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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Mike Bedigan

Are Vegas slot machines becoming ‘tighter’ with payouts or are you just unlucky?

Frustrated Las Vegas gamblers who have been playing for too long without a win may think that the machines are becoming tighter with their payouts – they’re not wrong.

A new report by the UNLV Center for Gaming Research shows that the “hold percentage,” or the portion of money gambled that a casino retains, has increased statewide in Nevada almost every year since 2004.

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