I think where they are coming from is as follows: There must be a reason I am losing at the casino and its not my fault. Honestly I would love to think there is a big conspiracy at the casino. Is there? Not. But it makes some people feel better to think so. Its helps when they leave with empty pockets. ITS NOT MY FAULT. Most people are not advantage players. They gamble to FEEL better. When the gambling doesn't fix this there must be a reason for it. Hence, the casino is stealing my money. Don't take it personal. They aren't trying to discredit you.
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Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: Reality Check
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:22:40
From: Bill Coleman <vphobby2@cox.net>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
If you people are afraid that someone is trying to cheat you of a
tiny amount of money, DON"T PLAY!
But don't pass a bunch of ignorance as information.
Conn. casinos are regulated by:
1. The Federal govt.
2. The Conn Department of Revenue
3. The Tribal Govt (don't scoff, self-regulation can be effective).
4. Indirectly, the SEC (Tribal financial statements are
publicly filed and retrievable) .
I won't repeat the arguments why it is inconceivable that the 2
largest casinos in the WORLD would want to cheat. They certainly
don't NEED to (see their SEC reports).
To change the programming, you would need a number of people
involved. It is well known that 3 people can't keep a secret. It
would certainly get out.
Moderator, please move this foolish discussion off vpFREE. Newbies
might actually believe that the industry cheats.
At 12:41 PM 6/25/2008, you wrote:
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups. com , "johnnyzee48127" <greeklandjohnny@ ...> wrote:
>> Let's say Casino A decided increase revenues on their 9/6 JOB. To do
> so, diamond straight flushes, quad 7 - 9s are programmed out. The
> casino now holds an additional 1.625% on this game. Not a fortune but
> it would also be hard to detect at the player level. It would take a
> LOT of very good record keeping and a huge sample size before you
> could prove this.
>
Yes, this is the type of scenario I am wondering about, where the
casino management
might make a decision to increase revenue by reprogramming the
machines. I wasn't as
concerned with a rogue employee tampering with a machine here and there.I wonder if there is any law in the case of Indian casinos that
would make this an illegal
act? In the case of a casino like Mohegan Sun where the Gaming
Commission reports to
the Tribal Council, for all we know the Tribal Council could set the
standards for what the
Gaming Commission is supposed to consider as acceptable or
unacceptable. And I doubt
those standards would be a matter of public record.Cathy B.
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