I think a not outing a 'mistake' is the key distinction. While Casinos know their inventory, the pay tables are manually set and adjusted. I don't believe that they programmatically can access the pay tables of their VP machines. I was watching the downgrade at CP and it was two technicians making the change and one was not watching the machine. If the tech making the change hit the wrong selection, it would be likely to stay that way until the next pay table change.
On the New England forum someone just outed a machine paying 3X the comps. I have been playing this machine for the last 1-2 years and have told a few players about it. We'll see how long it remains.
IMO, I think machine inventories, upgrades, downgrades and changes in inventory should be reported. Technician errors are best kept to yourself if you want them to stay.
Joel
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From: John Kelly <lodestone@cox.net>
Agreed. Authors should never point out the existence of a "mistake" machine in a
magazine. Casino execs can read. I don't think one should do so in a forum
either, but that's an uphill battle since anybody can post, and inevitably
somebody blabs.But, secrets can be kept. At least 100 forum members knew that the LVH's
Pick'ems paid cashback and comps at "slot machine" rates for about a year before
somebody blabbed. We all said "shhh", and the secret was kept buried for another
months or so before the LVH eventually figured it out.---- paladingamingllc <paladingamingllc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, John Kelly <lodestone@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Gone. Everything is gone.
> > >
> > Was there last night; that pretty much sums it up. This was a
> wall-to-wall scorched-earth purge. Even all of the BP was shorted to
> 7/5. Even the $100 machines are 8/5 jacks and 7/5 bonus. Everything is
> gone, unless they accidentally missed a machine or two. If you find a
> good machine, I'd recommend keeping it to yourself. Even if there are
> no "spys", the machine would probably get tied up 24/7 by visitors and
> locals alike, so you'd never get to play it.
>
> I heard a rumor there used to be a 10-play for quarters with a bunch
> of good paytables on it, until people started talking way too much
> about it, then it got published in the LVA which is the ultimate kiss
> of death. It disappeared less than 48 hours after publication in LVA.
>
> Let's say hypothetically you found an 8-5 Bonus with 4% theoretical.
> Let's say, also hypothetically, that you decided to publish it's
> location here. Even though the play is marginal at best, anyone now
> want to bet it would be gone within 48 hours?
>
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