So what do you think, just coincidence, or a little design magic to keep us hooked? I know they’ll say it’s all fair and random, but you can’t tell me the devs didn’t factor this in when making the game. After all, nothing keeps a gambler glued to the screen like almost winning.
There's nothing so special about how the slot machine works, and how near misses also appear in other types of gambling, even in sports. It's all random for slots; it just happens sometimes when you have almost exhausted your balance, which, if you don't have self-control, you can be convinced by to run another deposit to see if the next can be a win since you already got something close to winning.