or perhaps they are simply lucky, and the RNG made a winning combination just as they needed it.

However, as far as an online casino goes, there is no such thing as a lucky online casino. There may be those that you prefer to play in because of how the site is designed, and some online casinos may simply be more enjoyable than others.

However, to say that one online casino is luckier than another one is simply not true, although if you believe it, and you keep winning, than by all means, keep playing as long as you are happy and winning.