To statistically prove a RNG is slightly biased would take quite a
bit of testing (I think this is never done after a machine is on the
floor) and the chances of being caught is very low.
Why would a casino risk loosing their buisness? Well people are
greedy and a very small edge (not really proveable) would be huge in
a years play.
That's why they call it gambling. You fight the odds and you
fight the
integrity of the game owner.
From: Bill Velek [mailto:billvelek@a…]
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 2:47 AM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: Poop TalkJodi's Mail wrote:
> I AGREE. THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. A LOT OF PROS ARE
BEGINNING
> TO WONDER..EVEN ME, WHO WOULD OF NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS IN MY
WHOLE 10
> YRS OF PLAY REGARGLESS OF MY TERRIBLE LOSING STREAKS IN THE
PAST.
> JODIE
snip
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "rockofjello333"
<rockofjello333@y...>
> > wrote
> > >
> > ... I've NEVER seen--or heard
> > of for that matter--Gaming officials marching into a casino
floor
> > unannounced and grabbing a VP machine, to have it taken back
to the
> > lab. I know how easy it would be to, for instance, have the
A's come
> > up slightly less often, or the 2's on a DW machine. Just a
little
> > biasing on the part of thr "RNG" (there is no such thing as an
> > actual Random Number Generator) and there goes our 0.7%
advantage,
> > poof, just like that. Just a thought...I don't like the idea
of
> > spending $1 million bucks (that's what we dollar players shove
into
> > the machines in a year) and not being SURE everything is on
the
> > level.
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Well, a combination of ...
1.) ... the risk of an anonymous tip by a disgruntled casino
employee,
pinpointing the exact machine and how it is rigged, to a ...
2.) ... public official or gaming commission member who wants to
make a name
for himself, coupled with ...
3.) the logic that the casino already has, on average, enough of
an edge to
not want to risk its lucrative business trying to gain maybe just
a fraction
of a percent by cheating.
This assumes that the laws permit a gaming commission member,
either on his
own whim or at the prodding of a bureaucrat, to enter a casino at
any time
and pick any machine for inspection, without a search warrant; I
assume that
the laws are set up that way, and if they aren't, they should be.
With the
ability to walk in at any time and pick any machine without
explanation or
justification, the casinos wouldn't have any way of knowing which,
if any,
employee had ratted them out, but even if those in the know are so
limited,
there is still a substantial risk that they would be reported. I
know that
in that particular business there is a chance of a car bomb or a
visit in
the middle of the night from very unfriendly people, but when the
consequences could cost millions or even billions of dollars to
big industry
creating a real incentive for all sorts of crime including murder,
there are
still some courageous (or
crazy) folks who will blow the whistle. In dealing possibly with
organized
crime, I would assume that the witness protection program could be
used, as
well as handsome rewards for information.
The above also presumes that the edge from cheating would be small
enough to
not make the gamble of cheating worthwhile to the casino. I would
hope that
the fine and risk of loss of license, as well as bad public
relations, would
be so great that they wouldn't want to take the chance. Of
course, being
just a recreational player myself, I don't lose too much sleep
worrying
about that sort of thing; I am quite happy to lose a small session
stake
each visit in exchange for a great time and relatively generous
comps. To
me the gambling loss is the cost of my entertainment/hobby. The
fact that
maybe it is costing me an average of $80.00 instead of $75.00 a
day, given
my satisfaction with all that I get for that money anyway, doesn't
cause me
too much concern.
Just my two cents.
Cheers.
Bill Velek
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