Gaffing is no joke. I would not at all assume that vp is entirely on
the level in Illinois and Indiana. In Nevada yes, so long as you stay
out of the bars and small dives you're probably safe as too many
parties have too much to lose from any scandal. Outside of Nevada
though I think the modus operandi is whatever we can get away with. To
some extent this is held in check by a relatively well informed vp
playing public, but I'm not at all convinced that state gaming
commisions are doing anything more than baptizing gaming devices.
Remember that gambling exists in these states to raise revenue which
includes the paychecks of gaming commision personnel. Killing the
goose that lays the golden eggs is not a pressing priority for them.
There is one misconception I need to clear up. Whenever I discuss
"gaffing" I don't neccessarily mean that the casino operator is
actually tampering with the devices. The gaffing can actually occur
further upstream, in fact the manufacturer could roll out machines
that aren't compliant with the law, but the regulatory bodies might
have neither the proper testing methodology nor the inclination to
detect this noncompliance. If you think the non-Nevada jurisdictions
are bending over backwards to instill public confidence in casino
gaming devices I invite you to do as I've done - try to get answers
from the state boards/commisions. Rotsa ruck. My paradigm for Indiana
vp is "trust but verify" (and the trust part is getting very thin), in
other words I'll give them the benefit of the doubt but keep my eyes
open for statistically anomalous behavior. There are machines at MS
which I'm confident are legit, but evidence suggests some are gaffed.
On most I simply don't have enough data. At any rate I completely
reject the arguments from casino and manufacturer apologists who tell
us we don't need to worry because of how big they are and how much
they have to lose. Right. Anyone ever hear of Enron, MCI, or
Microsoft? Play, have fun, but keep an open mind and your eyes open
for statistically odd behavior. If things start looking fishy either
stop or if they're really egregious bring it to someone's attention.
--- In vpFREE_Chicago@yahoogroups.com, "Chandler" <omnibibulous1@c...>
wrote:
I posed the question tongue in cheek. I long ago came to the conclusion
that the games I play in Nevada, Indiana and Illinois are legit and
that the
nature of video poker is to endure long and unpleasant losing
streaks. My
cumulative results over the years approach expected results and that
is my
···
solace during those streaks.
_____
From: vp_nbi [mailto:nbi@w…]
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 4:57 PM
To: vpFREE_Chicago@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vpFREE_Chicago] Re: MS Progressive*
I think JOB on the $.25 progressive is legit. The other day I played
10+ hours on this without losing. I didn't hit the royal that day, but
going all day (about 10000 hands) gives me some confidence that it's
on the level. The poor paytables for games other than JOB eliminates
them from consideration so the possibility of gaffing never enters the
picture..
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