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[shadowman]

As far as machines pay back, the  % is that apply to 100 played 500 played 1000 played on and on. Or does it apply to the live of the machines let me know.
 
The probability of any result is unchanged each and every hand. So, in that sense the payback % applies to any number of hands you want to name. What changes over time is the probability range a given persons results are expected to fall within. That is, the odds you will be within x% of your expected result. As the number of hands increases the value of x gets lower and lower. Note, this does not change your expectation, it speaks only to the liklihood you will attain that expectation.
 
I realize this is a difficult concept to understand. Suffice it to say the more one plays the more likely they will get close to the expectation of the game. In addition, don't confuse expectation with payback. If someone plays perfect every single hand then they are the same. Of course, no can do that so an individuals expectation is a combination fo their accuracy and the payback of the games they play.

[jm002546]

  As Shadow said it applies to every hand.  At $1 level 5 coin 99.5% machineyou expect to lose exactly 2.5 cents per hand. Which is obviously impossible  but you would expect to lose $1 per 40 hands.  

[Eduardo]

never mind