tr.v. *gaffed*, *gaf·fing*, *gaffs*
1. To hook or land (a fish) using a gaff.
2. To equip (a gamecock) with a gaff.
3. *Slang*
1. To take in or defraud; swindle.
2. To rig or fix in order to cheat: *knew that the carnival
games had been gaffed.*
Randy Hudson wrote: "If they give the appearance of working on
one basis, while actually working on another, they're gaffed."
This is not true. Well, at least it depends on one's definition of gaffed.
Using Randy's logic, ANY slot machine is gaffed because the
machine's reels appear to be working on one basis (a fixed number
of symbols on each reel), while actually working on another (virtual
stops). Most gamblers realize that it is the RNG that decides if you
win, not the symbols displayed.
Using Randy's logic, the bonus wheel feature on a Wheel of Fortune
slot machine is gaffed because the wheel appears to have 22 stops,
while it actually has many more virtual stops. Most gamblers realize
that they do not have a "one in 22" chance of hitting 1,000 on the
bonus wheel.
I could think of more examples. But, I think that these make my point.
Something is "gaffed" only if there is an intent to cheat.
Slot machines are not gaffed. The bonus wheel is not gaffed.
As for Randy's dice question....yes, the dice are gaffed. This is
because the only reason a casino would use 'loaded' dice would
be to defraud the customers.
Curtis
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On 11/9/07, ime@panix.com < ime@panix.com> wrote:
Bill Coleman wrote:
> A game that is designed to use another paradigm than each card having
> an equal chance to play, such as Class II machines found in Alabama
> ARE NOT "GAFFED"!!!!!
> A gaffed machine has been modified to cheat and not perform as
> originally designed. Class II machines and a very few VLT's are
> designed to work on Bingo or scratch-off lottery tickets, respectively.If they give the appearance of working on one basis, while actually
working
on another, they're gaffed. Gaffed as designed, perhaps. If you throw the
dice in a casino that come up more on some numbers than others, would the
fact that the unbalanced weights were originally manufactured into the
dice,
rather than added later, affect your belief that they were gaffed dice or
not?
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