Barbara wrote: "The longer a progressive jackpot slot machine goes without hitting, the closer it gets to hitting. As each day goes by, it will happen, sooner rather than later. The machine may be programmed with a random number generator, but it's a fact that the jackpot will eventually pay off. And as the jackpot goes higher, the payoff is always going to be closer."

That is incorrect. The machine has no memory. Each pull has exactly the same chance of hitting the jackpot as does every other pull. The jackpot may grow larger over time, but that effects the odds, not the chances. Just another of those gambler's fallacies which the casinos rely on to earn their steady profits.

Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande, CA