Pursuant to discussion on the vpFREE_NewEngland forum regarding
whether anything can be done to prompt casinos in unregulated
jurisdictions to adhere to the practice of having truly random
unweighted cards in VP, I proposed the following (excerpted from
post #28):
"I have considered this issue [random undertaking] and this is my
take. A casino in a non-regulated jurisdiction, might possibly
install or have installed weighted chips (ala slots). If this were
done there would be a limited, but not insignificant number of
personnel, who were aware of the installation (machine mechanics,
executives, etc.) There would always be the chance of a disgruntled
former employee spilling the beans. However, the casino could always
say they were unaware of the substituted chips, they were unaware of
the Nevada regulations and in any event they never represented that
each card would be equally likely to appear in VP. Thus the affair
could be spun as merely a misunderstanding.
What I would like to propose is that a letter be written and signed
jointly by the heads of the major player associations and magazines
(including our esteemed moderator) asking that in order to recommend
vp venues and to further the growth of the game, the casino agree to
henceforth abide by the pertinent Nevada regulation. This letter
should be sent to all casinos in unregulated jurisdictions (and where
applicable one copy to the CEO and one to the tribal commission).
Casinos may be pressured to sign, especially if it is disclosed who
signed and who didn't. Furthermore once a casino signed such an
undertaking, they would have no more "wriggle room", and if an
incident came to light it would be perceived as cheating which could
compromise the entire franchise value of the casino. I doubt that any
profitable casino would risk this.
If this proposed solution if of organizational interest, I would be
happy to assist in the drafting of such letter."
VP Free's response is at #30
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpFREE_NewEngland/message/30, but I
recommend that you look at the whole thread as well as earlier
Casino Windsor thread on this forum dealing with the Amiga chip.
I am looking for the memberships' take on advisability of drafting
such a letter, and if so, whom to contact (with addresses) as
potential co-signers. If there is a listing of the addresses of
casinos in unregulated jurisdictions this would also be helpful.
David