The Stop button. On a slot machine after the player presses spin or pulls the handle, the real spin for 5 to 6 seconds and then stops to show the result. On many slot machines, the player can stop the real spins by pressing a certain button or by touching the screen. For example, sometimes the player can press the spin button twice. The first press starts the real spinning while the second press stops the reals quickly. Sometimes the cabinet button is labeled stop while other times it is not. On video slots, the spin button on the screen often changes to stop while the reals are spinning and this stop button can be pressed to stop the reals quickly. In addition, individual reels can be stopped by touching a spinning real. The animation explains what the stop button does and does not do. Inside every slot machine is a computer that determines the result for each play. Each outcome is randomly selected and the computer is used for this purpose. To do this, it uses a random number generator that continually creates thousands of random numbers per second even when the slot machine is not being played. The instant player pulls the handle or presses the spin button, the random numbers available at that moment are picked. Each is used to determine the stopping position of one of the reels on the slot machine. This means that the computer instantly knows the outcome and where each reel will stop regardless of how long the reels spin. The computer then spins the reels and eventually stops them at the already determined positions. In other words, how long the reels spin has no effect on the result. So where does the stop button come in? Simply put, the stop button stops the reels earlier but reveals exactly the same result. Bottom line? The stop button has no influence whatsoever on the outcome no matter when it is pressed. This only function is to give you an earlier view of the already determined outcome. So you might ask, why is the stop button there? Its only function is to let you control when you see the outcome of each play. It's only there for players who want to see the outcome before the slot machine would