given that astras were random random, and barcrest was compensated random, id disagree with your answer (and im not saying i actually know better), but any loss (the same as gambling a silver pot of say £450 and losing) merely makes the rest of the game more suseptable to wins - untill a win is achived. that £450 isnt lost forever, its merely returned into a much larger pool.
any machine that advertises 100% random, is most probably telling the truth, but its only random within its parameters.
if your in the know, feel free to tell me im talking out of my...